LJA Engineering - Austin Pharis

LJA Engineering - Austin Pharis is a 5,040 square foot interior office renovation located at 211 E 7th Street Suite 300 in Austin. The project is registered under the name 211 Seventh and involves the alteration of existing space within the Sixth Street Historic District. Highland Resources, Inc. is listed as the owner of record for this privately funded work on private land.

The scope of work describes a renovation of the existing interior office space. The estimated cost for the project is $605,000, which calculates to $120 per square foot. This cost per square foot is above the Travis County median of $103 for similar renovation and alteration filings. The total estimated cost is also above the county median of $300,000 for this type of work.

Timeline and Status

The project was registered with TDLR in December 2024, and plan review was completed in the same month. Construction was scheduled to begin in January 2025 with a completion date of May 2025. Since that date has passed, the public record indicates that TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection. Therefore, the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record.

Highland Resources, Inc. has three other TDLR-registered projects in Austin, all of which are closed. These include projects at Lamar Central and 3800 Lamar. The total value of these other projects is $735,450. The scheduled build window for the 211 Seventh project is 119 days, which is close to the Travis County median of 98 days for comparable renovations.

City of Austin permit records show two building permits on file at this street address, issued in March 2025. Both permits are marked with a final status. The description for the most recent permit is an interior alteration of a new demising wall leaving existing suite 300. These permits may relate to other tenants or suites at the same address and are not exclusively defined as part of the TDLR registration.