# Apartment Renovation Contractor Houston | UTS **URL:** https://utsbuildpros.com/locations/houston/multifamily-renovations **Summary:** Multifamily renovation, unit turns and value-add in Houston, TX. Per-unit costs, Harris County permitting, occupied-property phasing. Free scope and budget **Overview:** UTS BuildPros is a veteran-owned general contractor that performs multifamily renovation, apartment unit turns and value-add repositioning in Houston, Texas (Harris County). Typical per-unit costs in Houston: standard make-ready turn $1,500-$4,000, light value-add $5,000-$12,000, full classic-to-premium interior $12,000-$25,000. Most Houston projects fall in the light value-add band. Permits are issued by Permits are issued through the Houston Permitting Center. Work is phased on occupied properties so residents are not displaced. The firm has renovated 200+ communities and 12,000+ units since 2018, is BBB A+ accredited, and is reached at (940) 231-2640. --- Harris County · Greater Houston · Unit turns, value-add & amenities # Multifamily Renovation Contractor in Houston Houston has the largest and most varied apartment inventory in Texas, and the most complicated risk profile. Flood history, hurricane exposure and the absence of conventional zoning all shape how a renovation is scoped here in ways that do not apply anywhere else in our footprint. We run Houston as a mobilised project with crews housed locally, not as a commute. [Get a Houston Scope & Budget](https://utsbuildpros.com/quote)[Call (940) 231-2640](tel:+19402312640) ## What Apartment Renovation Costs in Houston Per-unit ranges at 2026 pricing. Most Houston projects land in the light value-add band. Where a specific project falls depends on unit size, the condition of plumbing and electrical behind the walls, and how much of the scope requires a permit. Scope Per unit What it includes Standard unit turn $ 1,500 –$ 4,000 Paint, flooring, appliance swap-out, hardware, punch and make-ready cleaning. Light value-add most common here $ 5,000 –$ 12,000 Resurfaced or replaced counters, cabinet fronts, lighting and plumbing fixtures, flooring throughout. Full classic-to-premium $ 12,000 –$ 25,000 New cabinets and counters, full appliance package, flooring, lighting, fixtures, and often a reconfigured kitchen or bath. Ranges reflect completed work across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. A walked scope on your specific property replaces these ranges with a fixed number. ## What Makes Houston Different Renovation scope is not portable between markets. Building stock, permitting and weather all change what the right scope is, and these are the factors that drive it in Houston . ### The building stock An exceptionally deep pool of 1960s–80s garden product, concentrated in Gulfton, Sharpstown, Alief and Greenspoint, alongside newer mid-rise and wrap product inside the Loop. Gulfton in particular holds one of the densest concentrations of older workforce apartment stock in the United States. ### Why owners renovate here Houston combines low rents on older product with continuous population growth, so value-add plans depend on volume and cost control rather than premium finish. Flood remediation and insurance-driven restoration also generate a large share of Houston multifamily construction demand independent of the value-add cycle. ### Permitting in Houston Permits are issued through the Houston Permitting Center. Houston has no conventional zoning ordinance, which simplifies use questions but does not reduce building, electrical, plumbing or mechanical permit requirements. Properties inside mapped floodplains face additional review, and substantial improvement rules can require bringing more of a building up to current standards than an owner anticipated — that determination should be made before scope is finalised, not after. ### Weather and code drivers Hurricane and flood exposure govern scope. Wind-borne debris requirements, elevation of mechanical equipment, and moisture-resilient assemblies at ground-floor level are routine considerations rather than upgrades. Humidity also makes ventilation and moisture detailing a durability issue in a way it is not in North Texas. ## Houston Submarkets We Work In We work throughout Houston and Harris County . These are the submarkets where most of the renovation-grade multifamily stock sits. - Gulfton - Sharpstown - Alief - Greenspoint - Westchase - Near Northside - Midtown / Museum District edge Houston is a travel market for us, run as a mobilised project with crews housed locally for the duration rather than commuting. ## What We Are Called In To Do The scopes Houston owners and asset managers bring us most often. - High-volume value-add on 1970s and 80s garden stock - Flood and storm restoration, including insurance scope work - Moisture-resilient ground-floor assemblies - Mechanical equipment elevation and envelope hardening - Large-portfolio unit turn programs [Unit turns →](https://utsbuildpros.com/services/multifamily-renovations/unit-turns)[Value-add repositioning →](https://utsbuildpros.com/services/multifamily-renovations/value-add-repositioning)[Common area & amenity →](https://utsbuildpros.com/services/multifamily-renovations/common-area-amenity) 200+ Communities renovated Across TX, OK & AR 12,000+ Units completed And counting since 2018 98.4% On-time delivery Across multifamily projects Zero Resident displacement Phased rotation, every job ## Houston Multifamily Renovation Questions How much does apartment renovation cost per unit in Houston? Standard make-ready turns run about $1,500–$4,000 per unit. Light value-add packages, the most common Houston scope, run $5,000–$12,000. A full classic-to-premium interior runs $12,000–$25,000. Houston value-add plans generally depend on volume and cost control rather than premium finish, because rents on older stock are lower than in Dallas, so the light band is where most projects land. Does Houston having no zoning make permitting easier? It simplifies use and land-use questions, but it does not reduce construction permitting. Building, electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits are still issued through the Houston Permitting Center and still require inspection. The bigger Houston-specific variable is floodplain review, not zoning. How does floodplain status affect an apartment renovation in Houston? Substantially. If a property sits in a mapped floodplain and the work is valued above a defined share of the structure value, substantial improvement rules can require bringing more of the building up to current flood standards — including elevating mechanical equipment and altering ground-floor assemblies. That determination needs to be made before scope is finalised, because discovering it mid-project can change a budget by an order of magnitude. Do you handle insurance restoration work in Houston? Yes. Storm and flood restoration generates a large share of Houston multifamily construction independent of the value-add cycle, and we work to insurance scope and documentation requirements. Where restoration and a planned renovation overlap, combining them into one mobilisation is usually cheaper than running them as separate projects. Are you local to Houston? No — our office is in Richardson, and we run Houston as a mobilised project with crews housed locally for the project duration. That is the honest answer, and it is why Houston work makes sense at portfolio scale rather than for a handful of units. 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Send the unit count, the vintage and what you are trying to achieve on rent. A project manager walks the property and returns a scope and budget within one business day — not a form letter. [Get Your Free Scope & Budget](https://utsbuildpros.com/quote)[Call (940) 231-2640](tel:+19402312640) --- UTS BuildPros — veteran-owned general contractor, 740 E Campbell Rd Ste 300, Richardson, TX 75081. Phone (940) 231-2640. Serving Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas since 2007.