Lone Star Mercantile

The City of Houston Airport System Division is renovating a 1,138-square-foot retail space inside Terminal C of Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The project, filed under the business name Lone Star Mercantile, involves the renovation of the existing KPRC2 Store location. The work includes new finishes, fixtures, and equipment while reusing existing utilities. There is no change to the occupancy class for the suite, identified as TCNR-5 on 3500 N. Terminal RD.

Project Scope and Cost

The estimated cost for this renovation and alteration project is $465,000. This figure places the project above the median estimated cost for similar renovation filings in Harris County, which stands at $250,000. The cost per square foot is approximately $409, which is also above the county median of $80 per square foot for comparable work. The scope is strictly limited to the interior fit-out and equipment installation within the designated 1,138-square-foot area.

Civitarese Morgan serves as the design firm of record for this project. Michael S Hare is the registered accessibility specialist associated with the filing. The project is privately funded on private land for private use, despite the owner of record being the City of Houston Airport System Division.

Timeline and Status

The project was registered with TDLR in September 2026. Plan review was completed in September 2026, and the TDLR status is Review Complete. Construction is scheduled to start in January 2027. The filing indicates the project is scheduled to finish in April 2027. This creates a scheduled build window of 87 days, which is close to the county median of 92 days for similar renovation projects. The work involves physical alterations to the existing structure to accommodate the new business identity and layout.

For context, the City of Houston Airport System Division has one other TDLR-registered project totaling $465,000, which is this specific filing. Civitarese Morgan has six other registered projects in the region, with a combined value of $2,240,000. These include work at DFW Airport Concourse A and other locations at Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The local labor market in Harris County showed an unemployment rate of 5.2 percent in July 2026, which is higher than a year earlier. The surrounding ZIP code 77032 has a population of about 13,536, with a median household income of $36,731 according to U.S. Census estimates.