Alkek Work Environments in Houston, TX

The Alkek Work Environments renovation of existing space in the Alkek Building at MD Anderson Cancer Center is complete. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation closed the project file in May 2026, marking the end of the accessibility review process for this construction. This renovation/alteration took place at 1515 Holcombe Blvd in Houston, Harris County.

Thiel Design Group served as the design firm of record for the 1,933 sq ft project. The estimated cost was $250,000, which computes to $129 per square foot. The Board of Regents/University of Texas Executive Director of Real Estate is the owner of record. Janel Carona Bloom was the registered accessibility specialist associated with the filing.

The project was registered with TDLR in August 2024, and plan review was completed in the same month. Construction began in October 2024. The scheduled completion date on the filing was July 2025, but the final inspection was not passed until February 2026. This extended timeline resulted in a build window of 303 days.

Context and Comparisons

Among 39,290 renovation/alteration filings in Harris County, this project’s cost is close to the county median of $250,000. The median size for such projects is 4,000 sq ft, while the median cost per square foot is $80. This project’s cost per square foot is above that median. The median scheduled build window for comparable projects is 92 days, making this project’s timeline longer than the county average.

The owner has three other TDLR-registered projects in Houston, totaling $1,870,000. Thiel Design Group has six other registered projects totaling $41,797,159. The ZIP code 77030 has a population of about 12,976 and a median household income of $79,415 according to U.S. Census estimates. The Harris County unemployment rate was 5 percent in August 2026.