A new facility is to be built to house administrative offices and a warehouse for the storage of books. The client is searching for land. Our involvement is to help identify the design team, contractor, assist with working through the city process for site plan approval, establish budgets, schedules and assist in managing owner vendors.

This expansion will feature additions to the existing building including a community center/fitness building addition, an aquatic expansion, and a future social hall building addition. Additionally, stand-alone structures are being planned to include a future parking garage and tennis courts southeast of the aquatic center, a guard station at the northeastern entrance, and new parking lots. We understand the building additions will be two-story and slab-on-grade. The parking garage will have 3.5 levels and a footprint of approximately 29,000 SF.

Square One has provided assistance to David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church as they plan to expand their facilities. We worked closely with their Architect to help develop conceptual plans for the future New Sanctuary and Administrative Facilities, a master plan with a phased expansion of the facility. We recently worked to develop a Prayer Trail and Prayer Garden, taking advantage of existing topography and heritage trees. Square One provided budgeting and scheduling information while coordinating with consultants.

Renovations and additions to the existing shelter for women and children. The project included a new residential wing, a new child care facility and expansion of residential space from 60 beds to 81 beds total.

New administration building, support facilities, and dormitories: An eight-building campus project in Rathgaber Village housing 80 children from infants to 18 years old as they transition from unacceptable living conditions to new homes; the new facilities allow for better living conditions in a safe and clean environment.

Central Texas Food Bank is the largest hunger-relief charity in Central Texas. To serve a growing need in Austin and surrounding communities, the organization constructed a new 133,704 SF facility incorporating warehouse storage, offices and a commercial kitchen. The facility provides double the food bank’s previous warehouse capacity and seven times the refrigeration and freezer storage capacity. The commercial kitchen helps reduce food waste, enabling cooking and freezing. The generous 11.6-acre site provides space for a community fruit and vegetable garden. Both the kitchen and the garden also serve as classrooms, hosting educational cooking and gardening classes.

New Community Impact Center building for Junior League of Austin, uses include FIT, community room for use by non-profits and community activities. Square One provided overall consultation and management services for the Junior League all the way through the process of design, permitting and construction. We created RFP documents for the selection of the design team and general contractor. Provided consultation through the design and permitting period and developed an overall project budget including all soft costs, hard costs, permitting fees, legal, furniture, moving, etc. We managed the design team and general contractor through construction and into the warranty period. Square One also assisted with the sale of the League’s Parkcrest property along with procurement and management of the financing aspect of the new building.

Non profit project planned for Austin, Texas.

This unique and inspirational project is being funded by Charles Butt to provide an excellent learning environment for public school superintendents and principals to learn newer and better ways to educate the children of Texas. The facility is comprised of over 20 buildings located on Lake Austin on 44 acres. APUD was negotiated for the site allowing for maximum flexibility on the design,layout and function of the center. The site includes 180 rooms for overnight stay of the participants, a large learning center with large meeting capacity, an administration office building, a Social Hub for entertaining and gathering at night, an amphitheater for outdoor activities, speeches and concerts. Also, on the site are casitas for visiting lecturers for long term stays. Other amenities include walking trails, numerous sitting area and landscape features.

The Refuge Ranch, located on 50 pristine acres outside the city of Austin, will provide long-term, holistic care in a pastoral and peaceful setting for girls ages 11-17 who have been rescued out of sex trafficking. The facility will be a platform to provide a comprehensive approach to long- term residential care including on-site education services, medical care, therapeutic programs such as gardening, equine, art, music, and pet therapy, along with one-on-one counseling and group therapy with licensed professional therapists. The girls will be housed in distinctively designed cottages that not only provide safety and security but also a sense of family and community.

The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas Mentoring Center is located in the Mueller neighborhood and offers non-profit organizations headquartered in the area many opportunities to share community resources. The 21,000 SF two-story building is the new headquarters for the organization and quadruples the amount of space compared to their previous facility, allowing the organization room to grow to serve more children and families.