ONE BARTON SKYWAY RESTROOM – LEVEL 1A

The interior alteration of the existing building common restroom at 1501 S Mopac Expressway, Building 1, in Austin, Texas, is complete. This renovation project, filed under the name ONE Barton Skyway Restroom – Level 1A, covered 700 square feet of space within the Barton Skyway complex. The work was classified as a renovation or alteration of an existing structure, specifically targeting the common restroom facilities on the first level.

Project Scope and Financials

Brandywine Realty Trust, the owner of record, engaged Sixthriver Architects for the design of this 700 sq ft renovation. The estimated cost for the project was $110,000, resulting in a cost per square foot of $157. This figure is above the Travis County median of $103 per square foot for similar renovation and alteration filings. The total estimated cost sits below the county median of $296,998 for this project type, placing it in the bottom quarter of comparable filings in the area. The scheduled build window was 29 days, which is shorter than the county median of 98 days for similar projects.

Stacey L Brewer served as the registered accessibility specialist for this filing. The project was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in March 2021. Construction was scheduled to begin in April 2021, with a completion date also listed for April 2021. TDLR closed the project file in April 2021, which marks the end of the accessibility review process for this construction.

Brandywine Realty Trust has six other TDLR-registered projects, including other Barton Skyway renovations and the 405 Colorado project. Sixthriver Architects has six other registered projects in Austin, ranging from small renovations to large developments like Arena Hall. The ZIP code 78746 has a population of about 28,268 and a median household income of $183,028 according to U.S. Census ACS 2023 estimates. Housing in the area is mostly owner-occupied, with a median owner-occupied home value of $1,352,500.

City of Austin permit records show eight permits on file at this street address, issued between February 2024 and April 2024. These include plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and building permits, all with a final status. The most recent permit descriptions reference the interior remodel of existing office space. These records may include other tenants or suites at the same address and do not necessarily reflect only the restroom renovation described in the TDLR filing.