JE Dunn Draws Permit for Austin Convention Center Area 1 Building
City permit 2026-137243 BP, issued Oct. 19, 2026, covers a 373,715 sq ft, five-story Area 1 building at 500 E. 3rd St. with JE Dunn as contractor.
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- Public record
The City of Austin issued building permit 2026-137243 BP on Oct. 19, 2026 for new construction of Area 1 of the Austin Convention Center, a five-story, 373,715 sq ft building at 500 E. 3rd St., with JE Dunn Construction as contractor.
Why it matters
Area 3, an 84,967 sq ft building, drew its own permit earlier; see JE Dunn gets permit for Convention Center Area 3. Area 1 is more than four times that floor area.
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For subcontractors, the signal is that vertical work on a 373,715 sq ft building now has a permit behind it. The record does not say when bidding closes or which trades remain open. Because the declared valuation is shared across four permits, sizing Area 1 spend means reading all four records together rather than this one alone, and no single permit states a contract price.
The numbers
- Permit: 2026-137243 BP, issued Oct. 19, 2026, class “Office, Bank & Professional Bldgs,” work class New, Council District 9, ZIP 78701.
- Size: 5 floors, 373,715 sq ft.
- Declared valuation: $812,383,209. The city repeats this one figure on four sibling permits (2026-137243, 2026-137244, 2026-137245 and 2026-137246), so it is a project-wide declared job value counted once, not the cost of this building alone and not a contract price.
- Contractor: JE Dunn Construction, listed as the contractor.
What’s next
Sibling permits 2026-137244 through 2026-137246 carry the same project-wide valuation. A Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation accessibility registration for the building would give a separate cost estimate, and watch the Austin market hub for subcontract awards and any added permits at the address.
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Quick answers
- What is the latest on Austin Convention Center Redevelopment (Area 1)?
- City permit 2026-137243 BP, issued Oct. 19, 2026, covers a 373,715 sq ft, five-story Area 1 building at 500 E. 3rd St. with JE Dunn as contractor.
- Who is developing Austin Convention Center Redevelopment (Area 1)?
- JE Dunn Construction, according to City of Austin permit 2026-137243 BP.
- What are the key numbers for Austin Convention Center Redevelopment (Area 1)?
- building area: 373,715 sq ft; floors: 5; declared project value: $812M; sibling permits: 4.
On the record
Permit 2026-137243 BP issued Oct. 19, 2026 at 500 E 3rd St: new construction, Austin Convention Center Area 1, 5 floors, 373,715 sq ft, contractor JE Dunn Construction; declared project-wide valuation $812,383,209 repeated on four sibling permits (2026-137243 through 2026-137246)
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