GISD Handley ES Playground Replacement in Garland, TX

GISD Handley Elementary School completed the playground replacement project at 3725 Broadway Blvd in Garland in early 2026. The renovation/alteration work, filed as GISD Handley ES Playground Replacement, involved replacing playground equipment and surfaces and installing a new shade canopy across 4,910 sq ft of site improvements.

The project was owned by Garland Independent School District and designed by BRW Architects. The scope included civil improvements such as drainage updates and sidewalk repairs. The estimated cost for the work was $452,879, which translates to a cost of $92 per square foot.

Project Timeline and Status

Plan review was completed in December 2024, shortly after the project was registered with TDLR. Construction was scheduled to begin in June 2025, with a planned completion date of December 2025. The final inspection was successfully passed in February 2026, confirming that the work met the required accessibility standards.

In June 2026, TDLR closed the project file, marking the official end of the accessibility review process for this construction. The project is now listed as Project Closed in the TDLR records, indicating that all regulatory requirements for the accessibility review have been satisfied.

Context and Comparison

This project’s estimated cost of $452,879 is above the median estimated cost of $250,000 for renovation/alteration filings in Dallas County. The scheduled build window of 213 days is longer than the county median of 92 days. The cost per square foot of $92 is also above the county median of $73. These figures are computed from 32,665 TDLR-registered renovation/alteration filings in Dallas County, with 4,387 registered in the last 24 months.

Garland Independent School District has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $152,982,134, including Memorial Pathway Academy and Student Services Center, North Garland High School, and South Garland High School. BRW Architects, the design firm, has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $39,882,150, including Rio Bank Jackson and Parks Maintenance Building. These projects span various locations and statuses, reflecting the firms’ ongoing involvement in construction and renovation work.