ACC Highland Campus Dillard's Building 3000 Renovation in Austin, TX

ACC Highland Campus Building 3000 is a completed 4-level office and administrative facility located at 6101 Highland Campus Dr. Bldg. 3000, Austin, TX 78752. The project, filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in April 2019, involved the new construction of approximately 187,000 gross square feet of office space and a 1-story addition of 22,000 gross square feet. The total square footage for the filing was 210,000 sq ft, with an estimated cost of $58,375,000.

The scope of work included administrative support space and a dedicated studio and support area for ACC TV and KLRU. The owner of record is the Austin Community College District, and the design firm of record is Gensler, with Roland Garza listed as the principal. Robert Ronson served as the registered accessibility specialist for the project. The construction start date per the filing was June 2019, and the scheduled completion date was September 2020.

TDLR closed the project file in September 2020, which marks the end of the accessibility review process for this construction. The project status is listed as Project Closed. The site is located in the Highland neighborhood of Austin, in Travis County. The project involved public funds and public land.

Project Context and Comparisons

This project’s estimated cost of $58,375,000 is above the Travis County median for new construction filings, which is $1,000,000. The cost per square foot is $278, which is above the county median of $125 per square foot. The scheduled build window of 460 days is longer than the county median of 304 days. The Austin Community College District has six other TDLR-registered projects, with a combined total of $166,302,267, including the ACC Highland Garage and the ACC Hays Campus in Kyle.

City of Austin permit records show 19 permits on file at this street address, issued between January 2024 and December 2025. These include 9 Building Permits, 7 Electrical Permits, 2 Mechanical Permits, and 1 Plumbing Permit. The most recent permit activities listed include the replacement of failing double doors within Building 3000 and the installation of a Building UPS System for Building 2000. Third-party mentions indicate that ACC administrative offices have moved to this building, and that KAZI FM, a community radio station, is also located at ACC Highland Campus, Building 3000.