Amenity Center in Houston, TX

Barker Oaks Lofts, located at 2460 Barker Oaks Dr. in Houston, includes a new 3,935 sq ft Amenity Center and Leasing Office. This new construction project was filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in December 2022, with an estimated cost of $334,475. The scope involves adding these facilities within an existing three-story apartment building, along with related site work.

Project Details and Design

The owner of record is Barker Oaks 77094, LLC, and the design firm is Mucasey & Associates Architects. Mucasey & Associates has six other TDLR-registered projects in the state, including locations in Houston, Denton, and Mission. The estimated cost of $85 per square foot is close to the Harris County median of $88 per square foot for similar new construction filings. The total estimated cost is below the county median of $750,000, reflecting the specific scale of this amenity addition rather than a full building development.

Construction was scheduled to begin in February 2023, with a planned completion date of August 2023. The scheduled build window of 181 days is close to the Harris County median of 219 days for new construction projects. The project is privately funded and situated on private land for private use, serving the residents of the Barker Oaks Lofts complex.

According to the TDLR record, plan review was completed in December 2022. However, TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection, so the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record. This status indicates that while the project was permitted and scheduled for completion in 2023, the official closure of the building permit has not been documented in the accessible database. Readers should note that the absence of a final inspection record does not confirm whether the space is occupied or open to the public.

Local architectural coverage, such as posts on houstonarchitecture.com, has tracked the Barker Oaks Lofts project as a multifamily development in the Katy and Points West area. These third-party mentions align with the TDLR filing details regarding the address and the involvement of Mucasey & Associates Architects. The project fits within the broader housing market of ZIP code 77082, where the U.S. Census estimates a median household income of $60,510 and a median owner-occupied home value of $225,600. The area is characterized by a high proportion of renter-occupied housing, consistent with the apartment-focused nature of the Barker Oaks Lofts development.