Crunch Fitness - Houston, TX (Willowbrook)

Crunch Fitness is undergoing a $1,200,000 interior remodel at 7736 FM 1960 Road West in Houston, Texas. The project involves the renovation and alteration of an existing 50,616-square-foot building to house a fitness center. Construction began in October 2026 and is scheduled to finish in March 2027.

The owner of record is CR Willowbrook LLC, and the design firm is JPlus Architects Inc. Jeffrey A Gutknecht is the registered accessibility specialist for this TDLR-registered project. The estimated cost of $1,200,000 equates to $24 per square foot, a figure that sits below the Harris County median of $80 per square foot for similar renovation and alteration filings.

TDLR completed the plan review in October 2026, marking the project's status as Review Complete. The scheduled build window spans 181 days, which is longer than the county median of 92 days for this type of work.

Context and Comparisons

This filing is one of several projects associated with CR Willowbrook LLC and JPlus Architects Inc. The owner has one other TDLR-registered project, Commons at Willowbrook, totaling $200,000. The design firm has six other registered projects, including Crunch Fitness locations in Dickinson, Kingwood, Frisco, Harlingen, and Allen, with a combined total of $4,810,000. The Crunch Fitness location in Kingwood also has an estimated cost of $1,200,000, matching the scope of this Houston project.

The estimated cost for this Houston project is above the county median for its type, placing it in the top quarter of filings. This is notable given the lower cost-per-square-foot metric. The ZIP code 77070 has a population of approximately 58,409, with a median household income of $73,579 and a median owner-occupied home value of $245,300, according to U.S. Census ACS 2022 five-year estimates.

The Harris County unemployment rate was 5.2 percent in July 2026, higher than a year earlier. This project is privately funded on private land for private use. The combination of a large square footage, significant investment, and a dedicated design firm indicates a substantial commercial renovation within the Willowbrook area of Houston.