⚠ Boundaries are approximate — estimated from deed acreage and CAD abstract data. No surveyed parcel polygons available. Verify with Austin CAD GIS map (austincad.org) before any action.
Site Information & Acquisition Target
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CAD Parcel ID
10522 · Austin CAD
Zoning
TBD — unincorporated Austin County; confirm w/ county P&Z
Status
Acquisition Target — Owner Identified, No Outreach Yet
Acreage
~35.786 ac gross (net buildable TBD)
Tract
Jacob Stevens League, Abstract No. 93, Austin County, TX
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 247, Wallis, TX 77485
Notes
35.786-ac residue of a ~121.337-ac Marek family holding after excepting ~70.758 ac (File No. 182356), a State of Texas tract (Vol. 222/Pg. 207), and 1.838 ac of SH 36 / County Road 3060 frontage strips surveyed by E.L. Aukerman, P.E., Jan 30, 1960. Address discrepancy: tracker lists 1232 FM-1093; deed shows 13081 Hwy 36 S — confirm before outreach.
Deed Summary — Most Recent Conveyance
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Document Type
Executor's Deed of Conveyance
Executed / Recorded
Dec 23, 2024 · Jan 27, 2025 8:31 AM
Instrument No.
250325 · Austin Co. Official Public Records
Survey / Abstract
Jacob Stevens League, Abstract No. 93
Grantor
Estate of Charlene M. Marek, Deceased — by Joseph G. Marek, Independent Executor · 13081 Highway 36 South, Wallis, TX 77485
Grantee (Current Owner of Record)
Joseph G. Marek · P.O. Box 247, Wallis, TX 77485
Acreage Conveyed
~35.786 acres
Probate Cause No.
23PR-11021, Austin County Court at Law
Probate Reference
In the Estate of Charlene Martha Marek, Deceased — Order Probating Will & Letters Testamentary Jul 29, 2024 · Last Will dated Dec 7, 2018
Recording Agent / Returned To
Krenek Law Offices, PLLC · 21555 Provincial Blvd., Katy, TX 77450 · Notary: Edward Krenek (ID #11000515)
Power Access
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Utility / Provider
CenterPoint Energy (CNP) — Primary Distribution Service, Rate/Tariff CNP 8018; gas service via Vectren/CenterPoint loadsheet (Industrial & Commercial)
Nearest Substation
Point of Interconnection at site — 490 W FM 1093, Wallis, TX 77485 (Austin County); GPS 29.630534, -96.077144
Distance to Substation
On-site / adjacent — POI is at the Giga Energy Wallis site itself
Available / Interconnect Capacity
20MW total load requested for interconnection by Summer 2025 (New load, not transferred), plus 700kW auxiliary load. Load profile: Flat (not seasonal), site designed for 100% uptime.
Interconnection Voltage
34.5kV (POI Voltage per CenterPoint interconnection request)
Interconnect Queue Status
Active — CenterPoint Point of Delivery design issued (Work Order W25080 - Giga Energy) for new 20MW load, in-service target Summer 2025; site has assigned 911 address (490 W FM 1093, Wallis TX, issued 1/17/2025) under Giga Energy Inc.
Equipment / Electrical Design
GigaBox electrical one-line (per Stockton GigaBox drawing, representative of Giga's standard container design): 415V 3-phase+N+PE distribution off a 2,000A copper busbar, with twelve 150A breakers (M1S150T3, 35kA) and four 80A breakers feeding miner PDUs (415V 3PH+N, 125A, 24-port), plus a 75kW VFD and additional 50-100A circuits for cooling/auxiliary loads. CenterPoint Point of Delivery sketch (3 sheets) shows the utility-side build: install 5 new 35kV pole-top switches (PTS, normally closed) on non-wood poles plus 1 normally-open 35kV PTS for sectionalizing, a primary meter (OR41) and pole-top switches (WA44), with closure of an existing 35kV PTS (#31492) to complete the loop — all under Work Order W25080.
Rate / Cost Notes (CenterPoint Primary Distribution Service)
CenterPoint rate calculator models Primary Distribution Service charges including 4CP and Non-4CP demand charges, Metering Charge, Distribution System Charge, Transmission Cost Recovery Factor, and other riders, plus ERCOT wholesale energy cost based on 2024 average LMP for Load Zone Houston ($/MWh). Site is modeled as participating in 4CP demand response — curtailing load to 200kW during ERCOT's critical peak periods in summer (4 coincident peak hours) to reduce transmission cost allocation.
Notes
Interconnection request and utility account are filed under Giga Energy, Inc. (contact: Micah Burdge, Projects@gigaenergy.com, (918) 520-5159; billing address 35529 U.S. 96, Suite 1, Buna, TX 77612) — consistent with the Mustang/Manning pattern of Giga Energy/affiliate LLCs as the utility customer of record rather than BDE directly. Confirm transferability of the CenterPoint interconnection agreement and 20MW allocation in connection with any BDE acquisition of this site.
Key Flags & Notes
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Address Discrepancy — Confirm This Is the Tracked Site
Tracker lists BDE-003 at 1232 FM-1093; deed describes a ~35.786-ac tract at 13081 Highway 36 South. Could be the same property under two addresses or two different parcels. Resolve in Austin CAD before treating Joseph Marek as the BDE-003 target owner.Estate Conveyance — Not a Sale to BDE
The Dec 2024 deed transfers land from Charlene M. Marek's estate to Joseph G. Marek individually. He was both executor and beneficiary. This establishes ownership but is not a BDE transaction — any acquisition requires fresh direct negotiation with Mr. Marek.Net Acreage Likely Lower Than the 35.786 ac Headline
The tract is the residue of a ~121.337-ac parent holding after excepting ~70.758 ac sold off separately, a State of Texas right-of-way, and 1.838 ac of SH 36 / County Road 3060 frontage strips. Confirm net usable acreage against CAD — not the gross deed figure.Subject to Easements, ROW & Mineral Leases
Conveyance passes "AS IS, WHERE IS" subject to all recorded easements, rights-of-way, encroachments, and oil/gas/mineral leases of record in Austin County. Title search needed to determine what surface rights actually convey.Short, Traceable Chain of Title
Title passed from the Marek estate to Joseph Marek in Jan 2025 via a routine probate conveyance. The will (2018) and probate order (Cause No. 23PR-11021) are both on record. A clean, recent chain of title is favorable groundwork for acquisition.Adjacent Family Land Available — Same Owner Contact
The joint Marek parcel (CAD ID 10895, 48.75 ac) shares the same PO Box 247 mailing address. Joseph G. Marek is the contact for both tracts. Expansion of 48.75 ac is potentially accessible through a single negotiation.
Adjacent & Nearby Parcels — Expansion Candidates
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| Owner | Acres | Abstract | Mailing Address | CAD ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marek, Joseph G. & Franklin C. Same PO Box as target — direct contact via Joseph Marek |
48.75 | A087 Shelby-Frazer & McCormick |
PO Box 247 Wallis, TX 77485 |
10895 |
| Twinwood Inc | 82.04 | A087 | PO Box 649 Simonton, TX 77476 |
11062 |
| Meyer, Matthew & Michael | 59.50 | A087 | 4500 Steiner Ranch Blvd Apt 3010 Austin, TX 78732 |
12563 |
| Vykukal, Dennis | 46.24 | A087 | 6503 Lake Cir Wallis, TX 77485 |
11143 |
| Hoegemeyer, Cinthia Dalyn & Lightsey, Carrie c/o Delane Kennedy |
40.00 | A087 | 502 Maxine St East Bernard, TX 77435 |
12503 |
| Kulhanek, Dennis ET AL 3 parcels — IDs 11100, 11112, 11302 |
37.57 combined |
A087 | PO Box 31 Wallis, TX 77485 |
11100 / 11112 / 11302 |
| Grigar, Angeline J. Living Trust | 12.09 | A087 | 2414 Highway 60 N East Bernard, TX 77435 |
12534 |
All parcels sited HWY 36 S, Wallis 77485 per Austin CAD. No street numbers available for most parcels — exact distance from site cannot be confirmed without GIS. The joint Marek parcel (10895) is the confirmed first call given identical PO Box 247 mailing address. All A087 (Shelby-Frazer & McCormick) parcels are in the same survey corridor as the target A093 (Jacob Stevens League) tract.
Recommended Next Actions
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1
Resolve the address discrepancy
Compare 13081 Highway 36 South vs. 1232 FM-1093 in Austin CAD (austincad.org). Confirm whether they are the same parcel before treating Joseph Marek as the BDE-003 target.
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Contact Joseph G. Marek directly
P.O. Box 247, Wallis, TX 77485 (also at 13081 Highway 36 South per deed). He owns both the target parcel (35.79 ac) and the adjacent joint parcel (48.75 ac, CAD 10895) — a single outreach can address both tracts.
3
Pull Austin CAD parcel record & GIS map
Confirm parcel ID 10522, net usable acreage, zoning, and exact boundaries. Use the interactive GIS map at gis.bisclient.com/austincad/ to identify all parcels touching the site perimeter.
4
Engage Krenek Law Offices, PLLC for title search
21555 Provincial Blvd., Katy, TX 77450 · Edward Krenek, Notary #11000515. They handled Instrument No. 250325 — natural first call for liens, easements, and mineral-lease status.
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Review probate file & confirm no other heirs
Cause No. 23PR-11021, Austin County Court at Law. Verify no other heirs, disputes, or encumbrances from the estate before making an offer.
Site & Owner
Joseph G. Marek
~35.79 ac
RoleCurrent owner of record (Grantee)
MailingP.O. Box 247, Wallis, TX 77485
Site address13081 Highway 36 South
CAD ID10522 · A093 Jacob Stevens
AcquiredDec 23, 2024 (rec. Jan 27, 2025)
NotesEstate beneficiary & independent executor; sole owner post-probate. Also co-owns adjacent 48.75-ac parcel (CAD 10895).
ACQUISITION TARGET
Estate of Charlene M. Marek
Prior owner
RoleGrantor (estate, closed via conveyance)
Represented byJoseph G. Marek, Independent Executor
ProbateCause No. 23PR-11021, Austin Co. Court at Law
Will datedDecember 7, 2018
PRIOR OWNER
Krenek Law Offices, PLLC
Legal / Title
RoleHandled estate conveyance & recording
Address21555 Provincial Blvd., Katy, TX 77450
NotaryEdward Krenek (ID #11000515)
TITLE CONTACT
Adjacent & Expansion
Joseph G. & Franklin C. Marek
48.75 ac
CAD ID10895 · A087
MailingPO Box 247, Wallis, TX 77485
NoteIdentical PO Box as target — same family. Contact via Joseph Marek.
ADJACENT — FIRST PRIORITY
HWY 36 S Corridor (A087)
~279 ac
Twinwood Inc82.04 ac · PO Box 649, Simonton
Meyer, Matthew & Michael59.50 ac · Austin, TX
Vykukal, Dennis46.24 ac · Wallis, TX
Hoegemeyer / Lightsey40.00 ac · East Bernard, TX
Kulhanek, Dennis ET AL37.57 ac combined · PO Box 31 Wallis
NoteAll in A087 (Shelby-Frazer & McCormick) survey, same HWY 36 S corridor. Exact adjacency needs GIS confirmation.