Market data / Tower Report Q3 2026
The Dallas
Tower Report
Q3 2026 · the quarterly state of the high-rise market, computed from the certified county roll
The quarter in five numbers § 01
528 recorded deed transfers across the 50 county-tracked buildings in the trailing twelve months — led by The Renaissance on Turtle Creek (42), Bleu Ciel (36), and Twenty-One Turtle Creek (34). $350/sf is the median assessed rate across the tracked market, spanning a seven-fold ladder from 1505 Elm ($195/sf) to The Terminal at Katy Trail ($1403/sf). The median building runs a 57% homestead rate — a residents' market by the public record's proxy, though the spread runs 12% to 100%. Verified dues now span $0.39 to $1.75/sf monthly across thirteen buildings, with Museum Tower's newly verified $1.34/sf implying roughly $8,900/month to carry its median residence all-in before insurance.
What changed this quarter § 02
The registry launched at dallastowers.com; the 2026 certified roll was processed in full (sizes, values, exemptions, and transfer tempo on 50 buildings); dues verification reached 13 buildings; ten flagship files entered the V2 intelligence standard; and 19 corrections have been published to date. The combination index — original units versus current tax accounts — remains the market's quiet story: at nearly every pre-1990 tower, owners keep absorbing their neighbors.
Use the data § 03
Every figure derives from the Dallas CAD 2026 certified roll or a named source, methodology on market data. The full dataset is free under CC BY 4.0 on the open data page — journalists and researchers, cite "Dallas Towers" with a link. Next report: Q4 2026, following the December roll supplement.