UTHealth Houston UCT Data Center UPS Room

UTHealth Houston UCT Data Center UPS Room

The UTHealth Houston UCT Data Center UPS Room is a renovation and alteration project located at 7000 Fannin Street in Houston, Texas. This specific scope of work involves converting an existing workspace on the sixth floor of the UTHealth Houston facility into a dedicated Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) room. The designated area covers approximately 420 square feet and includes related mechanical, electrical, and low voltage installations necessary for the data center infrastructure.

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is the owner and developer of record for this improvement. PhiloWilke Partnership serves as the design firm of record, overseeing the technical requirements for the conversion. Janel Carona Bloom is the registered accessibility specialist associated with the project. The entire undertaking was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in November 2026.

The estimated cost for this specialized renovation is $2,486,000. This figure results in a cost per square foot of $5919 for the 420 square foot workspace. This investment level is significantly above the median estimated cost for renovation and alteration projects in Harris County, which stands at $250,000. The project is classified as involving public funds, public land, or a Federally funded roadway project.

Construction is scheduled to begin in December 2026. The project timeline extends for 515 days, which is notably longer than the median scheduled build window of 92 days for similar renovations in the county. Plan review is pending, and the project completion is targeted for May 2028. The current TDLR status for this filing is Project Registered.

UTHealth Houston UCT is located in the 77030 ZIP code, an area with a population of about 12,976 according to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates. The median household income in this area is $79,415, and housing is mostly renter-occupied with 7,842 housing units. Harris County unemployment was reported at 4.6 percent in September 2026, a rate lower than a year earlier. The owner, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, has one other TDLR-registered project totaling $239,000,000 for a Public Health Education and Research Building.