Council on Recovery Conference Center Remodel in Houston, TX

The Council on Recovery Conference Center Remodel at 303 Jackson Hill St. in Houston is complete. The project involved a 6,000 sq ft interior renovation with new floor and wall finishes, estimated at $975,000. The building passed its final TDLR accessibility inspection in June 2026, confirming that construction work has concluded.

Project Scope and Cost

This renovation was privately funded on private land for private use. The estimated cost of $975,000 translates to $162 per square foot. In Harris County, the median estimated cost for renovation and alteration filings is $250,000, with a median size of 4,000 sq ft. This project’s cost is above the county median for its type, placing it in the top quarter of filings. Its $162 per square foot is also above the county median of $80 per square foot.

The scheduled build window was 119 days, which is longer than the county median of 92 days for similar projects. The work was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in January 2026. Plan review was completed in March 2026, and construction started in January 2026 according to the filing.

Design and Location Context

Story Architects Inc. served as the design firm of record. Helen R. Peter was the registered accessibility specialist. The project is located in ZIP code 77007, a Houston area with a population of about 45,337 people according to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates. The median household income in this ZIP code is $140,878, and the median owner-occupied home value is $501,300.

Story Architects Inc. has three other TDLR-registered projects totaling $945,000. These include USI Federal Credit Union in Deer Park, Weatherford International in Houston, and Disney Digital Center 3 in The Woodlands. The Harris County unemployment rate was 5.2 percent in July 2026, higher than a year earlier.