Project Blue Floors 19 and 20

Fountain Place is undergoing a significant interior renovation on the 19th and 20th floors, a project registered with TDLR in September 2026. The work involves renovating approximately 50,000 square feet of existing space at 1445 Ross Ave to serve as office space for a new business-occupancy tenant. The filing lists the project name as Project Blue Floors 19 and 20 - Dallas, TX, and the estimated cost is $3,200,000.

The scope is strictly limited to the interior of the existing building, with no structural changes to the tower itself. The renovation will convert these two floors into modern office environments, a common update for high-rise properties in the Dallas area seeking to attract new corporate tenants. The owner of record is 1445 Ross AVE LLC, which has registered five other projects at this specific address in recent filings, indicating a pattern of ongoing investment in the Fountain Place property.

Project Specifications and Timeline

HOK, the design firm of record, is responsible for the architectural plans for this alteration. The registered accessibility specialist for the project is Marc S Frame. The construction start date is listed as October 2026, and the completion is targeted for November 2026. This creates a scheduled build window of 60 days, which is shorter than the county median of 92 days for similar renovation and alteration filings in Dallas County. The cost per square foot is $64, a figure that is close to the county median of $72 for this type of work.

The project is privately funded and located on private land for private use. The site is situated in Dallas County, specifically in the 75202 ZIP code. According to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates, the median household income in this ZIP code is $101,500, and the median owner-occupied home value is $325,100. The area is predominantly renter-occupied, a characteristic typical of the downtown Dallas office corridor where Fountain Place is located.

The Dallas County unemployment rate was 3.3 percent in July 2026, higher than a year earlier. This economic context may influence the demand for new office space, though the TDLR record only tracks the construction and accessibility compliance of the project itself. The filing status is Project Registered, meaning the paperwork has been accepted but plan review is still pending. The estimated cost of $3,200,000 places this project in the top quarter of costs for renovation and alteration filings in Dallas County, where the median estimated cost is $248,661.