Skyward Specialty Insurance in Houston, TX

Skyward Specialty Insurance is undertaking a renovation and alteration project at One Memorial City Plaza, located at 800 Gessner RD. Suite 600 in Houston, Harris County. The scope of work involves remodeling 1,780 sq ft of office space within the building. This privately funded project sits on private land for private use and has been registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) as a registered accessibility specialist project.

Project Timeline and Costs

The project is scheduled to finish in October 2026, following a construction start date in August 2026. TDLR completed the plan review in August 2026, and the current status is listed as Review Complete. The estimated cost for the work is $100,000, which translates to $56 per square foot. This cost per square foot is below the county median of $80 for similar renovation and alteration filings in Harris County.

Ownership and Design

Memorial City Towers LTD is the owner and developer of record for this property. The design firm of record is Philip Ewald Architecture, with Brian Gary Stanton serving as the registered accessibility specialist. Memorial City Towers LTD has six other TDLR-registered projects, including One Memorial City Plaza and Memorial City Place, with a total value of $2,902,955 across those filings.

Philip Ewald Architecture also has six other TDLR-registered projects, such as 4950 Bissonnet St. in Bellaire and Harris Central Appraisal District in Houston. The combined total for their other projects is $1,196,929. The building is located in ZIP code 77024, where the U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates show a median household income of $142,039 and a median owner-occupied home value of $1,164,400. The site is outside the FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area (zone X).

City of Houston permit records show two permits on file at this street address, issued between July 2026 and August 2026. These are Building Pmt permits, with the most recent related to a high-rise office remodel. Harris County unemployment rate (FRED, August 2026) was 5 percent, lower than a year earlier. The project represents a small fraction of the local commercial real estate activity, with a scheduled build window of 76 days, which is close to the county median of 92 days for this type of work.