Garage elevator outages
The garage connects to the building only by its own elevator. Residents report it out for months in 2023 and from late 2025 into 2026, so they had to walk outside and up the garage stairs.
1509 Main St · Downtown · 17 floors
The Kirby
A 17 floor Gothic Revival tower on Main Street, built for Adolphus Busch in 1913 and turned into 157 lofts in 1999. It has a pool on the roof, original wood floors in some homes, and a garage that you reach by its own elevator.
Live prices, checked November 4, 2026
$1,295lowest rent today
13homes available
Nowfirst home ready
Special: 8 weeks free
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What's open right now
13 homes listed today, cheapest first. Each price is the home's lowest rent on a 12 to 15 month lease.
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13 available homes from $1,295
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Building shape from OpenStreetMap, stacked to its 17 floors. Available homes by floor from today's prices. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Special today
“Apartment Specials<br>- LEASE BY 11/30/26 TO RECEIVE 8 WEEKS FREE RENT WITH A 12-14 MONTH LEASE”
"With the special" prices spread the free time over a 12 month lease.
From the property's own website, read November 4, 2026.
- StudioReady now
$1,295 a month
About $1,096 a month with the special
- 583 sq ft
- Floor 6
- StudioReady now
$1,301 a month
About $1,101 a month with the special
- 502 sq ft
- Floor 5
- StudioReady now
$1,350 a month
About $1,143 a month with the special
- 576 sq ft
- Floor 3
- StudioReady now
$1,358 a month
About $1,150 a month with the special
- 583 sq ft
- Floor 7
- StudioReady Jan 1
$1,392 a month
About $1,178 a month with the special
- 502 sq ft
- Floor 9
- 1 bedroomReady Nov 7
$1,500 a month
About $1,270 a month with the special
- 617 sq ft
- Floor 15
- 1 bedroomReady Dec 21
$1,546 a month
About $1,309 a month with the special
- 871 sq ft
- Floor 10
- 1 bedroomReady now
$1,589 a month
About $1,345 a month with the special
- 976 sq ft
- Floor 10
- 1 bedroomReady Dec 11
$1,591 a month
About $1,347 a month with the special
- 617 sq ft
- Floor 3
- 1 bedroomReady Nov 7
$1,721 a month
About $1,457 a month with the special
- 976 sq ft
- Floor 7
- 1 bedroomReady now
$2,295 a month
About $1,943 a month with the special
- 954 sq ft
- Floor 17
- 1 bedroomReady now
$2,492 a month
About $2,110 a month with the special
- 1,445 sq ft
- Floor 5
- 1 bedroomReady now
$2,645 a month
About $2,239 a month with the special
- 1,445 sq ft
- Floor 2
Is it a good price?
- A studio costs about $1,096 a month with the special. Nearby studios typically rent for about $1,696, so that's $600 less.
- A 1 bedroom costs about $1,270 a month with the special. Nearby 1 bedrooms typically rent for about $2,150, so that's $880 less.
- Compared with homes nearby, the 1 bedroom is the best deal here today.
- Staying longer? A 14 month lease spreads the free time thinner, but it keeps your rent the same for 2 more months.
See the price numbers
| Size | From | Sq ft | Per sq ft | With the special | Nearby, typical | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,295 | 502 to 583 | $2.22 | $1,096 | $1,696 | 5 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,500 | 617 to 1445 | $2.43 | $1,270 | $2,150 | 8 |
Special today: “Apartment Specials<br>- LEASE BY 11/30/26 TO RECEIVE 8 WEEKS FREE RENT WITH A 12-14 MONTH LEASE”. Checked November 4, 2026. "Nearby, typical" is the middle rent for similar homes within 0.2 to 0.75 miles.
What a 1 bedroom costs per square foot here and at the closest towers
- Main 3 Downtown$1.62
- The Drakestone$2.05
- The Kirby$2.43
- The National$3.26
- Peridot$3.42
See every available home on its floor
Height here doesn't set the price as much as you'd expect. The same plan can cost more on a lower floor than a higher one, so compare homes, not plans.
13 available homes, November 4, 2026. Lowest rent on a 12 to 15 month lease, before the special.
What you'll pay each month
The property lists no fixed monthly fees on top of rent.
On top of that: parking from $60 a month if you have a car, renters insurance, and utilities. Utility bills depend on how much you use.
See every fee
Billed by use
- Electric (resident sets up service)
- Water, sewer, trash and pest, billed by a third party by use
- Utility billing fee, billed by a third party
The fee page says the building is non smoking and requires renters insurance with at least $100,000 in liability coverage and $10,000 in personal property coverage. No program price published.
Parking
- Uncovered garage space$60
- Covered garage space$85
- Penthouse garage space$115
To apply and move in
- Application fee (per applicant)$75
- Administrative fee$200
- Security deposit$500
- Package setup fee$15
- Remote setup fee$25
Lease terms to know
- Rent not paid by the 3rd carries a $75 late fee.
- A returned payment costs $50.
- Ending the lease early costs two months of rent.
- Moving to another home in the building costs $350.
From the property's own fee sheet, issued October 2026: the property's fee page, read October 30, 2026.
What you pay each month
$1,330per monthHome 1511, the cheapest 1 bedroom listed today: rent after the special and one parking space. Pick another home, lease length, car count or pets below.
- Asking rent
- $1,500
- Special: 8 weeks free
- −$230
- Parking, 1 car
- $60
- Each month, all in
- $1,330
We take a special off only when it reaches this home on this lease, spread by the day the way most leasing offices do. A cost the building posts no amount for shows as not posted, never as $0. Electric and water are billed by use, so they sit outside this number. Full cost calculator
Asking rent over time
Since October 31, 2026: 2 homes here went down in price (usually by about $16), and 2 went up (usually by about $11).
Middle of the available homes: $1,321 on Oct 31, $1,350 on Nov 4, lowest $1,321, highest $1,350. Cheapest available home: $1,290 on Oct 31, $1,295 on Nov 4, lowest $1,290, highest $1,295.
- Middle of the available homes
- Cheapest available home
Middle of the available homes: $1,665 on Oct 31, $1,656 on Nov 4, lowest $1,656, highest $1,665. Cheapest available home: $1,515 on Oct 31, $1,500 on Nov 4, lowest $1,500, highest $1,515.
- Middle of the available homes
- Cheapest available home
Solid line: half the available homes of that size ask less, half ask more. Dashed line: the cheapest one, the number the cost box above starts from. Read from the tower's own listings every day since October 31, 2026 (4 days so far). Open any home to see its own price record.
The price of a higher floor
Too few available homes share a floor plan here today to read a floor premium.
Is it right for you?
The Kirby is one of downtown's oldest towers, on the busiest stretch of Main Street. The marble lobby under its vaulted glass ceiling is the showpiece. The homes behind it are cut from 1913 office floors, so plans vary a lot from one to the next, with exposed brick or concrete in some and original hardwood in others. On October 31, 2026 studios started at $1,290 and one bedrooms at $1,515. Recent reviews are split. Tour reviews praise the leasing team, and residents write about the garage elevator being out for months, roaches and leaks.
A good fit if
- You want a real 1913 loft: original hardwood floors, exposed brick or concrete ceilings and tall windows in some homes
- You'd use a rooftop pool, spa and outdoor kitchen looking up at the downtown towers
- You want to walk everywhere: The Joule is across the street, CVS is a minute away and the DART rail runs two blocks north on Pacific Avenue
Maybe not if
- You want easy parking: residents wrote that the garage elevator has been out for months at a time, in 2023 and from late 2025 into 2026. There's no guest parking
- You want a building with no pest complaints: reviews from 2023 to September 2026 describe German roaches
- You want room for a big dog: the limit is two pets at 35 pounds each, with a breed list
What people who live here say
Every written review we found on two sites.
3.3on Google, from 90 ratings
59%of the 97 reviews we read gave 4 or 5 stars. Of the 27 reviews from 2025 and 2026, 15 are 5 stars, often short tour notes naming a leasing agent, and 9 are 1 star, from residents.
What people like
- Historic building and design21 of 29 reviews that mention it are happy
What people complain about
- Leasing office and staff23 of 50 reviews that mention it are unhappy
- Elevators17 of 18 reviews that mention it are unhappy
- Parking, garage and towing17 of 17 reviews that mention it are unhappy
“She is a beautiful old building, the entire staff was always amazing, and quick with maintenance needs in my place.”
“having to go outside and around the building to the parking garage stairs to then walk up to the 5th floor everyday for the last few months has gotten old.”
“Roaches- day two of moving in and I have over 40 pictures of roaches.”
Has it gotten better or worse?
20164.57 reviews
20172.85 reviews
20193.16 reviews
20203.511 reviews
20213.69 reviews
20224.09 reviews
20233.19 reviews
20242.511 reviews
20253.717 reviews
20262.99 reviews
Years with five or more rated reviews.
See all the review data
97reviews we read in full, 2011 to 2026
57gave 4 or 5 stars. Of the 27 reviews from 2025 and 2026, 15 are 5 stars, often short tour notes naming a leasing agent, and 9 are 1 star, from residents.
3.3on Google, from 90 ratings
What the reviews are about
The light part of each bar is the share that liked it.
- Leasing office and staff50
- Historic building and design29
- Location21
- Maintenance and repairs20
- Elevators18
- Parking, garage and towing17
- Touring and applying16
- Cleanliness and smells12
- Safety and security11
- Pool, gym and rooftop9
- Move out, deposit and billing8
- Pests7
Ratings where they're posted
| Site | Rating | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 3.3 | 90 | |
| ApartmentRatings | 3.9 | 153 |
| Yelp | 2.8 | 18 |
What's nearby
Walking minutes from the front door. Main Street's restaurants are out the front door, The Joule is across the street, and Main Street Garden Park is about seven minutes away on foot.
- 1 minThe Hampton Social - Dallas dinner
- 1 minCity Hall Bistro breakfast
- 1 minOnly Dallas shopping
- 1 minCVS Pharmacy
- 2 minOtto's Coffee & Fine Foods
- 2 minRodeo Bar drinks
- 4 minUrban Value Corner Store groceries
- 5 minCivic Garden park
- 7 minMain Street Garden Park dog park
- 17 minAmelia Farmers Market
- 17 minCorePower Yoga - Victory Park
- 19 minTom Thumb groceries
- 20 minDog City Pet Loft vet
See more places, drive times and the map
Groceries
- 4minUrban Value Corner Store
- 19minTom Thumb
Coffee
- 2minOtto's Coffee & Fine FoodsCoffee two minutes away.
- 3minWhite Rhino Coffee
- 4minParterre
- 16minCafé OLIVIA
Breakfast
- 1minCity Hall Bistro
- 3minThe Woolworth
- 3minLittle Daisy
- 8minKitchen + Kocktails
Lunch
- 1minThe Hampton Social - Dallas
- 2minRodeo Bar
- 2minThe Exchange Food Hall
- 9minPangea Dallas
Dinner
- 9minTalkinspoon by Guest365
- 11minChet's Dallas
- 13minY.O. Ranch Steakhouse
- 13min3Eleven Kitchen and Cocktails
Drinks
- 23minRattlesnake
- 22minTwilite Lounge
- 22minRuins
- 23minArmoury D.E.
Parks
- 5minCivic Garden
- 7minMain Street Garden ParkA downtown park with a fenced dog run, about seven minutes east on foot along Main Street.
- 9minPacific Plaza
- 9minCity Of Dallas Park and Recreation
Dog parks
- 12minHarwood Park
- 17minCarpenter Park
- 18minMy Best Friend's Park
Gyms and studios
- 5minCowboys Fit
- 9minEVOLVE
- 17minCorePower Yoga - Victory Park
Pet care
- 20minDog City Pet Loft
- 20minUrban Paws
Shopping
- 1minOnly Dallas
- 3minCommerce Goods + Supply
- 5minDaily
- 8minHuman Dior
Markets
- 17minAmelia Farmers Market
- 16minNammi at the Farmers Market
- 16minKelley Produce
- 17minDallas Farmers Market
Dry cleaning
- 21minJ's Tailor & Cleaners at VP
- 23minHillPark Victory Cleaners
Pharmacy
- 1minCVS PharmacyA minute's walk, for the basics until you get to a full grocery store.
- 19minTom Thumb Pharmacy
Walking times from the front door, measured on October 30, 2026. Ratings from Google Maps.
Drive times
| Drive to | Distance | Midday | 8:30 AM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown (Main Street) | 0.1 mi | 1 min | 1 min |
| Uptown (McKinney Ave) | 1.7 mi | 11 min | 9 min |
| UT Southwestern Medical Center | 5.1 mi | 11 min | 16 min |
| Legacy West (Plano) | 22 mi | 27 min | 35 min |
| DFW Airport | 20.3 mi | 27 min | 32 min |
| Love Field | 7.3 mi | 20 min | 21 min |
Drive times for Tuesday departures at 1 PM and 8:30 AM.
Check your drive from here
Your drive to work and back from this tower on the day and at the times you pick, with Google traffic estimates.
Good to know before you sign
Pests and leaks
Reviews from 2023 to September 2026 describe German roaches that monthly pest control hasn't cleared, and a March 2026 resident counted six leaks in six months. Dallas 311 logged 13 code concerns at the address in 2026 through October 6.
Car break ins
Residents wrote from 2020 to 2026 about cars keyed or broken into in the garage and gates left open.
Noise: busy
The street scores 65 out of 100 (higher is quieter), mostly from traffic. Main Street and Akard Street are busy at night, and residents describe engines, music and shouting late. Dallas 311 logged three chronic noise complaints at the address from 2021 to 2025.
Flood risk: low
FEMA puts this address outside its high risk flood area. Renters insurance doesn't cover floods, cars in the garage included.
Police reports
1,030 reports in the last 12 months in this small area around the building. 301 were against a person. A typical area this size nearby has 52.
Keep our help free: on your first visit, tell the leasing team you're working with Dallas High Rise Apartments. On your application, choose "Locator" under "How did you hear about us?" and write our name.
Event nights nearby
Game and event nights at the American Airlines Center. The arena's calendar lists 37 Mavericks home games, 32 Stars home games and 14 concerts and shows between November 2, 2026 and April 27, 2027, most starting between 6:30 and 8:30 PM and a few on weekend afternoons. On those nights Victory Park streets and garages fill up before the start, and traffic out of the area moves slowly after the final buzzer or encore. If you're touring or moving in on a weeknight, ask us to check the arena calendar first. The American Airlines Center is under a mile from this tower.
Dates checked on November 2, 2026: the American Airlines Center event calendar
See the police reports by month
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Reports per month within a quarter mile of the building, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Apr to Sep ran 6% above Oct to Mar.
- Reports, last 12 months
- 1030
- Against a person
- 301 vs 52 median for a quarter mile around the other towers we cover inside Dallas
- Property
- 729 vs 290 median
- Most common
- other offenses (165), car break ins (97), vandalism (83), public intoxication (83)
Dallas Police Department incident reports, city open data. Counts cover the area, not the building alone.
Inside the building, floor by floor
- RoofPool and spa · Outdoor kitchen and grills · Resident loungeViews of the downtown towers. A resident wrote in June 2025 that the roof was closed for repairs for a long stretch.
- Floors 2 to 17157 lofts and apartmentsStudios, one and two bedrooms and penthouses. Some have 1913 hardwood floors and exposed brick or concrete ceilings, and select homes have a washer and dryer. The gym's floor isn't published.
- Garage linkElevator to the parking garageResidents say the garage elevator connects here and has been out for months at a time.
- LobbyMarble lobby with a vaulted ceiling · Coffee bar · Package lockers · Leasing officeThe leasing office is open Monday to Saturday and closed Sunday.
Other towers close by
Price per square foot of the cheapest home of each size, today.
| Tower | Floors | Built | Studio | 1 bed | 2 bed | Special |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Kirby17 floors, built 1913 | 17 | 1913 | $2.22 | $2.43 | none listed | 8 weeks free |
| Main 3 Downtown0.04 mi17 floors, built 2006 | 17 | 2006 | $2.24 | $1.62 | $2.11 | 1 month free and more |
| Peridot0.08 mi50 floors, built 1982 | 50 | 1982 | none listed | $3.42 | $2.57 | none |
| The Drakestone0.09 mi20 floors, built 1926 | 20 | 1926 | none listed | $2.05 | $2.19 | 4 weeks free |
| The National0.09 mi52 floors, built 1965 | 52 | 1965 | none listed | $3.26 | $2.11 | Up to 8 weeks free |
Questions people ask about The Kirby
Is the garage elevator working at The Kirby?
It has a long history of outages. The garage is a separate building, reached by an elevator to the 5th floor. When it's down, residents walk outside, around the block and up the garage stairs. Residents wrote that it was out for 8 months in 2023. Reviews from December 2025, March 2026 and August 2026 say it had been out since late 2025. We check whether it's running before you tour, and if you drive every day we'd make the lease depend on the answer.
What fees come on top of rent?
The Standards and Fees page, read in October 2026, lists no fixed monthly fee. A billing company charges for water, sewer, trash and pest control by use, plus a utility billing fee, and you set up electric yourself. Renters insurance with $100,000 in liability is required. Parking is $60 a month uncovered, $85 covered or $115 in the penthouse garage. To apply, it's $75 per applicant, a $200 admin fee and a $500 deposit.
Does The Kirby allow pets?
Yes, two pets at up to 35 pounds each when full grown. There's one $300 fee for one or two pets and $20 a month per pet. The breed list includes Akita, Husky, Chow, Pit Bull, Doberman, Rottweiler, German Shepherd, St. Bernard and Great Dane, among others.
Is there guest parking?
Not according to residents. Each home gets an assigned space in the garage for a monthly fee. Reviews from 2021 to 2026 say there are no guest spaces, other cars sometimes take assigned spots and the garage gates are often open.
Who runs The Kirby?
Sentinel Real Estate, whose name is on the property's website. A New York investment group owned the building from 2016 and listed it for sale in July 2023. A property records site shows a September 2023 sale for $39.3 million but doesn't name the buyer. The office staff changed in early 2024.
Do the homes have washers and dryers?
Some do. The property lists full size washers and dryers in select homes, and there's a laundry room for the rest. A resident wrote in August 2026 that the shared machines cost $2.50 a load, so ask for a home with its own machines. Laundry in the basement of a 1913 building gets old fast.
Book a tour of The Kirby
Or let us compare it with nearby towers, or just send you the numbers. One of us texts you back.
- We confirm the home you want is still open before you go.
- We ask about specials the building doesn't post online, fee waivers and application fee refunds.
- We send you the full move-in cost in one number: rent, special, fees, deposit and parking.
- Want to compare? We line up 2 or 3 nearby towers in one trip.
- Our service is free to you.
Tour times follow the leasing office's hours: Monday to Friday, 9 am to 6 pm; Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm.
Got it. Your request is in.
One of us texts you back. For a tour, we confirm the time with The Kirby first.
Keep our help free: on your first visit, tell the leasing team you're working with Dallas High Rise Apartments. On your application, choose "Locator" under "How did you hear about us?" and write our name.
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