M Central Residences (The Highland)

Fifty-five accounts, Block A/2939, all coded 2005 § 01

DCAD’s 2026 certified roll lists 55 residential accounts at 5656 N Central Expy, ZIP 75206, every one under the legal name “M Central Residences Condo,” Block A/2939, part of Lot 1. The legal description’s 3.905 acres covers the whole platted lot, not a residential footprint. Each account shows a 2005 year built and brick-veneer exterior walls; none sits in a TIF district, and all fall in Dallas ISD.

Unit IDs run from 100 to 904 in three digits. That numbering is a label, not a floor count, so no height figure appears in this file.

Source: DCAD data products: 2026 certified export (DCAD2026_CERTIFIED_07232026), ACCOUNT_INFO, RES_DETAIL and ACCOUNT_TIF, pulled Nov 3, 2026.

Two-bedrooms dominate, from 1,755 to 3,553 sf § 02

Thirty-four accounts are two-bedroom homes of 1,755 to 3,553 sf, with a $748,700 median appraisal. Twelve three-bedrooms span 2,754 to 4,053 sf (median $995,410), eight one-bedrooms 1,151 to 1,348 sf (median $471,800), and one four-bedroom measures 4,475 sf. The plans that repeat most are 1,755, 2,256 and 2,754 sf, seven accounts each, then 2,118 sf (six) and 1,348 sf (six).

Forty-one of the 55 have a half bath. Full baths: 33 with two, 13 with three, eight with one, one with four. No fireplaces are coded. Condition ratings are good on 31, very good on 16, excellent on seven and average on one.

Source: DCAD 2026 RES_DETAIL (TOT_LIVING_AREA_SF, NUM_BEDROOMS, NUM_FULL_BATHS, NUM_HALF_BATHS, NUM_FIREPLACES, CDU_RATING_DESC) joined to ACCOUNT_APPRL_YEAR (TOT_VAL).

A 9.4% rise; $402,850 to $1,901,880 § 03

DCAD raised 49 of the 55 accounts for 2026, lowered four and left two unchanged, a combined 9.43% over each account’s prior market value. Units 206 and 306, both 1,151 sf one-bedrooms, share the lowest appraisal at $402,850; unit 806 (1,348 sf) is next at $444,000. The four-bedroom, unit 903, leads at $1,901,880, followed by 904 (4,053 sf) at $1,722,530 and 902 (3,553 sf) at $1,618,920.

The middle half runs $684,450 to $963,900 around a $789,600 median, and the roll totals about $46.4 million. Assessed value per square foot ranges $298 to $475, median $350.

Owners of 40 accounts (73%) take tax mail at the building, yet only 20 (36%) claim a homestead; ten accounts are in an entity or trust name and 14 name a property-tax representative. Eight deeds are dated on or after August 1, 2025 and 13 since August 1, 2024, with ten in 2023 alone. Twelve owners have held since before 2016, the earliest from September 8, 2011.

Source: DCAD 2026 ACCOUNT_APPRL_YEAR (TOT_VAL, PREV_MKT_VAL, TAXPAYER_REP), RES_DETAIL, APPLIED_STD_EXEMPT and ACCOUNT_INFO (owner and deed fields).

FirstService Residential manages from North Dallas Parkway § 04

The association, M Central Residences Condominium Association, Inc., gives its mailing address and designated representative as c/o FirstService Residential Texas, Inc., 14951 North Dallas Pkwy., Suite 600, Dallas 75254, telephone 214-871-9700. Resale certificates are ordered through FirstService’s resale-and-lender-documents portal, and the owner site is TheResidencesAtTheHighland.connectresident.com.

An officer executed the certificate in December 2024 under Section 82.116 of the Texas Property Code, and Dallas County recorded it January 24, 2025. It names the condominium’s location as 5656 North Central Expressway, 75206.

Source: same management certificate, items 1–9.

A 2005 master declaration and three amendments § 05

M Central Residences was created by a Master Condominium Declaration recorded September 16, 2005, County Clerk’s File No. 3511362 (Volume 2005182, Page 111) in Dallas County’s real property records. The certificate lists a first amendment of December 29, 2006 (File No. 200600480560), a second of January 24, 2007 (File No. 20070028530) and a third of August 7, 2014 (File No. 201400200186).

One oddity to check at the county clerk: the certificate’s first-amendment line carries the title “Master Condominium Declaration for 1999 McKinney,” while the file number sits in the M Central sequence. Pull that instrument and read its caption before relying on it.

Source: M Central Residences Condominium Association, Inc. management certificate (Dallas County Instrument 202500014873, recorded Jan 24, 2025), item 4, on the Texas HOA Management Certificate registry (hoa.texas.gov), opened Nov 3, 2026.

Closing costs on the association’s list, including three months’ dues § 06

Item 10 of the certificate prices a sale: transfer fee $340; resale disclosure package $375 at six to ten days, $450 at three to five, $500 at one to two; update within 60 days $75; refinance certificate $150, $225 or $275 on the same timing; uniform condo questionnaire $220, $275 or $325; custom lender form $350.

The working-capital or reserve contribution equals three months’ dues. Because the dues amount itself is not printed, the dues field above stays blank; ask for the current budget with the resale package.

Source: management certificate, item 10 (fees charged upon sale or transfer of a unit).

Comparable buildings § N

Chosen from the registry by district, certified-roll value band, era, and building form — the files a buyer shortlisting this building most often reads next.

Sources & method § S

Sources & method. Unit counts, values and year built come from the DCAD 2026 certified roll (as of July 23, 2026). HOA name comes from the Texas HOA Management Certificate registry. Texas is a non-disclosure state, so no sale prices are shown. Full methodology