Chocolate Bayou Industrial - Bldg. 3 in Houston, TX

Building 3 at 14213 Old Chocolate Bayou Rd in Houston is a new speculative office and warehouse structure measuring 25,000 square feet. The project, filed under the name Chocolate Bayou Industrial - Bldg. 3, is one of five total buildings planned for development on this Harris County property. With an estimated cost of $1,855,000, the construction represents a significant investment in the local industrial and office landscape.

The owner of record is Brentwood Business Park at Chocolate Bayou, LLC, which is also developing two other registered projects in Houston, including Building 5 and Building 2. Harry Gendel Architects serves as the design firm of record, a practice that has been involved in six other TDLR-registered projects across the region. The registered accessibility specialist for this specific build is Tim Mullins.

According to the TDLR filing, the project was registered in October 2026. Plan review is pending, and the scheduled construction start date is February 2027. The completion date on the filing is targeted for November 2027, establishing a build window of 275 days. This timeline is close to the county median of 221 days for similar new construction filings in Harris County.

The estimated cost of $1,855,000 places the project above the county median of $750,000 for its type. However, the cost per square foot is $74, which is below the county median of $88. This efficiency is notable given the scale of the 25,000-square-foot facility.

City of Houston permit records show two building permits on file at this street address, issued in January 2026. These permits describe a 25,000SF speculative office warehouse with site work. The project is privately funded on private land for private use. While the surrounding ZIP code 77048 has a population of about 20,430 and a median household income of $54,625, this development focuses on commercial space rather than residential units.