Parking Lot Renovations in Houston, TX

CityRise West U Baptist Church filed a renovation project with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for work on a 30,000-square-foot parking lot. The filing, registered in December 2025, identifies the scope as renovations to an existing parking lot located across the street from the church building at 6218 Auden Street. The project address for the work is listed as 3810 Milton Street in Houston, Harris County.

The estimated cost for this renovation and alteration is $640,000. This figure places the project above the median estimated cost for similar renovation filings in Harris County, which stands at $250,000. The calculated cost of $21 per square foot is below the county median of $80 per square foot for this project type.

Design and Construction Timeline

Merriman Holt Powell Architects is the design firm of record for the project. Sharareh Abdi is the registered accessibility specialist. TDLR completed the plan review in February 2026. The construction start date listed in the filing is also February 2026, with a scheduled completion date of May 2026. This scheduled build window of 88 days is close to the county median of 92 days for comparable projects.

The project is privately funded on private land for private use. The owner of record is CityRise West U Baptist Church. The church has two other TDLR-registered projects totaling $15,463,800, including a $15,000,000 project and another $463,800 project, both also located in Houston. The design firm has six other registered projects totaling $85,813,990 across Texas.

While the filing indicates a completion date of May 2026, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has not yet recorded a final inspection. Therefore, the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record. The project status is listed as Review Complete, reflecting the administrative process rather than physical completion.