Episode 3 of This Is Our Dallas Takes You Past McKinney Avenue and Into the Real Uptown

Uptown gets a lot of credit for McKinney Avenue, and fair enough — but that’s really just the opening scene. In Episode 3 of This Is Our Dallas, Janelle, Kaity, and Kristi walk through why this is one of the most walkable, lived-in neighborhoods in the entire city, from the trails to the towers.

The Green Spaces That Make Uptown Feel Like a Small City

Uptown’s outdoor life runs on three anchors, and each one does something different:

• The Katy Trail — built on a former Union Pacific rail line, this urban greenbelt stretches 3.5 miles through Uptown, open to walkers, runners, cyclists, and yes, dogs and kids too. Morning laps with a skyline view are a genuine daily ritual here, not a marketing line.
• Turtle Creek — over 20 acres of shaded trail along the water, quiet enough for wildlife-watching in the middle of a major city. It’s also home to Arlington Hall, where the Dallas Symphony Orchestra performs outdoors on the lawn.
• Klyde Warren Park — a 5.44-acre park built directly over an 8-lane freeway to physically reconnect Uptown and downtown. It hosts food trucks daily, plus fitness classes, art events, and movie nights, alongside interactive fountains, a dog park, and an 18,000-square-foot children’s area with a 35-foot climbing tower — one of only two of its kind in Dallas.

What This Means for You

If you’re weighing Uptown against other Dallas neighborhoods, this is the part that actually separates it: you can walk to a trail, a park, dinner, and a boutique without touching your car. That’s rare density for a neighborhood that also has quiet, tree-lined residential blocks a few streets off the main corridor.

The food and retail scene backs that up. Expect contemporary Japanese at Uchi, modern Mexican at Las Palmas, and what might be the best people-watching-with-a-steak in Dallas at Nick & Sam’s — plus the patio scene at Dragonfly inside Hotel ZaZa and weekend brunch at Dolce Riviera. For shopping, West Village leans boutique and trendy, The Crescent Court leans high-end around Stanley Korshak, and the McKinney Avenue corridor (trolley included) ties it all together.

Housing in Uptown: More Range Than People Expect

This is where Uptown surprises people who assume it’s all high-rise. State & Thomas still has brick-lined streets and historic Victorian homes, blended in with newer luxury mid-rises and townhomes — many with rooftop skyline views — plus a handful of older single-family homes that have been maintained or remodeled over time.

On the high-rise side, the well-known names are all here: the Residences at The Stoneleigh, the Ritz-Carlton Residences (full-service living paired with the hotel), The House near Victory Park, the ultra-modern Bleu Ciel, and the Azure, known for its oversized balconies and sweeping views. Pricing across Uptown spans from the $500s well into the millions, which is part of why it draws such a wide mix of buyers — young professionals, empty-nesters, and everyone in between end up here for slightly different reasons, but the same walkable, connected lifestyle.

FAQ

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What Is the Katy Trail in Uptown Dallas?

A 3.5-mile urban greenbelt built on a former Union Pacific rail line, running through Uptown and open to walkers, runners, cyclists, and pets.

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What Kind of Homes Are Available in Uptown Dallas?

A genuinely wide range — historic Victorian homes and brick streets in State & Thomas, modern luxury mid-rises and townhomes, remodeled single-family homes, and high-rise towers like the Ritz-Carlton Residences, Bleu Ciel, and the Azure, with pricing from the $500s into the millions.

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Is Uptown Dallas a Walkable Neighborhood?

Yes — Uptown is built around walkable access to parks, trails, dining, and shopping, with the Katy Trail, Klyde Warren Park, and West Village all reachable on foot from most of the neighborhood.

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If Uptown’s been on your radar — whether you’re drawn to a State & Thomas bungalow or a high-rise with a skyline view — we’d love to walk you through what’s actually available right now. We know this neighborhood because we live and work in it.