# Apartment Locator Old East Dallas | Free, Prices Checked Weekly
> Apartment locator for Old East Dallas: historic fourplexes and garden apartments near Baylor University Medical Center. Free to renters.
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# Old East Dallas Apartment Locator: Historic Fourplexes and Gaston Avenue Gardens
Old East Dallas has two sides. Historic blocks hold 1920s fourplexes in Peak's Suburban Addition and big old houses in Munger Place and along Swiss Avenue. Garden complexes from the 1960s and 1970s line Gaston, Bryan, Live Oak and Fitzhugh. Many historic buildings are leased by individual owners who set their own screening. Units tend to run larger than in newer buildings at the same rent, but upstairs fourplex units often cool with window units.
## Old East Dallas apartments by size this week
We checked 19 places in Old East Dallas on November 6, 2026. Prices count any firm free rent, spread over the lease, and are before fees.
- Studio: $1,262 a month typical, from $1,000, 13 places with one available, 9 with a special
- 1 Bedroom: $1,412 a month typical, from $1,060, 17 places with one available, 11 with a special
- 2 Bedroom: $1,874 a month typical, from $1,424, 14 places with one available, 9 with a special
- 3 Bedroom: $3,147 a month typical, from $2,709, 3 places with one available, 1 with a special
## Old East Dallas rents this week
We check these numbers every week. Updated November 6, 2026. Where a place has a firm move-in special, its rent counts the free rent spread evenly over the lease. Rents are before fees. 19 communities in Old East Dallas had homes available; 12 listed a move-in special. Method: https://apartmentlocatordallas.com/rent-data-methodology/
Our read this week: 3 buildings here are brand new or still opening, and 1 of them has a move-in special right now. New buildings have to fill up fast, so they usually give the biggest deals. The typical 2 bedroom dropped $73 since November 1. You get more space for your money with a 2 bedroom here: about $1.79 a square foot, compared with $2.14 for a 1 bedroom.
| Size | Communities with available apartments | Lowest rent | Middle half | Typical starting rent | Typical $/sq ft | Since November 1 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Studio | 13 | $1,000 | $1,163 to $1,436 | $1,262 | $2.15 | no change |
| 1 bed | 17 | $1,060 | $1,292 to $1,639 | $1,412 | $2.14 | no change |
| 2 bed | 14 | $1,424 | $1,786 to $2,322 | $1,874 | $1.79 | down $73 |
| 3 bed | 3 | $2,709 | n/a | $3,147 | $1.77 | up $14 |
| Building class | Communities | Typical 1 bed | $/sq ft | With a special | Typical weeks free |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Newer (Class A) | 15 | $1,440 | $2.11 | 67% | 4 |
| Middle (Class B) | 2 | n/a | $1.92 | 50% | n/a |
| Older (Class C) | 2 | $1,512 | $1.79 | 50% | n/a |
- Cheapest 1 bedroom here: 1 bed listed from $1,060 (654 sq ft), Class B. Special: Up to 6 Weeks Free If Moved in By November 15th on Select Units (split Between First and Second Month)
- Cheapest 2 bedroom here: 2 bed listed from $1,624 (1010 sq ft), Class A. Special: Up to 4 Weeks Free on Select Vacants
- Cheapest studio here: Studio listed from $1,238 (507 sq ft), Class A. Special: 8 Weeks Free. About $1,048/mo net effective over a 12 month lease
- Cheapest 3 bedroom here: 3 bed listed from $2,955 (1735 sq ft), Class A. Special: 1 Month Free on Our Apartments & Townhomes. About $2,709/mo net effective over a 12 month lease
- Most free rent here: Studio listed from $1,374 (610 sq ft), Class A. Special: 8 Weeks Free. About $1,163/mo net effective over a 12 month lease
Rents are the lowest listed price for an available apartment of each size in our weekly check. We leave out income restricted, tax credit, 55+ and student communities. Prices can change any day, so get the final price in writing from the building before you apply.
## Areas we cover inside Old East Dallas
- **Munger Place**: Munger Place is the historic district of Prairie style houses between Swiss Avenue and Columbia. Some of the big old homes are split into apartments, and rental houses and fourplexes come up on its shady streets.
- **Swiss Avenue**: Swiss Avenue's historic district is lined with grand early 1900s mansions east of downtown. Rentals on the avenue itself are rare, but nearby streets have duplexes, fourplexes and older apartment buildings.
- **Junius Heights**: Junius Heights sits north of Gaston Avenue near Lakewood, a historic district full of Craftsman bungalows. Rentals are mostly houses and duplexes, with White Rock Lake a short drive east.
- **Peak's Suburban Addition**: Peak's Suburban Addition is one of the city's oldest neighborhoods, east of downtown near Peak Street and Haskell Avenue. It has older houses, fourplexes and small apartment buildings, with Baylor Scott & White a few blocks away.
- **Gaston Avenue**: Gaston Avenue runs from downtown out to Lakewood, passing Baylor University Medical Center. It's lined with older apartment buildings, condos and garden complexes, and buses run its length.
- **Bryan Street**: Bryan Street runs northeast from downtown through Old East Dallas, with older apartment buildings and newer ones mixed in along it. Some blocks are an easy walk to the DART Green Line's Baylor University Medical Center station.
- **Fitzhugh**: Fitzhugh Avenue runs north and south through Old East Dallas toward Knox-Henderson and US-75. Older garden apartments, duplexes and fourplexes line it, and Lower Greenville is a short drive.
## Old East Dallas Apartments in Fourplexes and Gaston Avenue Gardens
- Fourplexes in the historic districts, where each owner sets the rules and often answers quickly
- We ask about window units and shared water bills before you commit to an older building
- Garden complexes on Gaston, Bryan and Live Oak that often work with credit and rental history issues
- We pick homes near the Baylor University Medical Center station for hospital commutes
## Getting Around, and Rentals Listed by Owners
Old East Dallas sits roughly between Central Expressway to the west and I-30 to the south, reaching northeast past Fitzhugh through Munger Place, Swiss Avenue and Junius Heights. The historic blocks have narrow streets and tight curb parking. Gaston, Bryan and Live Oak are the main roads out.
The Green Line is the rail option. Baylor University Medical Center station serves the hospital campus inside the neighborhood, Deep Ellum station is one stop west, and Downtown is the stop after that. With I-30 and Central a few minutes off, commutes are shorter than the old houses might suggest.
Owners of the historic fourplexes often list on their own or through the MLS (the listing service real estate agents use), not on a management company website. If an address catches your eye, tell us before you call or visit.
## Historic Districts, Garden Corridors and How Each Screens
Rentals here come in two very different groups. In the historic districts you'll find 1920s fourplexes in Peak's Suburban Addition and large Victorian, Prairie and Craftsman houses split into units in Munger Place and on the Swiss Avenue side streets. An owner usually decides on the application, so answers come faster and a past problem can get a fair hearing.
Those units are big for the money. The catch is window units on upper floors, little or no parking on site, and shared laundry or none at all. If summer power bills worry you, ask what cools the unit before you sign.
Most of the neighborhood's apartments sit in the garden complexes along Gaston, Bryan, Live Oak and Fitzhugh. The larger ones screen the usual way. Smaller complexes run by their owners may still look at each file by hand. Some divide the water bill among residents, so your share rises and falls with your neighbors' use.
## Living in Old East Dallas
Old East Dallas mixes historic blocks with busy main roads. You get the city's oldest parks, a hospital campus, quick trips to Deep Ellum and Lower Greenville, and a bike ride to the lake.
### Moving around East Dallas
From the center of Old East Dallas, our 8am times run about 12 minutes to Downtown and 22 to the Medical District, with Legacy West in Plano about 40 out. Swiss Avenue and Gaston carry most trips into Downtown, and buses run the length of Gaston Avenue. Bikes work well here. The Munger Place grid is flat and slow, and the Santa Fe Trail picks up near Deep Ellum and heads northeast toward White Rock Lake on an old rail line.
- **Santa Fe Trail** (trail): Ride it northeast on a Saturday morning to reach White Rock Lake without fighting traffic on Gaston or Garland Road.
### Old parks on the grid
Garrett Park and Buckner Park are the oldest parks in Old East Dallas, and Garrett has shady paths and a court for pickup games. Buckner Park sits at Worth Street and Carroll Avenue. Exall Park and Randall Park are two more small city parks in the neighborhood. For a longer run, the loop trail around White Rock Lake is a short drive or a bike ride up the Santa Fe Trail.
- **Garrett Park** (park): Walk the shady paths on a summer morning before the heat, or join a pickup game on the court.
- **Buckner Park** (park): A small, old park at Worth and Carroll that works for a dog walk or a quiet lunch on a bench between errands.
### Food and nights out close by
Most dinners out mean a short hop. Lower Greenville, just north, has patios and bars that stay busy late on weekends. Deep Ellum, one train stop west of the Baylor station, has live music most nights. Inside the neighborhood, Jimmy's Food Store at Bryan Street and Fitzhugh Avenue is an Italian market known for house made sausage, big sandwiches and Italian wine.
- **Lower Greenville** (dining street): Go for patio dinners and late drinks on weekends; on Friday nights, park a few blocks off and walk in.
- **Jimmy's Food Store** (Italian market): Stop in for a sandwich at lunch or pick up sausage and a bottle of Italian wine on the way home.
### Home tours, the fair and the arboretum
The Swiss Avenue Mother's Day Home Tour opens historic houses to the public every May, and a block of Swiss Avenue closes for it. Across I-30, Fair Park fills up every fall for the State Fair of Texas. Concerts and games fill it the rest of the year. The Dallas Arboretum sits on White Rock Lake's east shore, a short drive northeast.
- **Swiss Avenue Historic District** (historic street): Walk the median on an evening for the big old houses, or buy a ticket for the Mother's Day tour to see inside.
- **Fair Park** (fairgrounds): Go in fall for the State Fair, or check the calendar for concerts and Cotton Bowl games the rest of the year.
### What we tell renters here
During the State Fair, from late September into October, I-30 and the streets around Fair Park back up on weekends and on Cotton Bowl game days. Mother's Day weekend closes part of Swiss Avenue, so skip a move that weekend if you're on that street. Gaston Avenue runs past the Baylor University Medical Center campus, so units facing it near the hospital hear ambulances at all hours.
## Old East Dallas questions
### What kinds of rentals does Old East Dallas have?
Historic fourplexes and houses split into units in Peak's Suburban Addition, Munger Place and around Swiss Avenue, mostly leased by their owners. Most of the apartments are in 1960s and 1970s garden complexes along Gaston, Bryan, Live Oak and Fitzhugh. Between Gaston and Swiss Avenue, the median one bedroom asks $1,412, and the best open deal comes to $1,060 with free weeks counted.
### Is Old East Dallas a good fit for a Baylor hospital job?
Yes. Baylor University Medical Center sits inside the neighborhood with a Green Line station beside it. Homes on Gaston near the campus do hear ambulances at all hours, so ask which way a unit faces.
### What should I know about cooling in a historic fourplex?
Upper units often rely on window units, and one facing west can run a high summer power bill. Ask what cools the unit and what last August's bill ran, then add it to the rent.
### How does parking work in the historic districts?
Most fourplexes have no parking lot, and curb spots in Munger Place fill up. Garden complexes on Gaston and Bryan vary, so ask how many spaces come with the unit.
### Is there an apartment locator near Old East Dallas?
Yes. We cover the fourplexes in Munger Place and Peak's Suburban Addition, the Swiss Avenue side streets and the garden complexes on Gaston and Bryan. We'll tell you which owners we've seen decide applications themselves.
## Near Old East Dallas
- [East Dallas](/neighborhoods/east-dallas/): Lakewood · Old East Dallas · Junius Heights
- [Deep Ellum](/neighborhoods/deep-ellum/): Exposition Park · Baylor District · Elm Street
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