The Knox Dallas: Inside Auberge’s New Hotel on Knox Street

How a Dallas street that began as a railroad stop is becoming an address of its own – and what to expect when The Knox, Auberge Collection opens on January 29, 2027.

Knox Street has been a place of arrivals since the days of the railroad. On January 29, 2027, it receives a new kind. The Knox, Auberge Collection, the 140-room hotel rising in the Knox Street neighborhood of Dallas, opened reservations on October 15 for stays beginning that day, with rates from $1,000 a night. Inside are Martin Brudnizki interiors, marble bathrooms, a private dining room lined with tapestries and a pool garden that looks back at the downtown skyline.

These are not amenities for their own sake. They are evidence of a wager by the hotel’s developers – among them Michael Dell’s MSD and the team behind Highland Park Village – that a neighborhood Dallas already loves can become a destination people travel to, without losing the ease that made it beloved.

The Knox Dallas: What Opens on January 29, 2027

The numbers are modest by big-hotel standards and generous by any other. The Knox will open with 140 guest rooms and suites, along with 48 private residences, all managed by Auberge Collection. Its largest suite, The Manse, comes with its own fitness space, wellness room, bar and media room, plus separate living and dining areas. The Promenade Suite trades square footage indoors for a 2,100-square-foot terrace with room to dine and lounge outside.

The hotel will be led by Rick Fidel, Regional Vice President and General Manager, who previously served as managing director of Rosewood Miramar Beach in Montecito. In the hotel’s announcement, he described the ambition plainly: «The Knox was designed to be more than a hotel.»

For longer stays, guests can book one of three residences – Abbott House, Hester House and the three-bedroom Hyland House – each with a kitchen and indoor-outdoor living space.

A Street That Began as a Station

To understand why a hotel of this caliber chose Knox Street, start with the tracks. The Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad – the Katy – reached Dallas in 1881, and in 1922 it opened a Highland Park passenger station at Abbott and Knox. Passenger service ended in the mid-1960s. The rail corridor survived, and today it is the Katy Trail, a 3.5-mile green ribbon for walking, running and cycling that runs beside the new hotel.

In the decades between, Knox Street grew into one of the city’s most walkable neighborhoods and, in Auberge’s words, a gateway to Highland Park. Some of its anchors have been here for years: Alberto Lombardi opened Toulouse Café and Bar on Knox Street in 2004, and it is still pouring on the same street.

What Knox has never had is a hotel. The developers’ own site calls The Knox the only hotel on the street, and the distinction matters: for the first time, the neighborhood will have somewhere to stay, not only somewhere to go.

The Highland Park Village Connection

The people shaping that change have done something like it before. In 2009, Stephen and Elisa Summers, together with Ray and Heather Washburne, bought Highland Park Village, the 1931 landmark that is often cited as America’s first self-contained shopping center – and home to Lombardi’s Bistro 31. Their management company was later tapped to lead leasing and marketing for Knox Street.

They are part of a partnership that includes MSD Partners, the investment firm tied to Michael Dell, Trammell Crow Company and The Retail Connection. Summers, managing director of Highland Park Village, has spoken about wanting to preserve what already works on Knox while adding the kind of detail visitors cannot find elsewhere – «cool little touches everywhere you look,» as he put it to PaperCity.

Inside The Knox: Design, Dining and Wellbeing

Martin Brudnizki Design Studio leads the hotel interiors, while Dallas designer Chad Dorsey is responsible for the residences. Guest rooms are furnished with curated art, custom pieces and marble bathrooms. The event spaces lean theatrical: the Colonnade Room, a ballroom with floor-to-ceiling windows and a wraparound terrace, is reached through The Gallery, an art-lined pre-function room, and on the third floor the Kestrel Room sits beneath a tented ceiling.

The hotel plans four places to eat and drink. A signature restaurant will serve Americana classics and hold the Trophy Room, a private dining room whose walls are covered in tapestries. Next door, an indoor-outdoor salon will pour champagne alongside European-style dishes; after dark, a speakeasy-style lounge takes over the cocktails; and by the pool, lighter fare comes with a view of the skyline.

Wellness gets equal billing. Wellbeing by Auberge will focus on skin health and longevity, with regenerative treatments and a thermal circuit of sculptural bathing spaces, plus a pool garden with skyline views. BDT & MSD Partners’ Sabrina Gleizer framed the goal as an effort to «create a place that feels distinctly Dallas.»

What Comes Next for Knox Street

The hotel is the anchor of a four-acre development that also includes The Lora, a 27-story apartment tower, and 3333 Knox, a nine-story office building, along with new shops, restaurants and a half-acre park connected to the Katy Trail. It has not been a quick build. When construction began in late 2023, the project was expected to open in 2026; the hotel’s debut has since moved to early 2027.

The more interesting question is not when but how. A $1,000-a-night hotel changes who walks down a street, and Knox Street’s charm has always been its ease. The partners have said they want to protect that character, and much will depend on the restaurants and shops that fill the ground floors, many of which are still to be announced. The names of the hotel’s own restaurants have not been revealed either.

Luxury rarely announces itself at the curb; it is measured in how naturally a place fits the street around it. A century after the Katy opened a station at Abbott and Knox, the street is preparing once again for arrivals – this time, guests who come to stay.

Frequently Asked Questions

When does The Knox hotel open in Dallas?

The Knox, Auberge Collection welcomes its first guests on January 29, 2027. Reservations opened on October 15, 2026, through Auberge Collection’s website and by phone. The hotel had originally been expected to open in 2026 before its debut moved to early 2027.

How much does a room at The Knox cost?

Rates at The Knox start at $1,000 per night, according to Auberge Collection’s announcement, and vary by room category and date. The hotel offers 140 rooms and suites, including The Manse and the Promenade Suite, plus two- and three-bedroom residences for longer stays.

Where is The Knox, Auberge Collection, and is there parking?

The Knox is at 4555 Travis Street, Dallas, TX 75205, in the Knox Street neighborhood beside the Katy Trail, about eight minutes from Highland Park Village. Parking is by valet, at $75 per vehicle per night, and the hotel offers EV charging.

Who owns The Knox hotel in Dallas?

The Knox was developed by BDT & MSD Partners, the firm that invests on behalf of Michael Dell, with Trammell Crow Company, the owners of Highland Park Village and The Retail Connection. Auberge Collection manages the hotel and its 48 residences; a BDT & MSD affiliate also holds a minority stake in Auberge.

Does The Knox have a pool and a spa?

Yes. The Knox has an outdoor pool garden with skyline views and poolside dining, along with Wellbeing by Auberge, a spa focused on skin health and longevity with regenerative treatments and thermal bathing. The hotel also has four dining venues, including a signature restaurant with the private Trophy Room.

Is The Knox, Auberge Collection pet-friendly?

Yes. Booking listings for The Knox describe the hotel as pet-friendly, and Expedia notes that dogs are allowed for a per-pet fee, with service animals exempt. Policies can change before opening, so it is worth confirming the current fee and any size limits with the hotel when booking.

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