Trinity East Village Senior Apartments

Trinity East Village Senior Apartments is a new four-story senior living community under construction at 2611 Saint Charles in Houston’s Greater Third Ward. The project includes a one-story amenity building and associated site work, totaling 77,400 square feet. The estimated cost is $18,546,734, which works out to $240 per square foot. This development is registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) as a new construction project in Harris County.

The owner of record is Trinity East United Methodist Church, while Smith & Company Architects serves as the design firm. Meghan Broussard Simecek is the registered accessibility specialist for the project. The filing indicates that this development involves public funds, public land, or is a Federally funded roadway project. TDLR completed plan review in November 2025, and construction is scheduled to finish in October 2027, with work starting April 2026.

Project Scale and Location

The address falls within ZIP code 77004, where U.S. Census American Community Survey estimates for 2023 indicate a population of about 35,866 and a median household income of $65,901. The area has approximately 18,321 housing units, with a median owner-occupied home value of $384,100. Housing in this ZIP code is primarily renter-occupied.

City of Houston permit records show three building permits on file at this street address, issued between May 2026 and May 2026. These permits cover the new apartment structure with sitework, an office/amenities building, and a fire pump room. The largest permit lists 77,578 square feet for the new apartment and sitework. Nearby businesses in the area include Emancipation Park, The Doshi House, and the Emancipation Community Center.

Context and Comparisons

This project’s estimated cost is above the Harris County median for new construction filings, which stands at $750,000. The median size for comparable filings is 8,968 square feet, and the median cost per square foot is $88. The scheduled build window for this project is 578 days, which is longer than the county median of 219 days. Smith & Company Architects has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $24,388,963, including developments in Mansfield and Houston.

Third-party coverage has highlighted the project’s significance. A post by Trinity East United Methodist Church described the groundbreaking for the senior apartments. An Instagram post noted that the project is a 90-unit affordable housing community for seniors in Houston’s Third Ward. The Real Deal reported that Houston is turning to church properties for affordable housing development, citing this four-story, 90-unit project as an example. These external mentions align with the TDLR registration details for the new construction at 2611 Saint Charles.