Hunton Andrews Kurth - Lease Turnover in Houston, TX

Hunton Andrews Kurth is executing a lease turnover renovation at 600 Travis St, Houston, TX 77002, a project registered with TDLR in October 2026. The work is targeted for October 2026 and involves specific alterations to the upper floors of the JPMorgan Chase Tower. The scope is limited to new partitions enclosing an existing interconnecting convenience stair between levels 45 and 46 and infilling an existing dumbwaiter wall opening on the 46th floor. This focused renovation covers 600 sq ft of space.

Project Scope and Design

Perkins&Will serves as the design firm of record for this renovation/alteration project. The estimated cost is $106,000, which computes to $177 per square foot. The owner of record is 600 Travis owner LLC. The project is privately funded, on private land for private use. Laura Fulkerson is the registered accessibility specialist associated with this filing. The work is described as a renovation/alteration, distinct from new construction, focusing on interior modifications to existing building infrastructure.

The scheduled build window for this project is 15 days. In Harris County, the median scheduled build window for similar renovation/alteration filings is 92 days, making this project’s timeline shorter than the county median. The estimated cost of $106,000 is below the county median of $250,000 for this type of work, placing it in the bottom quarter of costs. However, the cost per square foot of $177 is above the county median of $80 per square foot.

Location and Regulatory Context

The site is located in Harris County, Houston. The project status is Project Registered, with plan review pending. The construction start date per the filing is October 2026, aligning with the completion date on the filing. This registration ensures compliance with Texas accessibility standards for the altered spaces.

Perkins&Will has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $133,330,000. These include projects at JP Morgan Chase Tower in Houston, Procore Tower in Austin, Medical City Dallas Hospital in Dallas, and 5 Houston Center in Houston. The variety of these projects indicates the firm’s active role in large-scale commercial and healthcare renovations across Texas. The specific focus on the JPMorgan Chase Tower underscores the firm’s involvement in high-profile office building modifications.

City of Houston permit records show three permits on file at this street address, issued between March 2026 and May 2026. While these permits are associated with the same address, they may involve other tenants or suites and are not necessarily part of this specific Hunton Andrews Kurth lease turnover project. The TDLR filing provides the authoritative scope and status for the work described here.