Project Freedom

Freedom Place, Old Parkland in Dallas underwent a 3,040-square-foot interior renovation at 4143 Maple Ave Suite 230. This project, filed as Project Freedom, involved the alteration of office spaces, a meeting room, and a coffee bar. The estimated cost for this renovation was $400,000, resulting in a cost of $132 per square foot.

Pritchard Associates served as the owner of record, while Gensler was the design firm. Sally Seale Roden was the registered accessibility specialist. The work was privately funded on private land for private use. TDLR closed the project file in March 2021, which marks the end of the accessibility review process for this construction.

Project Scope and Costs

The renovation focused on interior improvements to existing office infrastructure. The scope included creating a functional coffee bar and updating meeting and individual office areas. With a total estimated cost of $400,000, the project expenditure was above the Dallas County median of $248,016 for similar renovation filings. The $132 per square foot cost was also above the county median of $72 per square foot for this type of work.

The scheduled build window for this project was 120 days, which is longer than the county median of 92 days for renovation and alteration filings. Construction started in December 2020, following the TDLR registration in November 2020. The completion date was listed as March 2021.

Context and Ownership

Pritchard Associates has three other TDLR-registered projects totaling $8,495,000, including Old Parkland East Campus in Dallas and Keller Marketplace Phase 3 in Keller. Gensler, the design firm, has six other registered projects totaling $28,512,500, such as 1100 Louisiana in Houston. The project is situated in ZIP code 75219, where the U.S. Census estimates a population of about 25,001 and a median household income of $92,541.

Third-party descriptions of the building highlight its architectural features. A post on Instagram described the stone entrance doorway and its 'cow and cob' frieze. Craig Hamilton Architects noted the building is presented as a 6-storey palazzo. A Facebook post by DeeBrownInc mentioned the building was designated a Dallas Historic Landmark in 1987 and stands 210 feet tall. These external references provide context for the building's presence in the Dallas landscape, distinct from the specific interior renovation tracked by TDLR.