MDN1A Trailer Complex Renovation

The Trailor Complex at 3651 Railport Parkway in Midlothian is a 17,023 sq ft renovation project estimated at $1,000,000. The work, filed under the name MDN1A Trailer Complex Renovation, involves office finish out renovations on private land in Ellis County. Whiting Turner is listed as the owner of record, while VLK Architects Inc serves as the design firm for this privately funded development.

Construction was scheduled to begin in February 2019 with a planned completion date of April 2019. This represents a scheduled build window of 59 days, which is shorter than the county median of 92 days for similar renovation and alteration filings. The project cost of $1,000,000 places it above the county median of $230,000 for this type of work, sitting in the top quarter of registered projects in the area.

Project Specifications and Context

The estimated cost per square foot is $59, which is below the county median of $84 for comparable renovation projects. This efficiency in cost per unit area contrasts with the total budget, reflecting the specific nature of office finish out work rather than structural new construction. This classification is standard for many commercial developments in the region and does not alter the scope of the interior renovations described in the filing.

VLK Architects Inc has a substantial portfolio of TDLR-registered projects, including several large-scale school renovations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Their other registered work includes projects such as Clayton Downing Middle School in Flower Mound and Marshall Durham Middle School in Lewisville, both with estimated costs exceeding $20,000,000. The firm’s experience in managing complex renovation scopes is evident in this Midlothian project, which focuses on interior finishes for a commercial trailer complex.

TDLR completed plan review in January 2019 and construction was scheduled to finish in April 2019; TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection, so the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record. The registration status remains Review Complete, with no further updates to the construction timeline or completion verification in the available data. The project is one of several registered developments in the immediate vicinity, including other renovation projects at nearby business parks and data centers.