The cause of the fire and damage to the facility—located at The Yard at 444 E. St. Elmo Road, Ste. B, Austin—is under investigation, according to Icon.
Co-founder and CEO Jason Ballard wrote in a tweet Nov. 25 that he is grateful no one was hurt as the company’s fleet of printers were “out in the field” and workers were home for the holidays.
“It was devastating,” said Cara Caulkins, director of public relations and events. “Luckily no one was injured, and we don’t anticipate it will impact any business from Icon.”
Icon is in the process of printing 100 homes in the Wolf Ranch master-planned community. The organization partnered with Lennar, a home construction company; Big-Bjarke Ingles Group, an architectural firm; and real estate developer Hillwood Communities to complete the project. Reservations for the homes, starting in the mid-$400,000s, are expected to begin in early 2023.