LBL West Austin Park Water Quality Retrofit

The West Austin Park Water Quality Retrofit is a $2,900,000 renovation project located at 1317 W 10th St in the Old West Austin neighborhood. The scope covers a biofiltration basin retrofit, general park improvements, and wastewater line upgrades across a construction limit of approximately 2.5 acres. The project is registered with TDLR with completion targeted for May 2028.

Austin Parks and Recreation serves as the owner of record, while Freese and Nichols, Inc. is the designated design firm. Jesus E Lardizabal is the registered accessibility specialist for this filing. The total estimated cost is $2,900,000, which corresponds to 108,900 sq ft of project area at a calculated rate of $27 per square foot.

In the context of Travis County renovation filings, this project’s cost is above the county median for its type. The scheduled build window of 251 days is longer than the county median of 98 days. Conversely, the $27 per square foot cost is below the county median of $103 per square foot. These figures place the project in the top quarter for cost among similar local filings.

The project involves public funds and public land, consistent with its status as a Federally funded roadway project. Construction is scheduled to begin in September 2027. The registration status remains Project Registered, with plan review pending. This filing was submitted to TDLR in April 2026.

Local context for the 78703 ZIP code includes a population of about 22,484 residents. The median household income is estimated at $144,637, and the median owner-occupied home value is $1,353,500. Travis County had an unemployment rate of 3.9 percent in July 2026. A third-party listing on austin.localteam.house describes the project as a biofiltration basin retrofit and park improvement effort at this specific address.