IR Renovation in Austin, TX

St.David's South Austin Medical Center is undertaking an interior renovation project located at 901 W Ben White Blvd in Austin, Travis County. The filing identifies the work as an IR Renovation, specifically creating a new interventional radiology procedure room and associated support spaces within the existing facility. This $1,500,000 project covers 2,295 square feet, resulting in a cost of $654 per square foot. The owner of record is St Davids Healthcare Partnership LP LLP, with Polkinghorn Group Architects serving as the design firm. Steve R Zoerner is the registered accessibility specialist for the project.

Project Timeline and Registration

This project is privately funded and situated on private land for private use. It was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in November 2026, with plan review also completed in November 2026. Construction is scheduled to finish in August 2027, with work starting January 2027. The TDLR status is listed as Review Complete. The scheduled build window of 196 days is longer than the county median of 98 days for similar renovation and alteration filings.

Cost and Scope Context

The estimated cost of $1,500,000 places this project in the top quarter of the 15,141 TDLR-registered renovation/alteration filings in Travis County, which has a median estimated cost of $300,000. The middle half of those projects ranged from $140,800 to $717,000. The project's size of 2,295 square feet is smaller than the county median of 3,798 square feet. The cost per square foot of $654 is significantly above the county median of $104.

Polkinghorn Group Architects has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $9,015,000, including work for MOB Railroad LLC in Georgetown, Seton Medical Park Tower in Austin, and Woodlake Commercial in Georgetown. At this address, City of Austin permit records show at least 25 permits on file, with the 25 most recent issued between February 2026 and August 2026. These permits include types such as Plumbing, Electrical, Mechanical, and Building, covering work like natural gas repairs and shell additions.

The area profile for ZIP code 78704, based on U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates, indicates a population of about 50,479 and a median household income of $97,160. There are 29,959 housing units in the area, with a median owner-occupied home value of $862,000. Housing in this zone is mostly renter-occupied. Travis County unemployment rate was 3.6 percent in September 2026.