240289-03 Gevity Phase II

Highland Tech Center is undergoing a $1,300,000 renovation at 104 E. Highland Mall Blvd. in Austin, Texas. The project, filed as 240289-03 Gevity Phase II, involves an interior remodel to expand a social wellness club with additional co-working office space. The work covers 3,210 sq ft of the building, resulting in an estimated cost of $405 per square foot.

Lamy-Arcadia LLC is the owner of record for this private project. Plunkett Raysich Architects is the design firm of record, and Steve R Zoerner is the registered accessibility specialist. The project is privately funded on private land for private use. TDLR completed plan review in August 2026, and construction is scheduled to finish in May 2027, with work starting September 2026.

Project Context and Comparisons

This renovation is part of a broader development pattern for Lamy-Arcadia LLC, which has two other TDLR-registered projects in Austin totaling $5,000,000. Plunkett Raysich Architects has six other TDLR-registered projects in the region totaling $6,795,000. The estimated cost of $1,300,000 is above the county median for renovation/alteration filings in Travis County, which is $297,371. The scheduled build window of 272 days is longer than the county median of 98 days.

The project is located in ZIP code 78752, which has a population of about 22,261 and a median household income of $66,404 according to U.S. Census estimates. The area is predominantly renter-occupied. Travis County unemployment rate was 3.9 percent in July 2026.

City of Austin permit records show 10 permits on file at this street address between October 2024 and June 2026. These include electrical, building, plumbing, and mechanical permits with a total declared valuation of $375,000. Third-party sources like bizjournals.com have described Highland Tech Center as a fully renovated office building with available lease space, though this specific filing covers the interior remodel for the wellness club and co-working space.