Deep Ellum Apartments
Apartments in Deep Ellum, just east of downtown Dallas. AptViva tracks their move-in specials, so you don’t have to.
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Living in Deep Ellum
Deep Ellum starts just east of downtown, across the elevated I-345, and runs east to Exposition Avenue. Its name comes from Elm Street, and five streets cross it from downtown: Pacific Avenue and Elm, Main, Commerce and Canton streets. Bryan Place is to the north.
It is a historic arts and entertainment district, with live music venues, street murals, bars and restaurants on Elm, Main and Commerce. It grew in the 1870s around the junction of two railroads, which were connected by 1873.
Getting to work from Deep Ellum
- Downtown DallasDrive: 3 min
- UT Southwestern and the Medical DistrictDrive: 9 min
- DFW AirportDrive: 28 min
- Dallas Love FieldDrive: 13 min
- Las Colinas, IrvingDrive: 17 min
Drive times without traffic, checked October 2026; rush hour adds time. Your own address changes these; we time it from each place on your list.
Westbound, Green Line trains from Deep Ellum Station cross downtown, stop at Victory and the Southwestern Medical District, pass the west side of Love Field at Burbank station and end in Carrollton. Eastbound, they serve Fair Park. The Orange Line, to Las Colinas and DFW Airport, shares the downtown stations.
Getting around
- Deep Ellum Station, on the DART Green Line, is in the neighborhood, on Good Latimer Expressway; it opened in September 2009. One stop west is Pearl/Arts District, downtown, the easternmost station where all four light rail lines stop.
Close to home
For groceries, Tom Thumb is at 2727 Live Oak St, Aldi at 4120 Gaston Ave and Jimmy’s Food Store, an Italian market, at 4901 Bryan St. The parks are Exall Park and Bark Park Central, an off-leash dog park on Commerce Street, and CareNow urgent care is at 2404 McKinney Ave, in Uptown.
Three stainless steel sculptures, The Traveling Man, stand at corners of Good Latimer Expressway, one of them across from the station. To the east, Exposition Park, a small district of bars and galleries, runs from the edge of Deep Ellum to the entrance of Fair Park.
- Live music venues, murals and restaurants on Elm, Main and Commerce
- Groceries: Tom Thumb at 2727 Live Oak St, Aldi at 4120 Gaston Ave and Jimmy’s Food Store, an Italian market, at 4901 Bryan St
- Parks: Exall Park and Bark Park Central, an off-leash dog park on Commerce Street
- Urgent care: CareNow at 2404 McKinney Ave, in Uptown
- Three stainless steel sculptures, The Traveling Man, stand at corners of Good Latimer Expressway, one of them across from the station. To the east, Exposition Park, a small district of bars and galleries, runs from the edge of Deep Ellum to the entrance of Fair Park.
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Questions about Deep Ellum
Are there apartments in older buildings?
Some. Two Dallas landmarks here became loft apartments in 1997: the Continental Gin Company buildings on Elm Street and Trunk Avenue, begun in 1888, and the four-story former Ford assembly plant at 2700 Canton Street, built in 1914.
Which train stops in Deep Ellum?
Deep Ellum station, on the DART Green Line. It opened on September 14, 2009, as one of the line’s first four stations. The Red, Blue and Orange lines turn north at Pearl/Arts District, one stop west, so you change there or downtown for them.
Where does the name come from?
From Elm Street, which runs through the district. Older spellings include Deep Elm and Deep Elem.
What is the building at 2551 Elm Street?
The Knights of Pythias Temple, opened in 1916 and now a hotel. It is red brick, with tall arched windows on the top floor.
Is AptViva free?
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