Rockwall Heath High School Cafeteria Addition

The Rockwall Heath High School Cafeteria Addition is a completed construction project located at 801 Laurence Drive in Heath, Texas. This 2,520-square-foot expansion added space to the existing cafeteria building for Rockwall Independent School District. The project was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in October 2021 and marked as finished in September 2022.

Rockwall Independent School District served as the owner of record for this work, which involved additions to an existing structure. The design firm of record was Corgan, a firm that has been involved in several other TDLR-registered projects across Texas, including work in Georgetown, Houston, and Austin. The estimated cost for this specific cafeteria addition was $1,400,000.

Project Scope and Costs

The scope of work described in the filing was an addition on to the existing cafeteria. The calculated cost per square foot was $556. In comparison to other additions to existing buildings in Rockwall County, this project's cost is above the county median of $750,000. Similarly, the $556 per square foot figure is above the county median of $165 per square foot for this type of work.

The scheduled build window for this project was 274 days, which is longer than the county median of 182 days for similar additions. Construction start was recorded as December 2021, and the completion date on the filing was September 2022. TDLR closed the project file in September 2022, which marks the end of the accessibility review process for this construction.

The area surrounding the school in ZIP code 75032 has a population of about 37,895 people according to U.S. Census estimates. Median household income in this area is $128,465, and the median owner-occupied home value is $462,000. Housing in this region is predominantly owner-occupied.

Other construction projects in the immediate area include the Ridge Crossing new construction and the Heath 30 new construction. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church has also filed for both new construction and additions to an existing building in the vicinity. The City of Heath has filed for renovation and alteration work nearby. These projects indicate ongoing development activity in the Heath community.