New TDO Building at McCarty in Houston, TX

The New TDO Building at McCarty is a new construction project located at 5216 N McCarty Street in Houston, Harris County. This facility, identified on the filing as a Maintenance Facility, involves the erection of a two-story Type IIB Group B building. The structure spans a total of 34,628 square feet, with each floor covering 17,315 square feet. The project is registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) under the accessibility specialist Kathy S Rodriguez.

The estimated cost for this construction effort is $16,866,561. This figure results in a cost per square foot of $487. The project is owned by the City of Houston and designed by Huitt-Zollars Inc. Funding for this development involves public funds, public land, or is a Federally funded roadway project. The registration with TDLR occurred in October 2026, establishing the legal framework for the accessibility compliance of the new structure.

Construction Timeline and Status

Plan review is pending for the New TDO Building at McCarty, and completion is targeted for March 2029. The construction start date, as stated in the filing, is January 2028. This scheduled build window of 455 days is longer than the county median of 224 days for similar new construction filings. The project's cost is above the county median for its type, sitting in the top quarter of estimated costs for new construction in Harris County.

Local Context and Comparisons

In the surrounding ZIP code 77013, U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates indicate a population of about 17,680. The median household income is $44,530, with 6,839 housing units. The median owner-occupied home value is $162,600, and housing is mostly renter-occupied. Harris County unemployment rate (FRED, August 2026) was 5 percent, lower than a year earlier. The City of Houston has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $38,294,673, including the BARC Wellness Center and Uptown Memorial Park Trail and Bridge.