BISD - Shannon High School Demolition Master Plan

Birdville ISD is preparing to demolish existing classrooms and gyms at Shannon High School in Haltom City, replacing them with new parking areas. The project, filed as the BISD - Shannon High School Demolition Master Plan, covers 9,600 sq ft of work at 6010 Walker Street. This renovation and alteration effort is estimated at $5,000,000, a figure that places the cost in the top quarter of similar Tarrant County filings.

The project was registered with TDLR in September 2026, with construction scheduled to begin in November 2026. According to the filing, the work is targeted for August 2027. This timeline spans a scheduled build window of 273 days, which is longer than the county median of 92 days for renovation and alteration projects. The estimated cost of $521 per square foot is also above the county median of $79, reflecting the specific scope of demolition and site work involved.

Project Details and Context

IN2 Architecture, Inc. serves as the design firm of record for this project. The registered accessibility specialist is Glenn Thomas Comtois. The project involves public funds and public land. In the surrounding ZIP code 76117, U.S. Census estimates indicate a population of about 32,086 and a median household income of $49,041. The area features an even mix of owner- and renter-occupied housing units, with a median owner-occupied home value of $185,300.

Birdville ISD has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $66,724,015, including significant work at Grace Hardeman ES and the Birdville Administrative Complex. IN2 Architecture, Inc. has completed or is working on five other projects totaling $23,400,000, including the AISD Administration Building in Aubrey. The Tarrant County unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in July 2026, higher than a year earlier, providing context for the local labor market during the construction period.

The scope of work is strictly defined as the demolition of existing classrooms and gyms and the construction of new parking areas. No new building construction is listed in the filing. The project status is Project Registered, with plan review pending. The financial and spatial details are fixed by the filing, ensuring clarity on the scale of the alteration relative to the school’s existing infrastructure in Haltom City.