Collections / Short-Term Rental Rules by Building
STR rules,
building by building
Published by Anastasia Weaver Media · Independent local research, no listings, no pay-for-placement · Updated August 24, 2026
4 buildings on file
The list § 01
Most DFW condo boards restrict short-term rentals — the exception proves it: Lone Star Tower at Texas Motor Speedway permits nightly rentals outright, while the loft and tower boards below publish restrictions. Knowing which is which before you buy is the whole game.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Oak Lofts | Deep Ellum edge · Old East Dallas | 1998 | 4 | 92 | 73% | 872 | $250,665 | $290 | 7 |
| Lone Star Tower | Texas Motor Speedway | 1997–98 | 10 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SoCo Urban Lofts | Downtown | conv. 2004 (built 1925) | 11 | 164 | 76% | 1,067 | $277,160 | $260 | 10 |
| The Metropolitan | Downtown | conv. ~2005 (built 1974) | 26 | 223 | 76% | 1,169 | $344,860 | $313 | 22 |
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 3 buildings here with certified county files — 479 unit accounts — median assessed values run $250,665 (Live Oak Lofts) to $344,860 (The Metropolitan). Owner mailing at the property spans 73–76%. The group recorded 39 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 1,067 sf.
County files are pending for LTD Edition 2505, Lone Star Tower; those rows carry registry data only until the next roll pass.
How this list is built § M
Compiled from verified policy fields. City ordinances add a second layer above HOA rules; both must clear. Policies change by board vote and rolls change yearly — treat this as the verified starting point, and confirm against current documents before contracting.