~5 Miles from Frank Crowley & Lew Sterrett — Same Stemmons Corridor
Living at 7900 sits roughly five miles from the Frank Crowley Courts Building at 133 N. Riverfront Boulevard — about twelve minutes by car. That matters more than it sounds, because Dallas County’s working buildings aren’t in the downtown core. They’re on the west side, along Riverfront and Stemmons, on the same corridor as 7900 Brookriver Drive.
~5 Miles to Frank Crowley & Sterrett
~12-Minute Drive
West-Side Campus — Same Stemmons Corridor
Not Downtown. West Side.
People assume county business means downtown. In practice, the criminal and family district courts sit in the nine-story Frank Crowley building west of the city center, with the Lew Sterrett Justice Center immediately to its west on Commerce Street. The county also operates facilities directly on North Stemmons Freeway. From Brookriver Drive, that whole cluster is a short run south — no crosstown drive, no Main Street District parking.
Driving via I-35E and Commerce
Brookriver Drive feeds onto the I-35E (Stemmons Freeway) service road heading south, with Commerce Street and Riverfront Boulevard bringing you to the courts complex. Harry Hines Boulevard works as a full surface-street alternative when Stemmons is heavy. Most staff park in the covered Riverfront garages and use the walkway across — a routine that adds nothing to the drive.
Jury Duty, Courthouse Visits & the 8 a.m. Summons
Rail is thinner here than elsewhere in this part of Dallas — the justice complex sits west of the downtown transit mall, so most staff drive and use the covered garages on Riverfront. If you’ve been summoned for jury duty, you know the drill: park in the Riverfront garage, take the covered walkway across. Living twelve minutes out means the 8 a.m. summons doesn’t cost you an hour of contingency time on either end.
Built for 24-Hour Justice Center Shifts
Gated & Secured Parking
A 6 a.m. departure or a 2 a.m. return after a long rotation is easier with secured parking.
In-Unit Laundry
Uniforms and duty gear turn around on your schedule, not the laundromat’s hours.
Keyless Entry
Getting in at any hour doesn’t require finding keys at the end of a long shift.
Flexible Lease Terms
Contract court staff, visiting counsel and anyone relocating for a county role can start shorter.
Fitness Center
Open whenever your shift ends — regardless of what time that is.
Parkland Under 3 Miles
Dallas County’s own hospital district is under three miles — useful if your work crosses between facilities.
Studio & Loft Features
The North Tower at Lew Sterrett alone holds more than 3,200 maximum-security inmates across a facility with three floors of medical space. Detention officers, sheriff’s staff, medical personnel and maintenance crews work rotations that ignore the clock. A twelve-minute drive home, into gated and secured parking, changes what those shifts look like.
Open layouts and high ceilings in every studio and loft
Stainless steel appliances and granite countertops
In-unit washer and dryer — uniforms on your rotation
Walk-in closets and designer cabinetry
Keyless entry and smart home features in select units
Flexible lease terms for county staff, contract employees and relocating attorneys
Pet friendly community with no breed restrictions
For Court Staff and the Criminal Defense Bar
Frank Crowley runs standard hours — most county offices open at 8:00 a.m. and close between 4:30 and 5:00. Clerks, court coordinators, bailiffs, adult probation staff and victim services all keep that schedule, as do the defense attorneys, public defenders, investigators and bondsmen who orbit the building.
Living at 7900 offers modern studios and lofts with open layouts, high ceilings and large windows, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, designer cabinetry and walk-in closets. Flexible lease terms suit contract staff, visiting counsel and anyone relocating for a county role.
The Stemmons Corridor
The Stemmons Corridor puts Dallas Market Center, Pegasus Park and the Infomart within minutes, with the Design District just south. Parkland Memorial Hospital — Dallas County’s own hospital district — is under three miles. Dallas Love Field is roughly eight minutes north, and Downtown Dallas about ten, where the Records Building and other county offices sit.
Dallas County’s own hospital district — under 3 miles, same Stemmons corridor.
On Stemmons, minutes north.
Life sciences campus nearby on the same corridor.
Just south, between here and the courts complex.
~8 minutes north for travel.
~10 minutes east — the Records Building and other county offices are there.
Common Questions
Living at 7900 is roughly five miles from Frank Crowley at 133 N. Riverfront Boulevard, about a twelve-minute drive from 7900 Brookriver Drive, Dallas, TX 75247. The Lew Sterrett Justice Center sits immediately west of it on Commerce Street, at essentially the same distance.
The west-side cluster is closest: Frank Crowley Courts Building on Riverfront Boulevard, the Lew Sterrett Justice Center towers on West Commerce Street, and county facilities on North Stemmons Freeway. Parkland Memorial Hospital, part of the county hospital district, is under three miles. The downtown buildings — the Records Building on Elm Street and the courts in Renaissance Tower — are further, around seven miles.
Take Brookriver Drive to the I-35E (Stemmons Freeway) service road heading south, then Commerce Street or Riverfront Boulevard into the courts complex. Harry Hines Boulevard serves as a surface-street alternative when Stemmons is congested.
Yes. A twelve-minute drive is one of the main reasons detention officers, sheriff’s staff and jail medical personnel choose an address on this side of town. Gated access and secured parking make pre-dawn departures and late returns straightforward, and in-unit laundry keeps uniforms on your schedule.
Yes. A twelve-minute drive is one of the main reasons detention officers, sheriff’s staff and jail medical personnel choose an address on this side of town. Gated access and secured parking make pre-dawn departures and late returns straightforward, and in-unit laundry keeps uniforms on your schedule.
Yes, though they’re further out. The Records Building at 500 Elm Street and the constitutional and probate courts in Renaissance Tower on Elm are roughly seven miles from Living at 7900, reached by continuing on I-35E or taking Woodall Rodgers east. Market Center Station on the DART Green Line also connects into downtown.
Yes. Living at 7900 offers flexible lease terms for both short-term and long-term stays, which suits contract court staff, visiting counsel, investigators on case assignments and anyone relocating to Dallas for a county position. Call the leasing office at 469-424-9894 to discuss your timeline.
Living at 7900 offers modern studios and spacious lofts with open layouts, high ceilings and large windows. Units include stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, designer cabinetry, in-unit washer and dryer, and walk-in closets, with keyless entry and smart home features in select units. The community is pet friendly with a fitness center, gated access and secured parking.
Schedule a Tour
Visit 7900 Brookriver Drive, Dallas, TX 75247 — call 469-424-9894 — or email info@livingat7900.com.