TTU Holden Hall First Floor Toilet Room Renovation in Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University is renovating the first-floor toilet rooms in Holden Hall at 2500 Broadway in Lubbock. The project, filed as TTU Holden Hall First Floor Toilet Room Renovation, involves approximately 420 square feet of work within the existing structure. This targeted alteration focuses specifically on updating the restroom facilities on the ground floor of the building.

The estimated cost for this renovation is $400,000. With a scope of 420 square feet, the project calculates to a cost of $952 per square foot. This figure is above the county median of $100 per square foot for renovation and alteration projects registered in Lubbock County over the last 24 months. The total cost is also above the county median of $300,000 for similar work types.

Project Timeline and Status

Texas Tech University registered the project with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in November 2025. Plan review was completed in December 2025, and the TDLR status is listed as Review Complete. Construction is scheduled to start in January 2026 and is scheduled to finish in December 2026. This represents a build window of 364 days, which is longer than the county median of 123 days for comparable renovation projects.

Condray Design Group is the design firm of record for this project. Stephen D Macphie is the registered accessibility specialist associated with the filing. The project involves public funds and public land. Texas Tech University has six other TDLR-registered projects in Lubbock totaling $4,225,000, including renovations to the Student Union Building and the Health Sciences Center.

Local Context and Nearby Sites

Holden Hall is located in a dense academic area of Lubbock. Nearby businesses and institutions include the Student Union Building, the University Library, and the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering. Other registered construction projects in the immediate area include renovations at the Lubbock County Hospital District and Covenant Medical Center. The project site is also near One Guy from Italy University, a meal delivery service, and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

Lubbock County had an unemployment rate of 4.3 percent in July 2026, which is higher than a year earlier. This renovation is part of a broader pattern of institutional maintenance and improvement in the region. The specific focus on accessibility and restroom renovation aligns with the university's commitment to facility standards. The project is a discrete alteration rather than a new construction, impacting only a small portion of the existing building footprint.