Murphy Oil Renovation - Level 09 in Houston, TX

Murphy Oil Renovation - Level 09

A $2,500,000 renovation of 20,478 square feet of office space is located at 9805 Katy Freeway Level 9 in Houston, Texas. The project, identified on the filing as Murphy Oil Renovation - Level 09, involved partial interior office space demolition and renovation on Level 09 of a single tenant floor within a mid-rise building. This work falls under the Renovation/Alteration category and was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in March 2026. The owner of record is Murphy District NO 1 ET AL, and the design firm of record is House & Robertson Architects.

The project was privately funded on private land for private use. Brian Gary Stanton served as the registered accessibility specialist for the work. The estimated cost of $2,500,000 places this renovation above the county median for similar projects in Harris County, which stands at $250,000. The cost per square foot was $122, which is also above the county median of $80 per square foot. The scheduled build window was 113 days, which is close to the county median of 92 days for this type of work.

Construction began in April 2026, following the completion of plan review. The filing listed a completion date of August 2026. The building passed its final TDLR accessibility inspection in November 2026, so construction is complete. This timeline indicates the project moved through the regulatory process efficiently, with the final inspection occurring several months after the initial completion date on the filing. The TDLR status is now recorded as Inspection Complete.

City of Houston permit records show three permits on file at this street address, issued between February 2026 and June 2026. These permits were for Building Payment types and included references to high-rise office remodels. The area is part of The Memorial Villages, where other registered projects include J.P.Morgan Chase Branch and Spring Valley Medical Plaza. Businesses already near this site include Guadalajara Hacienda, Best Buy, Ciro's, Lucky Strike Houston, Masraff's, and National Headache Institute.

The surrounding ZIP code 77024 has a population of about 37,647 and a median household income of $142,039. Housing is mostly owner-occupied, with a median home value of $1,164,400. Harris County unemployment was 4.6 percent in September 2026. Murphy District NO 1 ET AL has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $3,534,544, and House & Robertson Architects has six other projects totaling $2,829,000.