Whole Foods Market Elgin St. in Houston, TX

Whole Foods Market Elgin St. was a small interior renovation at 515 Elgin St. in Houston's Midtown neighborhood. The project involved altering 3,200 square feet of existing space without changing the building's occupancy, shell, or exit travel paths. This work is now complete, as the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) closed the project file in May 2022.

The construction timeline was brief. Filing records indicate the project started in April 2022 and was scheduled for completion in May 2022, a build window of roughly 30 days. This duration is shorter than the 92-day median scheduled build window for renovation and alteration projects in Harris County. The estimated cost for this work was $75,000, which translates to $23 per square foot.

Project Scope and Cost Context

These figures place the project below the county median for similar work. The median estimated cost for renovation and alteration filings in Harris County is $250,000, with a median size of 4,000 square feet and a median cost of $80 per square foot. The Whole Foods project was smaller in both total cost and size, reflecting a targeted interior update rather than a full-scale rebuild.

Cushing Terrell served as the design firm of record for this project. The registered accessibility specialist was Mark S Robinson. The work was privately funded on private land for private use. Whole Foods Market is the owner of record. This location is one of several TDLR-registered projects associated with the brand, including sites in Austin, Plano, Bee Cave, and Richardson, totaling over $7.5 million in other registered filings.

The site is located in ZIP code 77006, an area with an estimated population of about 23,927. Median household income in this area is approximately $102,003, and the median owner-occupied home value is $599,500. Nearby businesses in Midtown include The Breakfast Klub, Brennan's Houston, and Mai's Restaurant.