SMPW Crew Renovations in San Marcos, TX

The renovation of the Crew Building at 2217 E. McCarty Ln in San Marcos is complete. The project, filed under the name SMPW Crew Renovations, involved an estimated cost of $145,000 for the interior alteration of 740 sq ft of existing space. The work converted a portion of the bull pen into closed offices and divided an existing room into two additional offices.

FGM Architects served as the design firm of record for this City of San Marcos project. The registered accessibility specialist was Mark S Robinson. The project was registered with TDLR in April 2025, and plan review was completed in the same month. Construction started in May 2025, with a scheduled completion date of July 2026. The building passed its final TDLR accessibility inspection in September 2026, confirming that the construction phase is finished.

Project Context and Comparisons

This renovation is part of a broader portfolio of City of San Marcos projects, which includes six other TDLR-registered works totaling $34,064,700. These include the San Marcos Fire Station 3, valued at $6,000,000, and the Sunset Acres project, valued at $26,147,000. FGM Architects has also designed six other registered projects, such as the Engineering Education and Research Center in Austin and the Field House in San Antonio.

Compared to 1,316 other renovation and alteration filings in Hays County, this project’s estimated cost of $145,000 is below the county median of $250,000. The size of 740 sq ft is also below the median size of 3,278 sq ft. However, the cost per square foot of $196 is above the county median of $95. The scheduled build window of 408 days is longer than the county median of 92 days.

The site is located in ZIP code 78666, where the U.S. Census estimates the population at about 87,775. The median household income in this area is estimated at $55,478, and the median owner-occupied home value is $271,900.