Dallas Police Law Enforcement Training Center - In Service Academy

The City of Dallas is developing a new 59,972-square-foot mass timber classroom building at 1800 E. Camp Wisdom Road in Dallas. This structure, designated as Building 2, serves as the In-Service Academy for the Dallas Police Law Enforcement Training Center. The project involves the new construction of a two-story facility with an estimated cost of $40,124,792.

HSK is the design firm of record for this development. The scope of work specifies a mass timber construction approach for the classroom spaces. Marcela Abadi Rhoads is the registered accessibility specialist associated with the project.

Timeline and Registration

The project was registered with TDLR in July 2026. Construction is scheduled to begin in November 2026, with completion targeted for June 2028. The TDLR status is listed as Project Registered, and plan review is pending. This timeline represents a build window of 607 days, which is longer than the county median of 243 days for similar new construction filings.

Local coverage has described the broader Dallas Police training expansion, noting that the in-service academy is intended as an advanced training facility for officers already in service. These external reports provide context for the scale of the police department's training infrastructure updates.

The estimated cost of $40,124,792 places this project in the top quarter of new construction filings in Dallas County by cost. The cost per square foot is $669, which is above the county median of $125 per square foot. The City of Dallas has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $27,482,660, including the Reality Based Training - In-Service facility. HSK has four other TDLR-registered projects in the region, including the Basic Academy and Physical Training Pavilion, indicating a significant portfolio of work for this design firm.

The surrounding area, ZIP code 75232, has a population of about 32,967 according to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates. The median household income in this area is $57,315, and the median owner-occupied home value is $207,000. Dallas County unemployment rate was 3.3 percent in July 2026, higher than a year earlier. This project utilizes public funds and public land for its development.