Dallas Mock Store

The AT&T Discovery District is undergoing an interior renovation at 308 S. Akard Street in Dallas’s Downtown Historic District. This project involves the alteration of an existing 4,360 sq ft retail space, with a registered estimated cost of $224,239. The filing describes the scope as the interior renovation of this retail space, specifically including new interior partitions, casework fixtures, and select electrical updates.

Southwestern Bell is the owner of record for this filing, which was registered with TDLR in March 2026. Ware Malcomb serves as the design firm, and Fred Dean Shinault is the registered accessibility specialist. The filing lists the project name as “Dallas Mock Store,” indicating a specific commercial fit-out within the larger district infrastructure. This work is privately funded on private land for private use.

Cost and Schedule Analysis

With an estimated cost of $224,239, the project sits close to the Dallas County median of $249,000 for similar renovation and alteration filings. The cost per square foot is $51, which is below the county median of $72 for comparable projects in the region. The scheduled build window for this project is 63 days, which is shorter than the county median of 92 days for similar types of work.

Ware Malcomb has six other TDLR-registered projects in the region, ranging in value from $125,780 to $40,186,744. These include projects in Katy, Coppell, Plano, and Wylie, demonstrating the firm’s diverse portfolio of commercial and retail developments. The specific scope here focuses on interior elements and electrical systems within the existing structure.

The project was registered with TDLR in March 2026 with a target completion of June 2026; no plan review or inspection has been recorded since, so whether it proceeded is not confirmed in the public record. The status remains “Project Registered,” and the public record does not indicate further activity beyond the initial registration.