Construction milestone marks continued progress on the 83,000-square-foot school building for Austin Independent School District
AUSTIN, Texas (Oct. 13, 2026) – Hoar Construction announced today the topping out of the newly constructed elementary school at the Oak Springs Elementary site, marking a major construction milestone for the 83,000-square-foot project for Austin Independent School District (AISD), expected to open in fall of 2028. The project is part of AISD’s 2022 bond program, which includes more than $2 billion worth of capital projects for local schools. A topping-out ceremony was held on Sept. 30.
The new two-story building will replace the original school building built in 1958, providing students and staff with an upgraded learning environment. The school will include a gym with a basketball court, maker spaces, fine arts program spaces, a music studio, an exterior rain garden and high-grade concrete floors. Designed to foster collaboration and encourage interactive learning, classrooms will be reimagined into learning neighborhoods with collaborative spaces, small group rooms and dedicated professional learning centers for teachers.
The new facility will also include a playground shared with Austin Parks and Recreation Department and an attached community room and community partner suite to assist local non-profits with essential services with a separate entrance from the rest of the school for student safety.
“Reaching the topping out milestone is an exciting moment in bringing the new elementary school to life,” said George Zakar, project executive at Hoar. “We’re proud of the progress our team and project partners have made and look forward to continuing our work to ultimately deliver a modern, collaborative learning environment for students and teachers.”
Once the new building is complete, the existing building will be demolished and redeveloped into a staff parking lot. Also part of AISD’s 2022 bond program, Hoar is underway with construction for the modernization of O’Henry Middle School. More information about the Austin ISD 2022 Bond Program can be found at AISDFuture.com and on the AISD Bond Instagram.
Huckabee, a Fort Worth-based education design firm and the founding brand of MOREgroup, is serving as the architect on the project, with Kimley-Horn providing civil engineering, Guerra Engineering serving as the MEP partner and Matrix Engineers providing structural engineering services.
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