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The Link at Uptown, located at 2601 Olive St. in Dallas, is undergoing a $150,000 renovation and alteration project. The filing, registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in July 2026, identifies the specific scope of work as the demolition of an existing tenant improvement space and the addition of new windows. The project is targeted for January 2027, with a scheduled construction start in August 2026.

Cousins 2601 Olive, LLC is the owner of record for this 5,908 square foot project. The design firm of record is BOKA Powell, which has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $3,375,000 in the region. The registered accessibility specialist for this filing is Jeffery L Kelley.

Project Scope and Regional Context

The estimated cost of $150,000 is below the Dallas County median of $248,000 for renovation and alteration filings. The project’s cost per square foot is $25, which is below the county median of $72. The scheduled build window of 151 days is longer than the county median of 92 days. These figures are derived from a comparison of 32,387 TDLR-registered renovation and alteration filings in Dallas County.

Third-party sources describe The Link at Uptown as a Class AA office tower in Uptown Dallas. A post by Kaizen Development Partners describes the building as a 25-story tower serving as the link between Uptown, Victory Park, and Downtown. A post by the building’s official Instagram account similarly describes it as a 25-story, Class AA office tower. Ceco Concrete Construction describes the building as a 24-story, Class AA office building connecting the Uptown neighborhood to Victory Park and downtown. Commercial Cafe reported that Cousins Properties acquired The Link at Uptown.

Local Area and Labor Market

The project is located in the 75201 ZIP code, which has a population of about 18,078 residents according to U.S. Census American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates. The median household income in this area is $101,098, and there are 13,619 housing units. The median owner-occupied home value is $649,700, and housing is predominantly renter-occupied. The Dallas County unemployment rate in July 2026 was 3.3 percent, higher than a year earlier.

The project remains in the Project Registered status with TDLR. Plan review is pending, and the completion date on the filing is January 2027. The specific scope of demolition and window addition indicates a focused alteration rather than a full structural rebuild. The private funding and land use confirm this is a non-public, private sector improvement.