Starlight Event Center - Catering Office in El Paso, TX

The Starlight Event Center and Parking Garage in El Paso is undergoing a renovation of a 1,684-square-foot space at 6650 Continental Drive. The project involves a build-out of an existing area to accommodate new offices and a meeting space for the catering staff. The estimated cost for this work is $500,000, which calculates to $297 per square foot.

This renovation was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in July 2025. Mijares-Mora Architects, Inc. is the design firm of record, while Eckhard K Fennig is the registered accessibility specialist. The owner of record is Education Service Center Region 19. The filing identifies the specific scope as the Starlight Event Center - Catering Office, indicating a dedicated functional area within the larger facility.

Construction was scheduled to begin in August 2025, with a completion date listed as February 2026. The TDLR status for this project is Review Complete, meaning the plans have been approved. However, the public record has not yet recorded a final inspection. Consequently, the current physical state of the site is not confirmed in the official records, and the completion date on the filing has passed without a verified closure of the project cycle.

Project Context and Comparisons

This project's estimated cost is above the county median for renovation and alteration filings in El Paso County. The median estimated cost for similar projects is $204,300. The scheduled build window for this project is 181 days, which is longer than the county median of 120 days. The cost per square foot of $297 is also above the county median of $66 per square foot for comparable renovation work.

Mijares-Mora Architects, Inc. has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $15,781,400. These include the Horizon High School in Horizon City, the Nusenda Credit Union - Edgemere Branch in El Paso, and the Sioux Retail Center in El Paso. All of these other projects are marked as review complete. The Starlight Event Center project is one of several renovations in the El Paso area, including work at the GECU Federal Credit Union and Viva KIA.

The project is privately funded on private land for private use. The surrounding area, ZIP code 79925, has a population of about 40,241 according to U.S. Census estimates. The median household income in this ZIP code is $57,735. The housing stock consists of 16,272 units with an even mix of owner- and renter-occupied homes. The median owner-occupied home value is $176,300. El Paso County unemployment was 4.6 percent in August 2026, lower than a year earlier.