Nimitz High School athletic facility registers at $15M in Houston
An 86,000 sq ft athletic facility at Nimitz High School registered with TDLR at a $15M estimate, with construction planned for Feb. to Aug. 2027.
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A new $15 million athletic facility is headed to Nimitz High School in north Houston. The owner, listed in the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation record as Adine ISD (the Aldine school district), registered the project on Nov. 3, 2026 for 2005 W.W. Thorne Dr, Houston 77073.
Why it matters
Registration with TDLR’s Architectural Barriers program is an early signal: it comes before the work goes out for trade bids and before inspections begin. The filing gives builders and suppliers a named project, an owner, a budget and a calendar months before groundbreaking. The record does not name a contractor, so that work appears to be open.
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The district filed a second athletics project the same day. Davis High School’s athletic improvements (TABS2027005079) carry a $12.0M estimate and cover new baseball and softball fields plus renovations to the existing football and track facilities. Together the two filings put $27.0M of estimated athletics work on the district’s books for 2027.
The numbers
- Project: Nimitz HS Athletic Improvements, TDLR TABS2027005068
- Estimated cost: $15,000,000 (owner estimate, not a contract price)
- Size: 86,000 sq ft, new construction; the record’s scope reads “New Athletic Facility for existing Nimitz High School”
- Our math: about $174 per sq ft ($15,000,000 divided by 86,000)
- Schedule: start Feb. 1, 2027, completion Aug. 31, 2027
- Design firm: Texas Sports & Civil Engineering, LLC, Houston
- Funding type: public funds, public land or federally funded roadway, per the form
- Registered: Nov. 3, 2026; status “Project Registered”
The cost is an estimate entered on the registration form. It is not a bid, a bond authorization or an award, and the record does not say how the district will pay for the work.
What’s next
The registration sets a window rather than a result. Construction is planned to begin Feb. 1, 2027, so procurement and bidding would logically fall in the months ahead. The owner must also arrange a state accessibility inspection after completion. We will watch for a contractor award and for the district’s board agenda. For other Houston-area filings we track, see the Houston market hub.
On the record
TDLR project TABS2027005068, registered Nov. 3, 2026, lists a new 86,000 sq ft athletic facility at Nimitz High School, 2005 W.W. Thorne Dr, Houston 77073, at an estimated $15,000,000, starting Feb. 1, 2027 and finishing Aug. 31, 2027.
Public record · tdlr.texas.gov
Primary record
- Our dataThe same owner registered a second athletics project the same day: Davis HS Athletic Improvements, TABS2027005079, at an estimated $12,000,000, which gives the two filings a combined $27.0M estimate.View the record on tdlr.texas.gov