SWD - NE Facility Renovation of Men & Women Locker Rooms

The City of Houston is renovating the men's and women's locker rooms at the COH SWD NE Service Center, located at 5164 Neches Street in Houston. This interior alteration project, filed as SWD - NE Facility Renovation of Men & Women Locker Rooms, covers 2,400 square feet of facility space and is estimated to cost $482,655. The work is scheduled to finish in December 2026, following a construction start date of September 2026 as recorded in the TDLR filing.

Project Scope and Design

The filing identifies the work as an interior renovation to the facility's women's and men's locker restrooms. English + Associates Architects serves as the design firm of record for this project. The registered accessibility specialist is Robert W Green. The project was registered with TDLR in August 2026, and plan review was completed in September 2026, resulting in a status of Review Complete. The estimated cost of $201 per square foot is above the Harris County median of $80 per square foot for similar renovation and alteration filings.

The scheduled build window for this project is 105 days, which is close to the county median of 92 days for comparable work types. The City of Houston holds six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $10,600,000, including the Trinity Gardens Park project and the Marron Park Way improvements. English + Associates Architects has been involved in six other projects totaling $73,915,438, such as the Consolidated Employee Parking Lot in Houston and the Distribution Center Office Building in Midland. This project involves public funds and public land, consistent with its ownership by the City of Houston.

Location Context

The COH SWD NE Service Center is situated in Harris County within ZIP code 77026. U.S. Census American Community Survey estimates for this ZIP code indicate a population of about 20,536 and a median household income of $34,835. The area contains approximately 9,580 housing units, with a median owner-occupied home value of $104,800. Housing in this specific ZIP code is mostly renter-occupied. The Harris County unemployment rate was 5.2 percent in July 2026, which is higher than a year earlier. The project address is listed as 5164 Neches Street, Houston, TX 77026, aligning with the scope of work description that references the 5614 Neches facility location for the locker room renovations.