WeWork 600 Congress - 15th Floor Renovation in Austin, TX

The WeWork 600 Congress - 15th Floor Renovation is complete. This project involved the alteration of 3,441 square feet of existing office space within a full-floor tenant area at 600 Congress in Austin. The work was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in November 2022, with construction beginning in December 2022. The estimated cost for this renovation was $200,000, resulting in a cost of $58 per square foot.

Project Scope and Ownership

BCSP 8 600 Property LP is the owner of record for this project, which is privately funded on private land for private use. The design firm listed in the TDLR filing is PGAL, Inc. The registered accessibility specialist for this renovation is Attila Huszka. The scope of work is described as the renovation of an existing office area within an existing full-floor tenant space. The building is located in Travis County, a region where the median estimated cost for similar renovation filings is $296,998. This project’s cost is below that county median, and its scheduled build window of 62 days is shorter than the county median of 98 days.

BCSP 8 600 Property LP has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $13,589,651. These include multiple filings at 600 Congress and One American Center in Austin. PGAL, Inc. has six other registered projects totaling $196,652,556, ranging from fire stations in Coppell to student housing in Stephenville. The 600 Congress address is in a ZIP code with a median household income of $154,867 and a median owner-occupied home value of $653,600, according to U.S. Census estimates.

Status and Third-Party Context

TDLR closed the project file in February 2023, which marks the end of the accessibility review process for this construction. The completion date on the filing was February 2023, and the TDLR status is listed as Project Closed. Third-party sources provide additional context about the building. A post by WeWork described the space as a modern Class A tower that was carefully refreshed in 2017. Method Architecture noted that a 1st floor presence and a future stair knockout for the 15th floor encompassed WeWork's vision for Austin. Texas Electric and Light reported completing electrical demo and rewiring of WeWork office space on the 15th and 16th floors at this address.

City of Austin permit records show at least 25 permits on file at this street address. The 25 most recent were issued between December 2024 and July 2026. These include 10 Electrical Permits, 9 Building Permits, 3 Mechanical Permits, and 3 Plumbing Permits. A certificate-of-occupancy-related record is dated April 2026. These permits at this address may relate to other tenants or suites and are not necessarily part of the 15th-floor renovation described in the TDLR filing.