Rosewood Hall

Rosewood Hall is a $9,500,000 renovation and alteration project located at 2406 Rosewood Ave in Austin, Texas. The scope involves the adaptive reuse of a 34,773 square foot elementary school structure and the construction of a 1,295 square foot, three-story addition. The total project size is 36,068 square feet, with an estimated cost of $263 per square foot. The project is registered with TDLR and is targeted for September 2027.

The owner of record is 2707 WTL LLC, a private entity that has one other TDLR-registered project in Austin totaling $81,500. That previous project, located at 2707 Walsh Tarlton Lane, is closed. This current filing is privately funded on private land for private use. The design firm of record is Michael Hsu Office of Architecture, which has six other TDLR-registered projects across Texas totaling $26,568,680. These include projects in Austin, Dallas, and Houston, with statuses ranging from registered to review complete.

Construction Timeline and Status

The project was registered with TDLR in July 2026. The construction start date per the filing is October 2026. The completion date on the filing is September 2027, meaning the scheduled build window is 335 days. This duration is longer than the county median of 98 days for renovation and alteration projects in Travis County. The estimated cost is above the county median of $296,996, placing it in the top quarter of filings for this work type.

Local coverage from myneighborhoodnews.com describes Rosewood Hall as a transformation of the former Rosewood Elementary School into a community-oriented destination for restaurants and shops. An Instagram post noted that the building began in 1936 as a school and that the project team is helping write its next chapter. The registered accessibility specialist for this project is Andrea P Lacour.

Local Context

The project is situated in ZIP code 78702. According to U.S. Census American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates, the population is about 26,495, with a median household income of $101,304. There are 14,573 housing units, and the median owner-occupied home value is $644,200. Housing in this area is mostly renter-occupied. The Travis County unemployment rate in June 2026 was 4 percent, higher than a year earlier. This project represents a significant private investment in the East Austin neighborhood, leveraging the existing school infrastructure for new commercial use.