Zaragoza Warehouse Fire Sprinkler Upgrade

The Zaragoza Warehouse Fire Sprinkler Upgrade is a completed renovation project at 635 North Pleasant Valley in Austin, Texas. The work involved a fire sprinkler upgrade alongside miscellaneous mechanical and architectural modifications to accommodate the new safety systems. The project covered 25,000 square feet of space within the facility.

The owner of record for this construction was the City of Austin Public Libraries. Carter Design Associates served as the registered design firm, with Alan Schumann listed as the registered accessibility specialist. The project was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in October 2019. Construction began in January 2020, and the scheduled completion date was September 2021.

Project Scope and Cost

The estimated cost for the project was $416,000. This figure places the project above the median estimated cost for renovation and alteration filings in Travis County, which is $296,998. However, the cost per square foot was $17, which is below the county median of $103 per square foot. The scheduled build window for this project was 616 days, a duration longer than the county median of 98 days for similar work.

TDLR closed the project file in September 2021, which marks the end of the accessibility review process for this construction. The project utilized public funds, consistent with the ownership by the City of Austin Public Libraries.

Carter Design Associates has been involved in six other TDLR-registered projects in Austin, with a combined value of $5,970,000. These include the Street Jones Building, the Raymond-Morley House Rehabilitation, and the E O Thompson State Office Building. All of these other projects are also marked as closed in the TDLR records. The specific scope of the Zaragoza project focused on safety infrastructure upgrades rather than new construction or major structural expansion.