A high-profile property in the Uptown Dallas neighborhood known for its 1920s-era architecture—and for previously housing celebrities such as Elvis, Judy Garland, Dean Martin and Shirley MacLaine—is getting new life.
The new Maple Terrace Residences, a 22-story, 345-unit luxury apartment tower, was completed in August. The tower is adjacent to the nine-story, 157,000-square-foot historic 1920s-era Maple Terrace building.
The project earned a 2025 CoStar Impact Award for best multifamily development of the year in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, as judged by a panel of real estate professionals familiar with the market.
The original Maple Terrace building, built in 1925, was once the tallest residential building in Dallas. In its heyday, the glamorous building and pool deck were favorites of celebrities staying in the area. The original building's facade was preserved when it was converted into an office property.
The new Maple Terrace Residences stand behind the office building, connected by a 10,000-square-foot outdoor courtyard, with residences ranging from 601 to 2,879 square feet of living space.
The new apartment tower nods to the original building's legendary pool party scene, with an expansive pool terrace with skyline views and in-pool loungers. Other building amenities include two saunas, a clubroom with kitchen, a media lounge and gameday room, a golf simulator, coworking areas, a library, dog park, fitness center and an artist studio.
Other swanky offerings include a wrap-around rooftop terrace on the 22nd-floor conservatory and a private craft cocktail bar named after Sir Alfred Bossom, the architect behind the original Maple Terrace building. Residents can also easily access Doce Mesas and Catch Dallas, two on-site restaurants.
The apartment tower is about 40% occupied, the ownership group said, with pre-leasing having begun in 2024.
About the project: Hines, a Houston-based global real estate firm, developed the new Maple Terrace Residences on a 3.37-acre site in the Uptown Dallas neighborhood in collaboration with partners Mitsui Fudosan America and McNair Interests.
What the judges said: Joseph Cahoon, with Southern Methodist University's Folsom Institute for Real Estate, called the new apartment tower adjacent to the historic Maple Terrace building "one of the most unique adaptive re-use and new constructions projects" in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, bringing a "new era for this storied building and site."
They made it happen: Hines and partners Mitsui Fudosan America and McNair Interests developed the property; GFF Architects and 5G Studio Collaborative were the project architects, and Rottet Studio was the interior designer.
CoStar Market Manager Dennis Sallows contributed to this report.