Project Edison in El Paso, TX

Mount Franklin Food, registered with TDLR as Project Edison, completed a $2,000,000 renovation at 1800 Northwestern Dr in El Paso. The 47,496 sq ft project involved constructing new interior areas, including a tank room, COP room, QA lab, and mechanical room, primarily using imp walls. The work also included preparing the building for a future process line design. TDLR closed the project file in January 2025, marking the end of the accessibility review process for this construction.

Scope and Design

The renovation was privately funded and executed on private land for private use. Denham-Blythe Company, Inc served as the design firm of record, while Julie Ericson Gereda acted as the registered accessibility specialist. The filing specifies that the construction start and registration both occurred in January 2025, with a scheduled completion date of April 2025. The project’s estimated cost of $2,000,000 places it in the top quarter of renovation filings in El Paso County, significantly above the county median of $204,000 for similar work.

The project’s size of 47,496 sq ft is substantially larger than the county median of 3,500 sq ft for renovation and alteration projects. However, the cost per square foot, calculated at $42, is below the county median of $66 per square foot. The scheduled build window of 82 days was shorter than the county median of 120 days, indicating a focused and efficient construction timeline relative to local standards.

Location and Context

The facility is located in El Paso County, within ZIP code 79912. According to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates, this area has a population of about 79,126 and a median household income of $72,290. The housing stock in this ZIP code is mostly owner-occupied, with a median owner-occupied home value of $248,400. Denham-Blythe Company, Inc has previously worked on other TDLR-registered projects, including a $1,540,044 renovation for FedEx Webster in Webster, Texas, which is also review complete.

El Paso County’s unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in August 2026, lower than a year earlier, reflecting a stable labor market during the project’s construction period. The TDLR record confirms that the project is closed, and no further accessibility review actions are pending for this specific filing. The scope of work was strictly limited to interior construction and preparation for future equipment, with no exterior structural changes noted in the filing details.