Residence Hall Upgrades for Vernon College

The Student Housing Residence Center (Primary Hall & Baseball Dorm) at Vernon College completed a $1,600,000 renovation in Wilbarger County. The project, filed under the name Residence Hall Upgrades for Vernon College, covers 27,368 square feet of student housing at 4400 College Drive in Vernon, Texas. This renovation focused on modernizing essential infrastructure to meet current accessibility and safety standards for the college's residential students.

The scope of work involved comprehensive updates to both buildings. Contractors replaced flooring, all plumbing fixtures, lighting systems, exhaust fans, switches, outlets, and door handles. Additionally, the project included the installation of accessible parking. Specific structural changes included replacing select glazing in the main dormitory, which spans 22,440 square feet, and installing new HVAC systems in the 4,928-square-foot Baseball dormitory. These changes reflect a significant investment in the daily comfort and functionality of the housing facilities.

BYSP Architects served as the design firm of record for this project. The registered accessibility specialist was Tessla Sax Leigh Brewer. The project was privately funded on private land for private use. It was registered with TDLR in February 2025, with plan review completed in the same month. Construction began in March 2025, and the filing listed a completion date of August 2025.

The final inspection passed in December 2025. TDLR closed the project file in May 2026, which marks the end of the accessibility review process for this construction. This timeline indicates a construction window of 137 days from start to scheduled completion, a duration close to the county median of 153 days for similar renovation filings in Wilbarger County.

In terms of cost efficiency, the project's estimated cost of $58 per square foot is below the county median of $113 per square foot for renovation and alteration projects. While the total estimated cost of $1,600,000 is above the county median of $395,000 for this type of work, the scale of the project is significantly larger than the median size of 6,600 square feet. BYSP Architects has been involved in several other TDLR-registered projects in the region, including work in Wichita Falls and Gainesville, demonstrating a consistent presence in institutional construction.

Project Details and Status

The project is officially closed. All required inspections have been passed, and the TDLR file was closed in May 2026. This confirms that the accessibility upgrades and renovations described in the filing have been completed and reviewed. The facilities are now updated with new mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems as specified in the scope of work.