Rooms To Go - Patio Add Kids Retail Remodel in Friendswood, TX

Rooms To Go completed a renovation at 19258 Gulf Fwy in Friendswood, Texas. The project, filed as "Rooms To Go - Patio Add Kids Retail Remodel," involved a minor interior remodel of the 11,362 sq ft facility. The estimated cost for this work was $120,000, which translates to $11 per square foot. The owner of record is RTG Furniture of Texas, L.P., and the design firm of record is Casco.

The construction timeline was scheduled to begin in February 2025, with a planned completion date of May 2025. This represents a build window of 89 days. The project was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in January 2025. TDLR closed the project file in January 2025, which marks the end of the accessibility review process for this construction. The registered accessibility specialist for this filing is Richard Todd Lozano.

Project Context and Comparisons

This renovation is privately funded on private land for private use. When compared to 1,744 other renovation and alteration filings in Galveston County, this project’s estimated cost is below the county median of $250,000. It falls within the bottom quarter of costs for this type of work. The median estimated cost for similar projects in the county is $250,000, with the middle half ranging from $120,000 to $600,000. This project's $120,000 cost sits at the lower boundary of that middle range.

The size of this project is significantly larger than the median renovation in Galveston County, which is 3,974 sq ft. At 11,362 sq ft, this facility is roughly three times the median size. However, the cost per square foot is below the county median of $74 per square foot. The median scheduled build window for these projects is 120 days, whereas this project’s 89-day window is shorter than that median. This indicates a faster construction schedule relative to typical local renovations.

RTG Furniture of Texas, L.P. has two other TDLR-registered projects totaling $1,590,000. These include a Rooms To Go location in Friendswood with a $400,000 estimate, which is also closed, and a Rooms To Go location in Austin with a $1,190,000 estimate, which is also closed. The design firm Casco has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $4,096,538. These projects are located in San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Pearland, and Houston. Their statuses vary, with some registered and one review complete.

The Friendswood area, identified by ZIP code 77546, has a population of about 54,082 according to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates. The median household income in this area is $121,914, and the median owner-occupied home value is $354,300. There are approximately 19,600 housing units, with housing predominantly owner-occupied. These Census estimates provide context for the local economic environment where this retail renovation took place.