Westminster United Methodist Church - Partial Demolition

Westminster United Methodist Church is renovating its administrative building at 5801 San Felipe St. in Houston. The project, filed as a partial demolition and reconstruction, involves specific structural changes to the existing facility. The estimated cost for this work is $870,771, covering 1,821 square feet of alteration and rebuilding.

The scope of work includes the partial demolition of the existing church administrative building, which is connected to the sanctuary and day school. The plan requires building a new back wall at the existing gable end and providing new columns as required. Additionally, the project involves constructing a new back exterior wall for the existing storage room. This targeted renovation focuses on structural integrity and spatial redefinition rather than a full replacement of the structure.

Project Details and Timeline

TDLR completed plan review in September 2026 and construction is scheduled to finish in December 2026, with work starting November 2026. The project is privately funded on private land for private use. It is registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, ensuring compliance with state accessibility standards. The registered accessibility specialist for this filing is Jeromy G Murphy.

Jackson & Ryan Architects serves as the design firm of record. The estimated cost per square foot is $478. This figure is above the county median of $80 for renovation and alteration projects in Harris County. The scheduled build window of 59 days is shorter than the county median of 92 days for similar filings.

The site is in ZIP code 77057, where the U.S. Census estimates a population of about 45,394. The median household income in this area is $66,200, and the median owner-occupied home value is $318,700. Housing in this ZIP code is mostly renter-occupied. The Harris County unemployment rate was 5.2 percent in July 2026, higher than a year earlier. These local economic factors provide context for the private development activity in the neighborhood.