Gateway East Spec Office

Gateway East Spec Office is a new construction project located at 1285 Akron Way in Forney, Texas, within Kaufman County. The filing describes the scope as a spec office and restrooms inside a new shell building warehouse. The total estimated cost for this work is $660,045, covering 970 square feet of interior space. This results in a computed cost of $680 per square foot for the specific office and restroom components.

Project Details and Timeline

The owner of record is Hunt Southwest-Gateway East, LLC, with RGA Architects serving as the design firm. Fred Dean Shinault is the registered accessibility specialist for this project. The work was registered with TDLR in January 2022, and plan review was completed in the same month. Construction was scheduled to begin in February 2022, with a planned completion date of May 2022.

The project is privately funded and situated on private land for private use. This classification indicates the location is not subject to significant flood risk based on federal hazard mapping. The project is part of a broader development area, with other registered nearby projects including Gateway Crossing Building 1 and the Gateway East Distribution Center.

Comparing this filing to 648 other new construction projects in Kaufman County, the estimated cost of $660,045 is below the county median of $1,200,000. The scheduled build window of 90 days is shorter than the county median of 242 days. However, the cost per square foot of $680 is above the county median of $145, reflecting the specialized nature of the office and restroom fit-out within a larger industrial shell.

RGA Architects has registered six other projects totaling $21,874,000 in recent filings, including work in Fort Worth, Hutchins, and Lewisville. The design firm’s portfolio includes both industrial and commercial structures. The Gateway East project fits within a cluster of new construction activities in the Forney area, indicating ongoing development in the region.

TDLR status for this project is marked as Review Complete. The public record shows that TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection. Therefore, the current physical state of the site is not confirmed in the public record. The completion date listed in the filing has passed, but the absence of a final inspection record means the project’s finished status remains unverified in the official registry.