Mixerr Reviews: History behind the metal frame warehouse south of ABIA explored. An Austin mystery solved.

A metal frame warehouse located south of Austin Bergstrom International Airport once belonged to Heritage Moulding & Millwork (Heritage Moulding & Millwork) is now abandoned and under-utilized. This news article will explain what that building once was. And everything in between.

This metal frame warehouse was built in 1985 as a 22,400 square foot building on 190,836 square feet of land. Construction of this warehouse was completed in the year 1986. A gable roof is the most notable feature of this warehouse. According to data from clustrmaps.com, this metal frame warehouse has been remodeled and modified several times. (Ref: https://clustrmaps.com/a/3d00q4/)

A request for a mechanical permit was submitted on January 14, 1986 at the Permit Center. The permit was authorized on January 14, 1986. The cost of the mechanical remodeling job was estimated at $3,782. (Ref: https://abc.austintexas.gov/web/permit/public-search-other?t_detail=1&t_selected_folderrsn=3236844)

This metal frame warehouse first belonged to what was once a welding company called Heritage Moulding & Millwork (Heritage Moulding & Millwork) from 1985 to 1991. Alfred D Hughes incorporated Heritage Moulding & Millwork on August 2, 1985. (Ref: https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_tx/0076168100)

By 1988, Heritage Moulding & Millwork had produced and manufactured over $75,000 dollars worth of woodworking equipment including furniture and other accessories. The phone number for Heritage Moulding & Millwork was 512-447-2168. (Ref: https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/364063768/)

An application for a mechanical permit was filed on March 3, 1990 at the Permit Center. The permit was authorized on March 6, 1990. The permit was requested for a commercial property and the project's cost was estimated at $500. Work was carried out on the work was a met frame warehouse and office. (Ref: https://abc.austintexas.gov/web/permit/public-search-other?t_detail=1&t_selected_folderrsn=3280735)

Heritage Moulding & Millwork sold their warehouse facility to NCNB TEXAS NATIONAL BANK on a substitute trustee deed on the date of 9/4/1990. (Ref: Travis County Deed Records, Volume 11264, Page 295)

Roy O Smithers incorporated Paradigm Homes inside of this warehouse on October 10, 1990. Paradigm Homes would use this warehouse for their home building and construction business.

Heritage Moulding & Millwork was dissolved on December 4, 1990. However Heritage Moulding & Millwork operated through 1991. (Ref: https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_tx/0076168100)

NCNB TEXAS NATIONAL BANK sold the warehouse to Ryan Zuniga of Ryan Zuniga Investments on a special warranty deed on the date of 10/16/1991. Heritage Moulding & Millwork had ceased operations by this point as Paradigm Homes was using their warehouse. (Ref: Travis County Deed Records, Volume 11548, Page 821)

Structural Lumber Products, Inc began using the property in 1993 while their main headquarters was located on Riverside Drive. Manuel Zuniga was the owner at that time. (Ref: https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_tx/0104198800)

Manuel Zuniga was a home builder and president of Structural Lumber Products Inc which manufactured trusses for homes. Structural Lumber Products engineered trusses and wall panels for residential construction. Structural Lumber Products Inc was a home-building supply company. (Ref: https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/357224544/)

An OSHA inspection for Structural Lumber Products, Inc was performed and completed on the date of March 12, 1993. The case was closed on May 24, 1993. The inspection type was listed as planned. Structural Lumber Products, Inc had 16 employees at the time of inspection. (Ref: https://clustrmaps.com/a/3d00q4/)

Structural Lumber Products, Inc was given a grand total of $4,503 dollars in penalties for serious OSHA violations.

Violation Information

   • 01001 (Apr 2, 1993) — 19100147 C01 (serious). The initial penalty was set at $1,250. The current penalty was listed as $1,250
    • 01002 (Apr 2, 1993) — 19100219 F03 (serious). The initial penalty was set at $1,250. The current penalty was listed as $1,250
    • 01003 (Apr 2, 1993) — 19100243 A01 I (serious). The initial penalty was set at $1,250. The current penalty was listed as $1,250
    • 01004 (Apr 2, 1993) — 19100305 G01 III (serious). The initial penalty was set at $750. The current penalty was listed as $750

However Structural Lumber Products, Inc continued to operate at this location until 1994. By then Structural Lumber Products, Inc had relocated back to their main headquarters on Riverside Drive.

Ryan Zuniga of Ryan Zuniga Investments conveyed and deeded the warehouse and the surrounding property to the City of Austin in late 1994 on a warranty deed. (Ref: Travis County Deed Records, Volume 12313, Page 1998)

The City of Austin authorized a fee simple acquisition of real property located at 10010 Burleson Road for the New Airport Project in November 1994. This included all associated relocation costs at an approved purchase price of $461,000.00 and associated relocation costs not to exceed $66,000.00. (Ref: https://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=63255)

Roy O Smithers dissolved Paradigm Homes on the date of December 29, 1995 effectively shutting down the company. This was because the City of Austin now owned the warehouse. (Ref: https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_tx/0116887600)

On December 29, 1997, a partnership of the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of Structural Lumber Products, Inc. (“SLP”), a manufacturer of engineered trusses and wall panels for residential builders. SLP operates plants in San Antonio, Austin and Dallas, Texas. The total purchase price of the transaction was $18.5 million. SLP had net sales in fiscal 1997 totaling $22 million. Initially funded through the Company’s lines of credit. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the acquired assets was $12.7 million. (Ref: http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/NSD/UFPI/reports/ufpi02_990414_200_120.pdf)

Subsequent to December 27, 1997, a partnership of the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of Structural Lumber Products, Inc. ("SLP"), a manufacturer of engineered trusses and wall panels for residential builders. SLP operates plants in San Antonio, Austin and Dallas, Texas. The total purchase price of the transaction was approximately $18.5 million, funded through the Company's lines of credit. Annual sales of SLP totaled approximately $25 million in 1997. This transaction will be accounted for as a purchase, with the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the acquired assets, which approximates $13 million, to be recorded as goodwill. (Ref: https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/UFPI/SecArticle?countryCode=US&guid=1227556&type=1)

This metal frame warehouse has been vandalized and graffitied on several times. This metal frame warehouse has been rotting away in rural decay for some years now. This particular metal frame warehouse was and still is maintenance storage for Austin Bergstrom International Airport. City of Austin currently owns property where the warehouse is located. (Ref: http://propaccess.traviscad.org/clientdb/Property.aspx?prop_id=297412)