Costco Wholesale in Katy, TX

A new 4,337-square-foot carwash facility is under construction at 8320 1/2 W Grand Pkywy in Katy, Harris County. The project is registered with TDLR under the name Costco Wholesale, with an estimated cost of $3,100,000. This new construction involves a pre-engineered building with metal paneling, representing a distinct investment in the local commercial landscape.

The owner of record is Costco Wholesale Corporation, which has six other TDLR-registered projects in the state. These include facilities in Frisco, Celina, Dallas, Conroe, and Rockwall, with statuses ranging from review complete to project closed. The design firm of record is Ware Malcomb, a Texas-based architecture and engineering firm that has also worked on other Costco projects, including a large facility in Wylie.

Project Status and Timeline

The project was registered with TDLR in September 2026. Construction is scheduled to begin in October 2026, with a planned completion date targeted for January 2027. This scheduled build window of 103 days is shorter than the county median of 219 days for similar new construction filings. The TDLR status is Project Registered, and plan review is pending.

Financially, the project’s estimated cost of $3,100,000 places it in the top quarter of new construction filings in Harris County, where the median estimated cost is $750,000. The cost per square foot is $715, which is above the county median of $88 per square foot.

Local Context

The facility is situated in ZIP code 77433, a predominantly owner-occupied area with a population of about 112,211. According to U.S. Census ACS 2023 estimates, the median household income in this area is $137,348, and the median owner-occupied home value is $384,400. The Harris County unemployment rate in July 2026 was 5.2 percent, higher than a year earlier. The registered accessibility specialist for this project is David C Deming.