Barton Creek Plaza III Floor 2 Restroom Remodel in Austin, TX

The Barton Creek Plaza III Floor 2 Restroom Remodel at 3801 S. Capital of Texas Hwy in Austin, Texas, is a completed renovation project. The work involved the remodel of existing building common restrooms within the structure. The project covered 489 square feet of space with an estimated cost of $131,000. This specific filing was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in September 2023. The construction start date aligned with the registration month, and the scheduled completion date was June 2024. TDLR closed the project file in June 2024, which marks the end of the accessibility review process for this construction. The status is now Project Closed.

Vanderbilt Office Properties is the owner of record for this development. The firm has other registered projects in the area, including Barton Creek Plaza II and Barton Creek Plaza I. The design firm of record for this specific restroom remodel is S. Tipton Studio. David C Deming served as the registered accessibility specialist for the filing. The project is located in the Barton Hills neighborhood of Travis County. This location is in a commercial area with other registered renovation projects nearby, such as BCP Westbank, LP and Terrace 7.

Project Metrics and Context

The estimated cost of $131,000 places this project below the county median for renovation and alteration filings. The median estimated cost for similar projects in Travis County is $297,000. The size of 489 square feet is significantly smaller than the median size of 3,800 square feet for comparable filings. The computed cost per square foot is $268, which is above the county median of $103 per square foot. The scheduled build window was 279 days, which is longer than the median build window of 98 days for similar projects in the county. These figures are derived from TDLR-registered filings in Travis County.

The project is privately funded and located on private land for private use. The address 3801 S. Capital of Texas Hwy has multiple permit records on file with the City of Austin. At least 25 permits are associated with this street address, including electrical, building, mechanical, and plumbing permits. The most recent permits in the records include change of use applications. The surrounding area has a population of approximately 50,479 residents according to U.S. Census ACS 2023 estimates for ZIP code 78704. The median household income in this area is $97,160. The median owner-occupied home value is estimated at $862,000. Housing in this ZIP code is mostly renter-occupied.

The completion of this restroom remodel indicates that the accessibility review process is finished for this specific scope of work. The project is part of a larger portfolio of developments by Vanderbilt Office Properties in the Austin area. The design firm S. Tipton Studio has other registered projects in the region, including Casis Village Shopping Center and Pecan Park. The registered accessibility specialist ensured that the remodel met the required standards during the review period. The project file remains closed in the TDLR records, reflecting the final status of this specific construction effort.