Grayson Baldree Community Center

The Grayson Baldree Community Center renovation in Houston is a $7,800,000 project covering 19,250 sq ft of interior and exterior upgrades. The scope includes a roof replacement, a new Harris County Sheriff's Office support building, and site improvements designed to enhance access and functionality across the campus at 13828 Corpus Christi St.

Harris County is the owner of record for this renovation and alteration project. The work is being designed by STOA Architects, with Sharareh Abdi serving as the registered accessibility specialist. The project was registered with TDLR in November 2025, and plan review was completed in December 2025. Construction is scheduled to start in February 2026 and is scheduled to finish in February 2027.

Project Scale and Cost

The estimated cost of $7,800,000 works out to $405 per square foot. This figure is above the Harris County median of $80 per square foot for renovation and alteration filings. The total project cost is also above the county median of $250,000, placing it in the top quarter of similar projects in the area. The scheduled build window of 364 days is longer than the county median of 92 days for this type of work.

STOA Architects has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $18,466,840, including the Fort Bend Event Center and the Hockley Service Center. Harris County has six other registered projects totaling $45,077,920, ranging from a $13,000,000 precision driving course in Humble to a $126,000 road project in Houston. The Grayson Baldree project is one of several major renovation efforts in the county's recent filings.

The project involves public funds and public land. It is located in ZIP code 77015, which has a population of about 58,822 and a median household income of $57,324 according to U.S. Census estimates. The Harris County unemployment rate was 5.4 percent in June 2026, higher than a year earlier. The renovation aims to modernize the facility and improve site access for the community it serves.