La Michoacana Meat Market

La Michoacana Meat Market at 6811 Bellfort Ave in Houston, Texas, is the subject of a renovation and alteration filing registered with TDLR in June 2021. The project involves an interior and exterior remodel of a 15,939 sq ft facility. The estimated cost for this scope of work is $800,000. Rafael Ortega is listed as the owner of record, while Zadeco Group LLC is the design firm of record.

The project was privately funded on private land for private use. The scheduled construction window began in November 2021, with a target completion date of September 2022. This date has passed. The TDLR status for this specific filing remains Project Registered. No plan review or inspection has been recorded since registration, so whether the work proceeded as scheduled is not confirmed in the public record.

In Harris County, the median estimated cost for renovation and alteration filings is $250,000. This project’s $800,000 estimate is above the county median for its type. The median size for similar filings is 4,000 sq ft, making this 15,939 sq ft project significantly larger. The scheduled build window of 309 days is longer than the county median of 92 days. However, the cost per square foot of $50 is below the county median of $80.

Rafael Ortega is the owner of record for six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $6,350,000. These include locations in Fort Worth, Galveston, Laredo, and Balch Springs. Zadeco Group LLC is the design firm for six other registered projects totaling $5,400,000. These include other La Michoacana locations in Houston and Garland.

The surrounding area in ZIP code 77087 has a population of about 35,192 people. The median household income is $53,624, and the median owner-occupied home value is $148,400. Housing in this area is mostly owner-occupied. The Harris County unemployment rate was 5.2 percent in July 2026, higher than a year earlier. Other registered projects in the immediate area include Pitstop Express and Building 3, both renovations.