MCC Selects Mazanec for Cameron Pool House

Trustees chose Mazanec Construction as construction manager at risk for the Cameron Hall pool house project on the Mclennan Community College campus.

Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Home Renovation

Bold vector editorial illustration of a yellow excavator beside a half-demolished concrete structure with a steel crane above, in mustard, coral, and teal. — Mclennan Community College trustees selected Mazanec Construction as construction manager at risk to demolish and rebuild the Cameron Hall pool house after engineers found it unsound. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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MCC trustees selected Mazanec Construction as construction manager at risk for the Cameron Hall pool house project. The college will demolish the pool house and build a new meeting-space building in its place.

Why it matters

Engineers found the existing pool house was not structurally sound, complicating its renovation and prompting a demolition-and-rebuild approach. The project affects the $5.2 million Cameron Hall, the home of the MCC Foundation, which opened about a year ago in Waco.

The pool house renovation was halted after structural problems were identified, and the anticipated completion date is May 2027. Cost figures for the replacement building and the Mazanec contract were not disclosed in the available extraction.

The players

Mazanec Construction

Mazanec Construction is the Waco-area contractor selected as construction manager at risk for the Cameron Hall pool house project.

RBDR Architects

RBDR Architects is the firm designing the revised pool house in conjunction with Mazanec Construction.

MCC Foundation

The MCC Foundation is the philanthropic arm of McLennan Community College that owns Cameron Hall and is co-funding the project.

The details

MCC trustees selected Mazanec Construction as construction manager at risk, and RBDR Architects will design the revised pool house in conjunction with the contractor. Funding comes from MCC's capital improvement fund and the MCC Foundation.

1921: Cameron summer house built.
1976: Art Center Waco moves into the Cameron house.
2017: Building found structurally unsafe; Art Center Waco relocates.
Late October 2026: MCC trustees select Mazanec Construction.
May 2027: Anticipated pool house completion.

Renovation Trajectory

The Cameron project follows the 2017 discovery that the Cameron house was structurally unsafe, which led MCC to abandon repair in favor of demolition. Choosing demolition over repair mirrors the college's earlier conclusion that restoring the original house was too expensive.

Visitors to the Mclennan Community College campus will see the pool house demolished and replaced with a new meeting-space building. The Cameron Hall programming continues as the project moves toward completion next spring.

The takeaway

Structural assessments before renovation can change a project's scope quickly, and sometimes demolition and rebuilding is the more practical path. Community members following the project can track progress as the anticipated May 2027 completion approaches.