Folgers Adaptive Reuse - Parking Garage in Houston, TX

A seven-story parking garage is rising within the footprint of the existing historic tilt-wall warehouse at 197 Portwood Street in Houston. The project, filed as Folgers Adaptive Reuse - Parking Garage, covers 177,830 square feet of construction space. This renovation and alteration work is owned by Sage South Union LTD and designed by Fourfold Studios.

Sage South Union LTD is privately funding this development on private land for private use. The estimated cost for the project is $5,000,000, which works out to $28 per square foot. This cost per square foot is below the Harris County median of $80 for similar renovation and alteration filings. However, the total estimated cost places this project in the top quarter of county filings for its type.

Construction Timeline and Regulatory Status

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) completed plan review in October 2026. Construction is scheduled to start in December 2026 and is scheduled to finish in December 2027. This results in a scheduled build window of 365 days, which is longer than the county median of 92 days for comparable projects.

Fourfold Studios is the registered design firm of record for this project. The firm has three other TDLR-registered projects in Houston, including another Folgers Coffee Plant project valued at $10,000,000. The total value of these four projects managed by the firm is $12,100,000. The registered accessibility specialist for this specific filing is Meghan Broussard Simecek.

The project is located in ZIP code 77011, a neighborhood with a population of about 15,681 people. Census estimates for this area show a median household income of $49,163 and a median owner-occupied home value of $187,100. The housing stock in this ZIP code represents an even mix of owner- and renter-occupied units. This context helps situate the scale of the new parking structure relative to the local residential and commercial environment.