Rockwall ISD Ursula Rakow Middle School Parking Lot Addition

The Rockwall ISD Ursula Rakow Middle School Parking Lot Addition project is complete. Located at 4700 Gettysburg Blvd in Rockwall, this new construction project added 116,740 square feet of paved surface to the school campus. The work was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in June 2026, and the record shows the final TDLR accessibility inspection was passed in August 2026.

Project Scope and Cost

The filing describes the scope of work strictly as a parking lot addition. The estimated cost for this specific project was $495,000. This figure is below the median estimated cost of $950,000 for new construction filings in Rockwall County over the last 24 months. The cost per square foot is calculated at $4, which is significantly below the county median of $142 per square foot for similar filings. The scheduled build window was 177 days, shorter than the county median of 242 days.

Rockwall ISD is the owner of record. The design firm listed on the filing is Corgan, a firm with a substantial portfolio of other TDLR-registered projects in the region. The registered accessibility specialist for this project is Brittany Lynn Miller. The project is privately funded on private land for private use, consistent with the district's ownership of the property.

Location and Context

The site is in Rockwall County, ZIP code 75032. According to U.S. Census American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates, the ZIP code has a population of about 37,895 and a median household income of $128,465. The area is predominantly owner-occupied, with a median home value of $462,000.

Rockwall ISD has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $81,980,000, including the Cain Middle School and Reinhardt Elementary School projects, both of which are closed or complete. Corgan has six other registered projects totaling $507,300,000, including major high school and career center projects in Dallas and Garland. The construction start date per the filing was January 2026, with a planned completion of July 2026. The final inspection passed in August 2026, confirming the project status as Inspection Complete.