shell building addition

Rockin Country Church is adding 7,390 square feet of pre-engineered building shell to its existing facility at 18280 Texas State Hwy 274 in Kemp, Texas. The filing identifies this work as a shell building addition to an existing place of religious worship. Construction is scheduled to finish in March 2027, with work beginning in September 2026. The project is privately funded and located on private land in Kaufman County.

The estimated cost for this expansion is $469,500, which calculates to approximately $64 per square foot. Rockin' Country Church is the owner and developer of record. Flatrock Design Group, LLC serves as the design firm of record, and Fred Dwain Cawyer is the registered accessibility specialist. TDLR completed plan review for the project in August 2026.

Project Context

Compared to 77 other TDLR-registered additions to existing buildings in Kaufman County, this project's estimated cost is below the county median of $1,000,000. The median size for similar projects is 12,320 square feet, and the median cost per square foot is $130. This project's scheduled build window of 195 days is close to the county median of 240 days. The design firm has three other TDLR-registered projects totaling $1,960,150, including locations in Forney, Plano, and Dallas.

The church is located in ZIP code 75143, where the U.S. Census American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates report a population of about 14,676. The median household income is $68,996, and the median owner-occupied home value is $173,200. Housing in this area is predominantly owner-occupied, with 7,088 housing units recorded.

Third-party sources, such as the church's website and social media profiles, describe Rockin' Country Church as a nondenominational congregation in Kemp. The TDLR record confirms the structural expansion of this existing facility, with the specific scope limited to the pre-engineered metal building shell addition.