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The converted
buildings
Published by Anastasia Weaver Media · Independent local research, no listings, no pay-for-placement · Updated August 24, 2026
14 buildings on file
The list § 01
Railroad warehouses, bank towers, a 1929 hotel, a 1928 catalog colossus — the buildings that lived a first life before condominiums. Character is the draw; the reserve study is the homework, which is why every one of these files links the converted-buildings due-diligence guide.
The county file § 02
Every building on this list, read against the 2026 certified roll.
| Building | District | Era | Fl | Units | Owner mail | Median SF | Median assessed | $/SF med | Deeds 12 mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Park Tower | Forest Park · South Side | 1927–30 | 12 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Terminal at Katy Trail | Knox / Katy Trail | 2022 | — | 16 | 62% | 3,185 | $4,524,200 | $1,403 | — |
| Neil P at Burnett Park | Downtown FW | conv. (built 1921) | 11 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2220 Canton Lofts | Farmers Market / Deep Ellum | conv. (built 1925) | — | 39 | 79% | 1,529 | $466,350 | $305 | 2 |
| 509 Elm Place Lofts | Downtown | conv. (built 1930) | — | 25 | 80% | 1,487 | $343,750 | $275 | 3 |
| 1505 Elm | Downtown | conv. 2002 (built 1957) | 16 | 67 | 76% | 1,482 | $288,990 | $195 | 7 |
| SoCo Urban Lofts | Downtown | conv. 2004 (built 1925) | 11 | 164 | 76% | 1,067 | $277,160 | $260 | 10 |
| The Tower | Downtown FW | conv. 2005 | 35 | 288 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Houston Place Lofts | Downtown FW | conv. 2005 (built 1906) | 9 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Texas & Pacific Lofts | Lancaster Corridor | conv. 2005–06 (built 1931) | 12 | 229 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Cliff Tower | Oak Cliff | conv. 2006 (built 1929) | 11 | 49 | 16% | 994 | $228,000 | $200 | 2 |
| One Montgomery Plaza Residences | West 7th | conv. 2007 (built 1928) | 8 | 240 | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Metropolitan | Downtown | conv. ~2005 (built 1974) | 26 | 223 | 76% | 1,169 | $344,860 | $313 | 22 |
| Dickson Jenkins Lofts | Near Southside | built 1927 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Source: Dallas Towers registry + 2026 certified county rolls. Owner mail = share of unit accounts whose owner mailing address is at the property (not the homestead rate); deeds = trailing-12-month recorded transfers. — = not on file.
What the roll shows § 03
Across the 7 buildings here with certified county files — 583 unit accounts — median assessed values run $228,000 (Lake Cliff Tower) to $4,524,200 (The Terminal at Katy Trail). Owner mailing at the property spans 16–80%. The group recorded 46 deed transfers in the trailing twelve months.
Against the full registry — 67 county-filed buildings, median assessed $551,150, median unit 1,646 sf, median owner-mail share 77% — this group sits below on value with a smaller typical unit at 1,482 sf.
County files are pending for Forest Park Tower, Neil P at Burnett Park, The Tower, Houston Place Lofts, Texas & Pacific Lofts, One Montgomery Plaza Residences, Dickson Jenkins Lofts; those rows carry registry data only until the next roll pass.
How this list is built § M
Included when the era or type field documents a pre-residential first life or a formal conversion. Policies change by board vote and rolls change yearly — treat this as the verified starting point, and confirm against current documents before contracting.