Bistro Le Cep in Houston, TX

Bistro Le Cep is a new 2,800 square foot restaurant located at 11138 Westheimer Road in the Briar Forest neighborhood of Houston. The project involves built-out tenant work within an existing shopping center in Harris County. The estimated cost for this construction is $175,000.

According to the TDLR record, Obed Salmeron is the owner or developer of record, and Urban Studio Design is the design firm listed. The project was registered with TDLR in July 2019. Plan review was completed in the same month, and construction was scheduled to begin in November 2019 with a target completion date of March 2020.

Construction Status and Site Conditions

Although the scheduled completion date of March 2020 has passed, the TDLR status remains Review Complete. The agency has not yet recorded a final inspection, so the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record. The project is privately funded on private land for private use.

This specific construction project is smaller and less expensive than the median for new construction in Harris County. The estimated cost of $175,000 is below the county median of $750,000. The size of 2,800 square feet is also below the county median of 8,968 square feet.

The cost per square foot for Bistro Le Cep is $62, which is below the Harris County median of $88 per square foot. The scheduled build window of 122 days is shorter than the county median of 219 days. Urban Studio Design has one other TDLR-registered project, the Gerhardt Rockport Building in Rockport, with an estimated cost of $60,000.

The surrounding area includes several businesses such as Jason's Deli, The UPS Store, and Comfort Suites Westchase Houston Energy Corridor. Census estimates for ZIP code 77042 indicate a population of about 40,725 people. The median household income in this area is $57,745, and the median owner-occupied home value is $371,300. Housing in this ZIP code is predominantly renter-occupied.