HEB Hempstead RSC: Processing Center

H-E-B, LP is constructing a new 2,600 square foot Vendor Processing Center at 266 FM 1488 in Hempstead, Texas. The project, filed as HEB Hempstead RSC: Processing Center, is a new construction effort on private land within Waller County. Construction is scheduled to finish in September 2026, with work beginning in July 2025 after TDLR completed plan review in February 2025.

The facility is part of a new H-E-B campus in the area. The estimated cost for this specific building is $1,500,000, which works out to $577 per square foot. This figure is above the median cost per square foot for new construction projects in Waller County, which stands at $75. The total project cost is also above the county median estimated cost of $1,200,000 for similar filings.

Ryan A+E, Inc. serves as the design firm of record for this project. Dominic Marinelli is the registered accessibility specialist listed in the TDLR filing. The scheduled build window spans 436 days, which is longer than the median build window of 273 days for new construction projects in the county.

Regional Context and Related Projects

H-E-B, LP has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $185,510,100, including large-scale facilities in San Antonio and retail locations in Melissa and Bulverde. Ryan A+E, Inc. has worked on six other registered projects totaling $270,955,000, including the HEB W203 facility in San Antonio and a Central Utility Plant in Hempstead. Other registered projects in the immediate area include a Central Utility Plant, Partner Entrance Gate/Guardhouse, Campus Visitor Center, Vendor Entrance Gate/Guardhouse, and a W727 Dry Grocery facility, all classified as new construction.

The site is located in ZIP code 77445, a area with a population of about 14,943 according to U.S. Census American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates. The median household income in this ZIP code is $63,650, and the median owner-occupied home value is $270,900. Nearby businesses include the Texas Department of Public Safety, Dollar Tree, Dollar General, Tobacco Barn, Faith United Church, and Brookshire Brothers Pharmacy. The Waller County unemployment rate was 6.1 percent in July 2026, higher than a year earlier.