McKinley Lancaster Box Plant

The McKinley Lancaster Box Plant is a 506,285 sq ft concrete tilt-wall manufacturing facility located at 1205 Pinto Rd in Lancaster, Texas. This new construction project, filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in December 2021, was estimated at $28,000,000. The facility was designed for the production of corrugated paper products and included office finishout spaces for the building's operations.

McKinley Packaging served as the owner and developer of record for this project. The design work was handled by Ware Malcomb, a firm that has registered multiple other industrial and commercial projects across North Texas. The registered accessibility specialist for the filing was Jeffery L Kelley. The project was privately funded and situated on private land in Dallas County, specifically in Lancaster, a community with a population of about 18,305 residents according to U.S. Census estimates for the 75134 ZIP code.

Construction Timeline and Status

Construction on the site began in January 2022, following the initial registration. The scheduled build window for this project was 826 days, which is longer than the 243-day median build window for new construction filings in Dallas County. The estimated cost of $55 per square foot is below the county median of $125 per square foot for similar new construction projects, despite the total value placing the project in the upper quartile of costs for the region.

The TDLR accessibility review process concluded in April 2024. The regulatory body closed the project file at that time, marking the completion of the required accessibility review for this construction. This status indicates that the administrative and compliance phases associated with the building's creation were finalized in the spring of 2024.

Local planning records provide additional context for the site's development. A document from the Lancaster Planning and Zoning Commission described a final plat approval for the McKinley Lancaster Box Plant, specifically creating Lot 1, Block A, out of the McKinley Box Plant Addition. This administrative step aligns with the large-scale land development required for a facility of this size, which occupies a significant portion of the available space at the northwest corner of Pleasant Run Road and Pinto Road.

The project stands as a substantial addition to the local industrial landscape, reflecting a significant private investment in manufacturing infrastructure. The facility's completion and the closure of its regulatory file signify the end of the formal construction oversight period for this specific TDLR-registered project.