Clear Lake Stake Suite Addition in Houston, TX

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints filed a TDLR registration for a 1,468 sq ft addition to its facility at 1802 Gunwale Rd in Houston. The project, listed as the Clear Lake Stake Suite Addition, involves new office spaces within the existing structure. The estimated cost for this construction is $1,300,000, which equates to $886 per square foot.

Martinez Architects serves as the design firm of record for this project. The registered accessibility specialist is Jeromy G Murphy. The work is classified as additions to an existing building on private land in Harris County. The project is privately funded and intended for private use. The filing indicates a construction start date of June 2025 and a scheduled completion date of December 2025.

TDLR completed plan review in March 2025. The status of the project is listed as Review Complete. However, TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection. Therefore, the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record. The scheduled build window was 183 days, which is close to the county median of 182 days for similar projects in Harris County.

Context and Comparisons

This project's cost is above the county median for additions to existing buildings in Harris County. The median estimated cost for such filings is $442,758, with a median size of 5,000 sq ft. The $886 per square foot cost for this project is above the county median of $100 per square foot. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has four other TDLR-registered projects totaling $9,865,000, including the Liberty Hill Meetinghouse and the San Antonio Temple.

Martinez Architects has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $18,654,315. These include projects in Kingwood, Beaumont, and Navasota, as well as fire station renovations in Katy and Spring. The Clear Lake area, ZIP code 77062, has a population of about 24,892 and a median household income of $105,824 according to U.S. Census ACS 2023 estimates. Nearby businesses include Trek Bicycle Clear Lake, Petco, and Star Plaza.

The Harris County unemployment rate was 5 percent in August 2026, lower than a year earlier. The project is located in the Clear Lake neighborhood of Houston. The filing does not specify the exact nature of the office spaces beyond the description of new additions. The status remains that TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection, so completion is not verified in the official record.