# Turtle Creek Apartment Locator | From $1,299 (Oct 2026)
> Turtle Creek Dallas apartment locator, free to you: 42 communities checked this week, and 1 bedrooms start at $1,299 after specials. See the deals on a map.
URL: https://apartmentlocatordallas.com/neighborhoods/turtle-creek/
# Turtle Creek Dallas Apartment Locator: Doorman Towers Along the Creek
Turtle Creek is a short run of towers and mid-rises following the creek's parkland from Uptown up toward Highland Park. Many homes for rent here are condos owned by individuals, so the HOA reviews your lease after the owner approves it. An HOA may cap pets or ban subletting. Some older doorman towers fold chilled water heating and cooling into the rent, which makes a sticker price look higher than it is.
## Turtle Creek apartments by size this week
We checked 43 places in Turtle Creek on November 6, 2026. Prices count any firm free rent, spread over the lease, and are before fees.
- Studio: $1,864 a month typical, from $1,330, 21 places with one available, 8 with a special
- 1 Bedroom: $1,905 a month typical, from $1,299, 43 places with one available, 15 with a special
- 2 Bedroom: $2,826 a month typical, from $1,699, 41 places with one available, 15 with a special
- 3 Bedroom: $4,276 a month typical, from $3,350, 9 places with one available, 2 with a special
- 4 Bedroom: from $11,458, 1 places with one available, 0 with a special
## Turtle Creek 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. 43 communities in Turtle Creek had homes available; 15 listed a move-in special. Method: https://apartmentlocatordallas.com/rent-data-methodology/
Our read this week: Newer buildings here cost about $342 more a month than middle age ones, even after their free rent ($2,221 vs. $1,880 for a 1 bedroom). If price matters most, start with the older buildings. Free rent runs bigger at newer buildings: about 6 weeks, compared with 4 at middle age ones. 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.
| Size | Communities with available apartments | Lowest rent | Middle half | Typical starting rent | Typical $/sq ft | Since November 1 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Studio | 21 | $1,330 | $1,539 to $1,984 | $1,864 | $3.24 | up $8 |
| 1 bed | 43 | $1,299 | $1,661 to $2,245 | $1,905 | $2.82 | no change |
| 2 bed | 41 | $1,699 | $2,297 to $3,427 | $2,826 | $2.46 | down $39 |
| 3 bed | 9 | $3,350 | $3,519 to $8,950 | $4,276 | $2.84 | up $17 |
| 4 bed | 1 | $11,458 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Building class | Communities | Typical 1 bed | $/sq ft | With a special | Typical weeks free |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Newer (Class A) | 19 | $2,221 | $2.98 | 32% | 6 |
| Middle (Class B) | 18 | $1,880 | $2.65 | 33% | 4 |
| Older (Class C) | 6 | $1,523 | $2.49 | 50% | 2 |
- Cheapest 1 bedroom here: 1 bed listed from $899 (543 sq ft), Class B. Special: 4 Weeks Free. About $830/mo net effective over a 12 month lease
- Cheapest 2 bedroom here: 2 bed listed from $1,886 (1027 sq ft), Class A
- Cheapest studio here: Studio listed from $1,575 (570 sq ft), Class A
- Cheapest 3 bedroom here: 3 bed listed from $3,456 (1217 sq ft), Class A. Special: 1 Month Free on Select Units
- Most free rent here: 1 bed listed from $2,800 (753 sq ft), Class A. Special: 6 Weeks Free on 12-13 Month Leases; $1,000 Off If Applied by Sunday. About $2,503/mo net effective over a 13 month lease
- Could be the cheapest 1 bedroom: 1 bed listed from $1,413 (620 sq ft), Class B. Special: Up to 6 Weeks Free Off Base Rent on Select Homes
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 Turtle Creek
- **Turtle Creek Boulevard**: Turtle Creek Boulevard winds along the creek's parks from Uptown up to Highland Park. Apartment and condo towers line it, and some of those condos are leased by their owners under homeowners association rules.
- **Blackburn Street**: Blackburn Street crosses the area near the Katy Trail and McKinney Avenue. Midsize apartment buildings and towers sit along it, with the trail and Uptown's restaurants within walking distance.
- **Hall Street**: Hall Street runs from Turtle Creek toward Lemmon Avenue and McKinney Avenue. Older garden apartments, townhomes and newer apartment buildings line it, and the Katy Trail is a short walk.
- **Gillespie Street**: Gillespie Street is a short street between Turtle Creek and Uptown near the Katy Trail. Townhomes and smaller apartment buildings sit along it, close to the restaurants on McKinney Avenue.
- **Katy Trail Corridor**: The Katy Trail runs on the old rail line from Victory Park to Mockingbird Lane and passes right through this area. Apartments with trail access are common here, so a run or bike ride starts at the door.
- **Cole Avenue**: Cole Avenue runs north and south east of the Katy Trail toward Knox-Henderson. Older garden apartments, townhomes and newer apartment buildings line it, and the shops on Knox Street are close.
- **Maple Avenue**: Maple Avenue runs from Uptown toward the medical district on the west side of Turtle Creek. Apartment buildings old and new sit along it, and Dallas Love Field is a short drive north.
## Turtle Creek Apartment Locator Notes on Condos, HOAs and Moving Day
- Condo or management company tower, asked about on the first call, so the HOA review gets built into your move date
- Older towers that fold chilled water heating and cooling into rent, priced against newer ones that bill it separately
- Move-in hours and freight elevator booking asked about up front, since many doorman buildings allow weekday moves only
- Ways to qualify on savings or with a lease guarantee when income is light but savings are strong
## Getting Around Turtle Creek
The area follows Turtle Creek Boulevard as it curves along the parks, and the Katy Trail runs past them, south to Victory Park and north toward Knox-Henderson. A building that backs onto the trail usually asks more than one two blocks away. Reverchon Park, where the boulevard meets Maple Avenue, connects to the trail.
No DART rail serves the corridor. The nearest platform is Cityplace/Uptown on the far side of Uptown, so plan on keeping a car. Central Expressway sits to the east and the Dallas North Tollway to the west. The hospital campuses, Uptown and Downtown are all a short drive outside rush hour.
Moving day takes planning here. Plenty of doorman buildings allow moves only on weekdays in business hours and make you reserve the freight elevator well ahead. We ask about both before you sign, so you aren't stuck with a truck on a Saturday.
## Three Tiers of Turtle Creek Apartments
Think of the buildings in three groups. Newer towers sit at the top of the rent range with current floor plans, full amenities and the fee list a large management company brings. Buildings in the middle tier are scattered through the corridor and vary a lot. Then there are the older luxury towers, built before amenity fees were common: doorman service, big floor plans and real balconies. Some still include chilled water heating and cooling in the rent.
Condos leased by owners come up whenever each owner decides to rent, so what's open shifts week to week. A leasing office tower handles your application on its own schedule. A condo needs the owner to sign off and then the HOA, and the HOA may want a 12 month minimum, stricter pet limits than the building, or moves on weekdays only. We ask for those rules before you chase a unit.
## What it's like to live along Turtle Creek
Turtle Creek is a row of towers along a creek lined with parks. The trail, Cedar Springs and a full grocery store are close by, but you'll still want a car in the garage.
### Getting out of Turtle Creek
For walks and bike rides, the Katy Trail is the main route. It follows an old rail line about 3.5 miles, from the American Airlines Center up to Mockingbird Lane, and a ramp at Reverchon Park drops you right onto it. Turtle Creek Boulevard itself has long curves and fast cars, so cross at the lights. By car, our times run about 11 minutes to downtown and the Medical District. DFW Airport is about 27, and Legacy West is 26 to 29 up the Tollway.
- **Turtle Creek Boulevard** (street): The winding road through the parks; drive it once at rush hour before you sign so you know how your commute starts.
### Following the creek north
The parks don't stop at the Dallas line. Follow Turtle Creek north and it widens into Lakeside Park in Highland Park, with paved paths, benches and ponds along the water. It's a calm loop for a morning walk, and the town keeps it open to everyone. Back south, Reverchon Park has ball fields, shade trees by the water and that trail entrance. Between the two, the green strip along the boulevard gives most towers a park within a few minutes of the lobby.
- **Lakeside Park** (park): Walk up the creek on a weekend morning for paved paths, benches and ponds that feel far from the towers downstream.
- **Reverchon Park** (park): Use it as your on ramp to the Katy Trail, or toss a ball in the fields on a cool evening.
### Late nights on Cedar Springs
Cedar Springs Road, a few blocks west of the boulevard, is the area's late night street. Its half mile of bars, clubs and restaurants is known as the Strip, and some kitchens there serve well past midnight. For a quieter dinner, Oak Lawn Avenue and Lemmon Avenue have patios and sit down spots a short drive away. The restaurants inside Turtle Creek Village are a walk from many towers.
- **Cedar Springs Road** (dining street): Head here when you want food after midnight; some kitchens on the Strip stay open late.
### The weekly grocery run
Turtle Creek Village, at Oak Lawn Avenue and Blackburn Street, is the closest full grocery stop, with a Tom Thumb and a garage you enter from Blackburn. A few minutes west, the Kroger on Cedar Springs Road keeps late hours, handy after a shift at the hospitals. Whole Foods on McKinney Avenue is the other big option nearby. Many towers here take packages at a front desk, so ask how yours handles grocery and package deliveries.
- **Turtle Creek Village** (grocery): Your closest full grocery run, with a Tom Thumb and a garage off Blackburn, so a weeknight stop takes only minutes.
### What we tell renters looking at Turtle Creek
On Mavericks and Stars nights, the streets toward Victory Park and the Tollway ramps fill up before the game, so leave early or come home late. Cedar Springs is busy and loud on Friday and Saturday nights, so a tower on the boulevard side is the quieter pick if you go to bed early. The Katy Trail gets crowded on weekend mornings, and bikes and runners share it, so weekday dawn is the easy time for a fast ride.
## Turtle Creek questions
### How does renting a Turtle Creek condo differ from a tower?
A tower with a leasing office screens you the standard way and sets its own timeline. A condo needs the owner's approval and then the HOA's, and HOA rules can add a minimum lease length, pet limits or a rule that you move on a weekday. We ask for the HOA rules before you apply.
### Why can an older tower here cost less than it looks?
Some of the older doorman towers include chilled water heating and cooling in the rent, and newer buildings bill it on top. Run both through our [true monthly cost calculator](/true-monthly-cost/) and the gap shows up. For a baseline, a typical one bedroom along the corridor is $1,905, and the cheapest open one along the creek comes to $1,299 with specials counted.
### Do I need a car in Turtle Creek?
Most renters keep one. There's no rail stop in the corridor, and the closest is Cityplace/Uptown across Uptown. The Katy Trail and Reverchon Park cover walks and bike rides.
### Can I qualify if I'm self employed or have more savings than income?
Often. Some towers let you qualify on savings or with a lease guarantee service, and condo owners set their own bar. We'll show you the approval routes that can fit your file, and the building makes the final call.
### Is there an apartment locator who handles Turtle Creek condos?
Yes. We sort the condos owners lease out from the management company towers along the boulevard, and we plan around the HOA timeline from the first call. Send your budget, move date and any pets.
## Near Turtle Creek
- [Uptown](/neighborhoods/uptown/): McKinney Avenue · West Village · State-Thomas
- [Victory Park](/neighborhoods/victory-park/): Victory Plaza · Victory Avenue · Houston Street
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