#22085 - Douglas R. Mehling Activities Center in Tyler, TX

The Douglas R. Mehling Activities Center, part of the Breckenridge Village community, is a new 28,000 sq ft multipurpose building located at 15062 County Road 1145 in Tyler, Texas. The project, registered with TDLR as #22085, was valued at an estimated $6,500,000. FirstDay Foundation served as the owner of record, while RVK Architecture, Inc. handled the design. The scope included new construction, interior and exterior work, and site development.

Project Scope and Cost

The build was privately funded on private land for private use. At $232 per square foot, the cost per unit area was above the Smith County median of $162 for similar new construction filings. The estimated total cost of $6,500,000 placed the project in the top quarter of Smith County new construction records from the last 24 months, where the median cost was $832,600. The scheduled build window of 717 days was longer than the county median of 214 days.

Construction began in August 2022, following the TDLR registration in July 2022. The filing indicated a completion date of August 2024. TDLR closed the project file in August 2024, which marks the end of the accessibility review process for this construction.

RVK Architecture, Inc. has been involved in six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $7,057,641. These include the Security State Bank in Hondo and the Bridge Fellowship in Boerne. FirstDay Foundation has one other registered project, the George M Cowden Building in Austin, valued at $525,000. The Arc of Smith County describes Breckenridge Village of Tyler as a faith-based residential community for individuals with mild to moderate developmental disabilities. A Facebook post by BreckenridgeVillageofTyler identifies the location as a caring residential community in Tyler.

The project sits in ZIP code 75704, where the U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates indicate a population of about 9,280. The median household income in this area is estimated at $52,892, with a median owner-occupied home value of $136,400. Housing in the area is predominantly owner-occupied. Smith County unemployment rate in July 2026 was 4.4 percent, higher than a year earlier.