GISD Club Hill ES Playground Replacement in Garland, TX

The playground replacement at GISD Club Hill Elementary School in Garland is complete. The project, filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) as GISD Club Hill ES Playground Replacement, passed its final TDLR accessibility inspection in February 2026. This renovation and alteration work was registered in December 2024 and concluded within the scheduled timeline.

Located at 1330 Colonel Dr, the project scope involved replacing playground equipment and surface materials, installing a new shade canopy, and executing civil improvements including drainage and sidewalk repairs. The total square footage for these civil improvements is 62,420 sq ft. The estimated cost for the project was $482,873, which calculates to $8 per square foot.

Garland Independent School District is the owner of record. BRW Architects served as the design firm, and Marcela Abadi Rhoads was the registered accessibility specialist. The project utilized public funds and took place on public land. Plan review was completed in December 2024, with construction beginning in June 2025. The filing indicated a completion date of December 2025, and the final inspection was subsequently passed in February 2026.

Project Context and Comparisons

This project is one of several large-scale initiatives managed by Garland Independent School District. The district has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $152,982,134, including significant renovations at Memorial Pathway Academy, North Garland High School, and South Garland High School. BRW Architects has also worked on six other projects across Texas, ranging from the Rio Bank Jackson in McAllen to the Fleet Maintenance Building in Killeen.

Within Dallas County, this project’s cost is above the median estimated cost of $250,000 for renovation and alteration filings. The scheduled build window of 213 days is longer than the county median of 92 days. However, the cost per square foot of $8 is below the county median of $73 per square foot. These figures are derived from 32,665 TDLR-registered renovation and alteration filings in the county.

The surrounding area, ZIP code 75042, has a population of about 38,040 according to U.S. Census American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates. The median household income is $63,531, and the median owner-occupied home value is $221,300. Housing in this area is mostly owner-occupied. The Dallas County unemployment rate was 3 percent in August 2026, lower than a year earlier, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.