Neighborhood guide

M Streets (Greenland Hills) neighborhood guide

Last updated October 26, 2026

The M Streets are known for their Tudor-style homes, with steep front gables, big chimneys, and arched doorways. The official name of the main neighborhood is Greenland Hills. Many of its streets start with the letter M: McCommas, Mercedes, Merrimac, Monticello, and Morningside.

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Where it is #

The City says the neighborhood sits east of U.S. 75 (North Central Expressway), about two miles north of downtown Dallas. The M Streets Conservation District is bounded roughly by:

• McCommas Boulevard on the north (both sides of the street)
• Greenville Avenue on the east
• Vanderbilt Avenue on the south (both sides of the street)
• U.S. 75 on the west

A second district, M Streets East (Conservation District No. 11), continues the pattern east of Greenville Avenue to Skillman Street. It covers about 108 acres between McCommas Boulevard and Vanderbilt Avenue.

A short history #

The City's history of the neighborhood says brothers Frank and Fletcher McNeny bought and platted 98 acres of the Bennett farm in 1923. They named the new development Greenland Hills. It sat between the Houston and Texas Central railroad tracks, which later became the route of Central Expressway, and an interurban rail line on nearby Matilda Street. A Texas Historical Commission marker text also mentions the Belmont streetcar line.

Lots started at 50 feet wide. In 1925 builders began using wider 60-foot lots, often with a detached garage in the back. After World War I, brick veneer became popular, along with French Eclectic, Mediterranean, and above all Tudor styles.

Homes and buildings #

• Mostly Tudor. The City calls this one of the largest collections of Tudor Revival neighborhoods in Texas. About 65 percent of its buildings are Tudor style.
• Other styles. You'll also see Craftsman bungalows, Neo-Colonial, Spanish Eclectic, Minimal Traditional, and Ranch houses, most built from the 1920s to the 1940s.
• Mostly houses. The main district has over 900 homes. When the district was created, the City found that 98 percent of the area was single-family homes.
• Details to look for. Front-facing gables, large chimneys, arched entries, leaded and art glass windows, covered side porches, and double French doors.

Most of the homes on the property list in the City's district rules were built between 1920 and 1940.

The conservation district #

Dallas created the M Streets Conservation District (Conservation District No. 9) in November 2002 and amended it in 2013. It covers about 176 acres. Its rules guide new building, remodeling, and additions so they fit the neighborhood's original styles.

In a conservation district, changes to the outside of a home, demolition, and new building need a review by City staff before work starts. If you rent here, ask your landlord before you change anything outside, such as a fence or the front yard.

Parks nearby #

There is no City park inside the main district, but two are close by:

• Glencoe Park (5300 Martel Avenue). Just north of the district near Central Expressway. This 14.1-acre neighborhood park, established in 1944, has basketball, tennis, softball, a rugby field, a playground, picnic tables, and trails.
• Tietze Park (2700 Skillman Street). Just southeast of the M Streets East area, across Skillman Street. This 8.2-acre community park, established in 1924, has a swimming pool, a pavilion, sand volleyball, softball, tennis, trails, and a playground.

The shops and restaurants of Lower Greenville are just to the south, along Greenville Avenue.

Getting around #

By bus.

• Route 205 (Henderson) runs along the Central Expressway frontage road on the west edge, with stops at Vanderbilt, Ridgedale, Monticello, McCommas, and Martel.
• Route 3 (Ross) runs on Matilda Street through M Streets East, with stops at Vanderbilt, Monticello, McCommas, Penrose, and Anita. It goes to downtown Dallas and to SMU/Mockingbird Station.
• Route 249 (Columbia) runs on Mockingbird Lane to the north.

No bus runs on the inner streets of the main district.

By train. The closest station is SMU/Mockingbird Station (Red, Blue, and Orange lines), at Mockingbird Lane and North Central Expressway. It has free parking, though spaces are limited during construction into early 2027. Cityplace/Uptown Station, on the same lines, is farther south.

Routes and schedules change. Check dart.org or the GoPass app before you ride. See our neighborhoods page for fare basics.

By car. U.S. 75 runs along the west edge. Greenville Avenue and Skillman Street run north and south, and Mockingbird Lane is a short way north.

Schools #

Schools are assigned by address. To see the Dallas ISD schools for a home, enter its address in the Dallas ISD School Finder. Dallas ISD suggests calling the school to confirm before you enroll.

Homes for rent in the M Streets #

Browse the homes for rent. Each home's page shows its neighborhood, its rent and terms, and whether it is a lease or a short stay. Questions? Ask on the home's page, or contact us.

Photo: "An old house in Old East Dallas" by Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped; this version is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: "Swiss Miss" by Matthew Rutledge, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr. Cropped; yard sign and curb number removed. All photo credits