Tongrun

Tongrun is renovating a 7,363 sq ft office space at 8240 Merritt Road, Suite 100, in Rowlett, Texas. The project, filed under the name Lakeview Business District Building 5, involves an office build-out and the addition of insulation to a remaining 136,000 sq ft warehouse section. The estimated cost for this renovation and alteration work is $4,300,000.

JSC-CCI Lakeview I LLC is the owner and developer of record for this Dallas County project. Azimuth Architecture, Inc. is the design firm listed on the filing. Mary Rae Davies is the registered accessibility specialist associated with the project. The work is privately funded on private land for private use.

The project was registered with TDLR in May 2026. The construction start date listed in the filing is also May 2026, with a target completion date of September 2026. This completion date has passed. The current TDLR status is Project Registered. However, no plan review or inspection has been recorded since the initial registration, so whether the project proceeded as scheduled is not confirmed in the public record.

Project Context and Comparisons

This renovation is significantly larger and more expensive than typical filings in the area. Among 32,387 renovation and alteration projects registered in Dallas County, the median estimated cost is $248,000. This project's $4,300,000 cost places it in the top quarter of filings. The median size for such projects is 4,226 sq ft, while this project covers 7,363 sq ft. The median cost per square foot is $72, whereas this project averages $584 per square foot. The scheduled build window of 109 days is close to the county median of 92 days.

JSC-CCI Lakeview I LLC has one other TDLR-registered project, Lakeside Business District Building 4 in Rowlett, valued at $3,000,000, which has completed review. Azimuth Architecture, Inc. has six other registered projects totaling $20,200,000 across various Texas locations, including Cedar Park, Grand Prairie, The Colony, and Arlington. U.S. Census estimates for the 75089 ZIP code indicate a population of about 35,400 and a median household income of $125,315.