New Clinic/Surgery Building for Pet Circle Regional Animal Shelter in Waco, TX

The City of Waco is building a new 5,164-square-foot clinic and surgery facility at 2032 Circle Road in McLennan County. The project, filed as the New Clinic/Surgery Building for Pet Circle Regional Animal Shelter, is a new construction effort with an estimated cost of $4,000,000. This investment represents a significant addition to the shelter’s infrastructure, designed to handle medical and surgical needs for animals in the region.

Registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in April 2025, the project completed its plan review phase in the same month. The filing lists Rbdr, PLLC as the design firm of record and Michael Lynn Kelley as the registered accessibility specialist.

Project Scale and Costs

At $775 per square foot, this project’s cost per unit area is above the county median of $145 per square foot for new construction filings. The total estimated cost of $4,000,000 places the project in the top quarter of costs among 908 comparable new construction filings in McLennan County. The scheduled build window of 395 days is longer than the county median of 245 days, reflecting the complexity of specialized medical facilities.

The City of Waco has six other TDLR-registered projects, totaling $23,472,170, including right-of-way improvements and the Dr. Mae Jackson Development Center. Rbdr, PLLC has worked on six other projects, including the White Bluff Chapel and City of Waxahachie Fire Rescue Station No. 1. The project involves public funds and public land, underscoring its role in municipal animal care services.

Construction was scheduled to begin in August 2025, with a completion date of August 2026. However, TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection, so the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record. The project remains in a status where physical completion is not verified by regulatory filings, and the public record does not indicate that the facility is operating.