Walmart 1040 Houston ESS Doors

A renovation project at 15955 FM 529 Road in Houston is focused on installing new emergency doors at front tenants and a breakroom. This work, filed under the name Walmart 1040 Houston ESS Doors, involves a scope of approximately 1,000 sq ft. The estimated cost for this alteration is $115,000, which computes to $115 per square foot. The project is located in Harris County and is privately funded on private land.

Walmart Real Estate Business Trust is the owner of record for this site. The design firm listed in the public filing is pb2 architecture + engineering. Landy Perkins is the registered accessibility specialist associated with the project. The work is classified as a Renovation/Alteration, specifically targeting safety and egress improvements through the addition of emergency doors.

Timeline and Status

The project was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in February 2025. Plan review was completed in the same month. Construction was scheduled to begin in August 2025, with a planned completion date of September 2025. Although the scheduled completion date has passed, TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection. Therefore, the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record.

This project’s estimated cost is below the county median for renovation and alteration filings in Harris County. The scheduled build window of 60 days is shorter than the county median of 92 days. However, the cost per square foot of $115 is above the county median of $80. Walmart Real Estate Business Trust has six other TDLR-registered projects in the state, totaling $1,623,000. These include locations in Tyler, Bryan, Universal City, Quinlan, and Converse.

The area surrounding this site includes several retail and service businesses. Nearby establishments include Lowe's Home Improvement, Petco, Pho Sai Gon Vietnamese Restaurant, Target, Images Hair Studio, and The Health Center. Other registered construction projects in the immediate area include renovations for Wingstop, Bear Creek Center, Chick-fil-A, and Fuzzy's Tacos & Margs. The ZIP code 77092 has a population of about 36,185, with a median household income of $56,741 according to U.S. Census estimates.