Rice University in Houston, TX

TMC3 is a 5,500 sq ft interior office buildout located in the ground floor suite of an existing multi-level office building at 7255 Helix Park Avenue, Suite 1A, in Houston's Medical Center Area. The project, filed under the name Rice University, represents a first-generation renovation of the space. Texas Medical Center is the owner of record, and Tramonte Design Studio serves as the design firm.

The estimated cost for this renovation and alteration is $467,500, which calculates to $85 per square foot. This cost is above the Harris County median for similar renovation and alteration filings, which stands at $250,000. The scheduled build window of 118 days is longer than the county median of 92 days for comparable projects. The $85 per square foot rate is close to the county median of $80.

Construction was scheduled to begin in February 2025, with a target completion date of May 2025. The project was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in January 2025. No plan review or inspection has been recorded since registration. Therefore, whether the project proceeded to completion is not confirmed in the public record. The TDLR status remains Project Registered.

City of Houston permit records show three permits on file at this street address, issued between February 2026 and July 2026. These permits may relate to other tenants or suites at the same address and are not necessarily tied to the TMC3 project.

Texas Medical Center has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $26,208,043, including the TMC Innovation Factory and various street-level renovations in Houston. Tramonte Design Studio has six other registered projects totaling $18,550,000, with several marked as review complete in Houston and Friendswood. The surrounding area includes prominent medical institutions such as Baylor College of Medicine and MD Anderson Cancer Center.