UT Hotel Interior Redesign in Austin, TX

The UT Hotel Interior Redesign project involves renovating the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center, a 198,000-square-foot facility at 1900 University Ave. in Travis County. This work includes converting an existing lecture hall into a conference room. The Board of Regents of the University of Texas serves as the owner of record, with Lake Flato Architects listed as the design firm. The estimated cost of the work is $19,000,000, which computes to $96 per square foot.

Registration and Timeline

The project was registered with TDLR in January 2026, and plan review was completed in the same month. According to the filing, construction started in December 2025. The scheduled completion date on the record is August 2026. Although this date has passed, TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection, so the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record. The registered accessibility specialist for this filing is Jessica Trevino Hamm.

This renovation is part of a broader portfolio for the Board of Regents, which has two other TDLR-registered projects totaling $5,865,000. These include the South Campus Research Building 3 in Houston and the Edinburg Community Engagement and Student Success Building. Lake Flato Architects has six other registered projects totaling $102,610,015, including work in Houston, Midland, and Dallas. The firm also has a separate $1,500,000 registration for the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center in Austin.

In terms of scale, this project is significantly larger than the median renovation in Travis County. The median estimated cost for such filings is $298,196, and the median size is 3,800 square feet. This project’s cost is above the county median for its type, placing it in the top quarter. The scheduled build window of 273 days is longer than the county median of 98 days. The cost per square foot of $96 is close to the county median of $103.

The site is located in the University of Texas at Austin area, near the Bullock Texas State History Museum, Scholz Garten, and the Hampton Inn & Suites Austin @ The University/Capitol. Census estimates for ZIP 78705 indicate a population of about 32,937 and a median household income of $30,336. The area is predominantly renter-occupied, with a median owner-occupied home value of $627,900. Travis County unemployment was 3.9 percent in July 2026. City of Austin permit records show one plumbing permit issued at this address between August 2025 and August 2025.