Capital Metro Building Restoration in Austin, TX

Capital Metro Building Restoration in Austin

The Capital Metro Building Restoration project is a renovation and alteration filing for a 6,740 sq ft facility located at 5315 E. Ben White Blvd. in Austin, Travis County. The scope of work involves building restoration following fire damage. The estimated cost for this work is $1,500,000, which calculates to $223 per square foot. The owner of record is the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and the design firm is Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc.. Stacey L Brewer is the registered accessibility specialist for this filing.

This project involves public funds, public land, or is a Federally funded roadway project. It was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in November 2026. Construction is scheduled to begin in December 2026, with the completion date on the filing set for April 2027. The TDLR status is listed as Project Registered. Plan review is pending and completion is targeted for April 2027.

Cost and Scale Context

When compared to 15153 TDLR-registered renovation/alteration filings in Travis County (with 2265 registered in the last 24 months), this project stands out for its scale. The median estimated cost for similar projects in the county is $300,000, with the middle half ranging from $140,999 to $718,650. This project's cost is above the county median for its type, placing it in the top quarter. The median size for these filings is 3,788 sq ft, and the median cost per square foot is $104. The $223 per square foot figure here is above the county median.

The scheduled build window for this project is 150 days, which is longer than the county median of 98 days. The owner, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, has 6 other TDLR-registered projects totaling $170,889,944. These include the Cap Metro Plaza Saltillo Station in Austin for $40,615,944, the North Operations Base - Rail Maintenance Facility in Austin for $250,000, and the North Base Demand Response & Centralized Warehouse in Austin for $90,000,000. Additional projects include MP78.63-Rail Bridge Switchback Walkway in Cedar Park for $1,529,000 and MP78.63-Rail Bridge Walkway in Cedar Park for $2,925,000.

City of Austin permit records show 1 permit on file at this street address, issued between October 2026 and October 2026. The type is a Building Permit, and the most recent entry is for a Temporary Office/Jobsite Trailer with no public access and no plumbing. The area profile for ZIP 78741 indicates a population of about 45,274, a median household income of $66,434, 24,763 housing units, and a median owner-occupied home value of $376,500. Housing in this ZIP code is predominantly renter-occupied according to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates. Travis County unemployment rate (FRED, September 2026): 3.6 percent, lower than a year earlier.