Guidepost Montessori Las Colinas

Guidepost Montessori Las Colinas is an 8,000-square-foot interior renovation at 4961 N O'Connor Road in Irving, Texas. The project, registered with TDLR in June 2022, involves updating painting and flooring while making minor modifications to enlarge two existing classrooms. The estimated cost for this work is $1,200,000, which equates to $150 per square foot.

The owner of record is 4961 N O Connor Rd LLC, and the design firm is Hwai Yang Architects. The filing describes the work as a renovation/alteration of an existing school, funded privately for private use on private land. The scheduled construction window began in August 2022 with a target completion date of January 2023.

Because no plan review or inspection has been recorded, the public record does not confirm whether the project proceeded as scheduled. The January 2023 completion date has passed, but the TDLR status remains "Project Registered." This status indicates that the registration is active, but it does not provide evidence of physical completion or occupancy.

Context and Comparisons

Among 32,412 renovation and alteration filings in Dallas County, this project's cost is above the county median of $248,016. The median size for similar filings is 4,226 square feet, and the median cost per square foot is $72. The scheduled build window for this project was 158 days, which is longer than the county median of 92 days for comparable work.

Hwai Yang Architects has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $5,360,000, including Zakanaka in Round Rock and CrReekside at Wade Office Park in Frisco. Other registered projects in the Irving area include Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Texas Oncology and Crestview Tower.