McDonald's Veterans Memorial in Houston, TX

McDonald's USA completed a renovation project at 12085 Veterans Memorial Drive in Houston, Texas. The filing identifies the specific work as the McDonald's Veterans Memorial location. This renovation/alteration project involved a new customer service area remodel, a kitchen extension at the front, a dry storage area at the Play Place, and a remote freezer installed outside the store.

The total estimated cost for this construction was $150,000. The project covered 500 square feet of new or altered space. With an estimated cost per square foot of $300, the financial scope reflects specific interior and exterior modifications rather than a full ground-up build. The work was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in August 2022.

Construction Timeline and Status

Construction was scheduled to begin in October 2022, with a completion date also listed for October 2022. This indicates a planned build window of approximately nine days. The TDLR record shows that the agency closed the project file in October 2022. This action marks the end of the accessibility review process for this specific construction activity.

Castles Design Group served as the design firm of record for the project. Kathy Ann Riley was the registered accessibility specialist. The project is privately funded on private land for private use.

Regional Context

In Harris County, the median estimated cost for similar renovation and alteration filings is $250,000. This project’s cost is below that county median. The median size for such filings is 4,000 square feet, making this project significantly smaller. The median cost per square foot for these filings is $80, meaning this project’s $300 per square foot is above the county median. The median scheduled build window for these projects is 92 days, whereas this project’s nine-day window is shorter than that median.

McDonald's USA has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $4,500,000, including locations in Rosharon, New Braunfels, Odessa, Houston, and Pearland. Castles Design Group has worked on other projects, including AutoNation CDJR Katy and Cavender Subaru of Midland. The surrounding area, ZIP code 77067, has a population of about 31,800 according to U.S. Census estimates. The median household income in this ZIP code is $51,278.