Anyone lives in these highrises in downtown Dallas? We need your opinion (Houston: real estate, apartments)

[fabulous_nobody]

Hi all!

We are relocating to Dallas. We prefer to live in highrises with 24hr concierge services in downtown or uptown. I narrowed down to a few. If anyone lives/lived in any of them, could you please tell us your experience? I checked ratings on apartmentratings.com, but it's hard to find unbiased opinions.

Gables Republic
Merchantile Place
Mosiac
Windsor at Turtle Creek

Thank you in advance!

[codytravers]

from what i've seen, the mercantile is awesome. 24 hour security, and there are a lot of amenities such as theater room, gameroom, gym, etc. there's also a coffee and yogurt shop that is connected to the lobby.

[dfwcre8tive]

I haven't lived in any of them, but having lived downtown for a few years and having friends that live in these buildings I could give you a few impressions:

Gables Republic: More of a luxury apartment feel. Lower ceilings, full finish out, smaller floors (quieter); good views
Mercantile Place: Smaller floorplans, nice amenities (pool/party rooms); close to Main Street Garden
Mosaic: known to be a party place downtown; lots of residents, lots of noise, nice pool. "Loft" finish outs (concrete floors, etc)

http://www.thirdraillofts.com/ might be another one worth checking out.

And here's a list of places in downtown/uptown and surrounding: http://www.yourdspot.com/en/residences/

[fabulous_nobody]

Awesome! Thank you!

[dfwcre8tive]

If you're looking purely at highrise luxury apartments, a few other new ones come to mind. But, they are a bit removed from the true activity of downtown and Uptown (I'm biased to the Main Street District downtown).

Granite Properties:::Park Seventeen

1900 McKinney: Dallas, Texas - A Luxury High-Rise Apartment Residence in Uptown

Cirque: Dallas, Texas - A Luxury High-Rise Apartment Residence in Victory Park

Glass House - Apartments in Dallas

[fabulous_nobody]

Thank you so much "dfwre8tive"! We visited Dallas twice, we loved Uptown and Turtle Creek, but there are not as many new highrise apartments for rent, so we are looking at downtown. I totally agree, I'm leaning towards Main Street downtown as well.

[TurtleCreek80]

There are tons of high-rise rentals in Uptown & along Turtle Creek!

Have you spent a lot of time in downtown Dallas? There are people who live there and like it, but it's definitely not for everyone. In Uptown, you are actually walking distance to a lot more things to do & places to go (and a wider variety than GHETTO clubs, the fancy Joule Hotel and it's PM loung, and the Iron Cactus).

Not sure your budget, but dfwcreative gave you some good suggestions in Uptown. Also check these:

The Ashton- high-rise directly across the street from the Crescent. Within a block of some of Dallas' best restaurants, two blocks from American Airlines Center & Victory Park and access to the Katy Trail
www.theashton.com/

Or check Craig's List for high-rise condos for rent by owner in the following buildings:

High End Buildings Built in past 10-20 years:
Plaza @ Turtle Creek (2828 Hood Street)- located right behind Dallas' 5-Star Hotel Mansion on Turtle Creek and also managed by Rosewood, which owns the Mansion
The Mayfair (3401 Lee Parkway @ Turtle Creek)
The Beverly (3621 Turtle Creek)
The Warrington (3833 Turtle Creek)

Mid-Century High End Buildings
3525 Turtle Creek
The Goldcrest (3601 Turtle Creek)

Moderate Buildings (still have doorman, valet, etc)
3225 Turtle Creek (Also called The Renaissance)

[codytravers]

IMO, 1900 mckinney would be an outstanding place to live for you since it's a highrise and in uptown, but i think it's quite pricey. however, if you can afford it, you could have all the amenities you're looking for, awesome neighborhood and some sweet downtown views if you were on the right side of the building.

[fabulous_nobody]

Hi "TurtleCreek80", we love Mayfair! We much perfer Uptown/Turtle Creek/HP than downtown, but thought that was only an option when we decided to live in Dallas and buy, I thought majority of the highrises in uptown are condos? We've been in the USA for 4 years (lived in Chicago, Houston so far), never rented a private condo, always rented "managed complex", guess that's an option too.

[TurtleCreek80]

Originally Posted by fabulous_nobody

Hi "TurtleCreek80", we love Mayfair! We much perfer Uptown/Turtle Creek/HP than downtown, but thought that was only an option when we decided to live in Dallas and buy, I thought majority of the highrises in uptown are condos? We've been in the USA for 4 years (lived in Chicago, Houston so far), never rented a private condo, always rented "managed complex", guess that's an option too.

Yes, most Uptown/ HP/ Turtle Creek highrises are owner condos vs rentals, but I think almost all of the buildings allow rentals, or at least a certain percentage of units to be rented out. As long as you get a good feeling about the owner you'd be renting from and sign an official state of Texas lease agreement, I see no reason not to! I live in a high rise (not one that meets your "new" requirements) and we have a good handful of renters in the building. I think it's probably a better experience because your neighbors are less likely to be frat boys throwing parties and more likely to respect your needs and take care of their property because they own it.

I'd call the buildings that interest you, like the Mayfair, and ask the concierge if he knows of any available rentals or any realtors that sell/rent a lot in the building. Carolyn Shamis was the queen of Turtle Crek real estate, but she passed away recently.