UTMB Ambulatory Clinic in Friendswood, TX

The UTMB Health Friendswood Primary and Specialty Care Clinic passed its final TDLR accessibility inspection in February 2026, confirming that construction is complete. This project involved the tenant improvement and build-out of the fourth floor of an existing medical office building at 1715 S. Friendswood Dr. in Friendswood, Texas. The work created a new B-Occupancy health clinic for the University of Texas Medical Branch, adding 26,000 square feet of specialized care space to the structure.

The filing, registered with TDLR in March 2025, listed the project name as UTMB Ambulatory Clinic. The owner of record is 1715 S Friendswood LLC, and the design firm of record is Philowilke Partnership. The estimated cost for this addition to an existing building was $6,206,240, which computes to $239 per square foot. The scheduled build window was 381 days, a duration longer than the county median of 213 days for similar projects in Galveston County.

Project Scope and Financials

This project involved public funds, public land, or is a Federally funded roadway project, according to the filing details. The estimated cost places this project above the county median for its type, which was $450,000. The $239 per square foot cost is also above the county median of $146 per square foot. The registered accessibility specialist for the project was William T Winning. Plan review was completed in March 2025, aligning with the registration date.

Philowilke Partnership is the design firm of record for this project and has been involved in six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $13,931,000. These include the MD Anderson Duncan Lee Cancer Prevention Building in Houston and the Houston Methodist Sugar Land project. The Friendswood clinic adds to the firm's portfolio of healthcare facility work in the region. The project is located in Galveston County, where the unemployment rate was 4.9 percent in August 2026.

Local Context and Status

The clinic is situated in Friendswood, a community with a population of about 54,082 and a median household income of $121,914, according to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates for ZIP code 77546. The area has approximately 19,600 housing units, with a median owner-occupied home value of $354,300. The construction of this 26,000-square-foot clinic represents a significant addition to the local medical infrastructure. The TDLR status is now Inspection Complete, marking the end of the regulatory review and construction phase for this specific filing.