Apartment Buildings in River Oaks, Upper Kirby and Greenway
This category covers the corridor along Kirby Drive, Shepherd and West Gray, from River Oaks through Upper Kirby to Greenway Plaza. The directory tracks 15 buildings of 50 or more units here — 5,933 apartments — across 77019, 77027 and 77098.
It has the tallest apartment stock outside downtown. 2929 Weslayan and Hanover River Oaks both rise 40 floors, and The Driscoll at River Oaks reaches 30. The scale is unusual too: Camden Greenway holds 756 apartments, The Sterling at Regent Square 590 and 33ThirtyThree 526, so the category pairs high-rise towers with some of the largest multi-building communities in the city. Allen House on Allen Parkway, built in 1974, is the oldest record here; Alta River Oaks and The Sterling at Regent Square, both 2021, are the newest.
The area is organised around several centres rather than one: the River Oaks Shopping Center and River Oaks District, the Kirby restaurant strip, Levy Park in Upper Kirby, and the Greenway Plaza office complex with its own US-59 access. Buffalo Bayou Park and the Allen Parkway trail run along the northern edge.
Every listing below carries its street address, unit count, year built, floor count, leasing phone number and the property’s own website.
River Oaks / Upper Kirby / Greenway at a glance: 15 buildings · 5,933 apartments · built 1974–2021 · 3 to 40 floors.