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Tellepsen is a full-service commercial contractor with a timeless commitment to building for future generations. We are powered by decades of experience in solving the toughest challenges across market sectors. When Houston wants to leave a mark, Tellepsen builds it. Ready to build something? + As a full-service commercial construction company, we have built our team to handle any project from small scale renovations to large complex greenfield construction. No project too small. No project too complex. No challenge too intimidating. We are builders who pride ourselves in finding solutions for our clients. Our commitment to Houston is unwavering, we strive to not only enhance the built environment through our work, but also the community through our philanthropy and our service. Who We Are Read more Legacy of Building Houston Tellepsen is a construction company that has operated in Houston for over a century. Founded by Tom Tellepsen, in 1909, the company has been involved in some of the most iconic projects in the city. Tellepsen is a family-owned business that has been passed down through four generations of Tellepsens, who have maintained the company's values of integrity, quality, and service. Read More The Projects We Build View All Projects Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center Heart & Vascular Institute St. Martin's Episcopal Church Texas Children's Hospital - The Woodlands Campus University of Houston Student Center Transformation Klein High School Tellepsen Family Downtown YMCA Hewlett Packard Enterprise Worldwide Headquarters Texas Children's Hospital Jan & Dan Neurological Research Institute The Post Oak Houston Zoo - Galapagos San Jacinto College Anderson-Ball Classroom Building Memorial Park Kinder Land Bridge & Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Prairie News & Recent Happenings

Choosing the right construction partner is vital to the success of any project. With Tellepsen, you are not just selecting a builder; you are forging a partnership with a company that brings unparalleled value to the table.  The Tellepsen Advantage Choosing the right construction partner is vital to the success of any project. With Tellepsen, you are not just selecting a builder; you are forging a partnership with a company that brings unparalleled value to the table. What Sets Tellepsen Apart from Other Contractors? Houston is Our Home! Since the company was established, Tellepsen has called Houston our home. We pride ourselves on building some of the most impactful projects for our community. We concentrate our efforts on projects in Houston and the surrounding twelve counties. This ensures we stay focused on the relationships, markets, and trends in this area. We do from time to time reach beyond this footprint, but we do so to support existing client relationships, not in efforts to expand our geographic reach. We are Builders Tellepsen was founded in a time where the term “master builder” showed the respect and appreciation for the skill and expertise of the builder. The builder took the vision of a project and made it a reality. The construction industry has evolved over the years to one that embraces the term “general contractor” symbolizing the reduced role for the builder. At Tellepsen we hold tight to our role as builder. We focus not only on managing trades but driving the entire construction process through thoughtful planning, coordination, and execution. Committed to a Diverse Portfolio The built environment in Houston is an extremely diverse collection of structures crossing a wide array of markets sectors, building types, and uses. We have been very intentional to ensure we maintain a diversified portfolio of projects that reflect this variety. At the same time, we strive to engage on the one of a kind or first of its kind projects that further expand our experience. There are very few projects that will fall into a category that we do not have experience in or have a willingness to undertake. One Size Project Does Not Fit All We have never built the same project twice. Each project requires a specialized approach to ensure successful delivery. We understand that we must have a number of tools in our arsenal to deploy when needed. Therefore, we have built specialized teams to deliver any kind no matter the size or complexity. We have the team to deliver fast-paced service projects, special projects that others refuse to pursue, ground up, interior buildouts, or renovations of any kind. Preconstruction is a Science The large majority of our projects include a preconstruction phase where we plan and budget the work. Philosophically, we believe preconstruction is a science that requires a focused team of professionals to ensure a high level of success. We have built a robust department to deliver a high-quality preconstruction experience that guides our clients in the right direction from the start. Our dedicated group can focus their attention on planning and budgeting the project through highly effective processes and close relationships with our network of trade partners. Safety is Our Number One Priority Construction is one of the most dangerous industries, accounting for 21% of all deaths among US workers. This is why we hold safety as our number one core value and not only talk the talk, but walk the walk. Safety is a culture that we work on daily; constantly reinforcing its importance throughout all levels of the organization through consistently putting safety above all else. We are committed to ensuring that each worker that steps foot on a Tellepsen project, return home each day to their families in the same way they arrived. Do it Right the First Time “Do it right the first time” rings as true today as it did when our founder, Tom Tellepsen, consistently said it in the early 1900s. These words guide all that we do. One way this can be seen is in our dedicated department built of full-time multidisciplinary professionals that focus on quality assurance/quality control. Each member of the team has specialized training, education and experience that uniquely qualifies them to provide oversight and support to our project teams. The group has annually been recognized as “One of the Best” by AXA XL Corporate Quality Management Benchmarking Assessment.

< Back to Projects Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital MOB Owner: Memorial Hermann Healthcare System Architect: Powers Brown Architecture Size: 101,848 sq. ft. Category: Healthcare (New | Major Addition) The Memorial Hermann Hospital MOB #3 provides additional clinical and office space to serve patients. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Marathon Petroleum Facilities Program Owner: Marathon Petroleum Corporation Architect: PBK Architects Size: 82,500 sq. ft. Category: Industrial (OTF Building) The Marathon Petroleum Facilities Program in Texas City consists of four buildings totaling 82,500 square feet. There is a 35,000-square-foot Administration Building and a 15,000-square-foot Facilities & Engineering Building that includes meeting rooms, laboratories, and locker rooms. A 30,000-square-foot Shop Building includes two, ten-ton bridge cranes and shop equipment. The program also includes a Security Command Center. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Toyota Center Parking Garage Owner: Harris County - Houston Sports Authority Architect: Prozign Architects Size: 1,000,000 sq. ft. Category: Garage / Structured Parking This 1,000,000-square-foot parking garage nicknamed Toyota Tundra Garage, houses 2,500 spaces, and was built specifically for the Toyota Center. The garage occupies two city blocks directly across the street from the Arena. A skybridge allows guests direct building access. A 50-foot-wide, 800-foot-long loading dock access tunnel starts at one end of the garage and connects to the loading dock at the other end of the Arena. Enhanced vertical transportation systems include two escalators and elevators per floor. The exterior of the parking garage is designed to match the arena aesthetics. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Texas Hearing Institute Owner: The Center for Hearing and Speech Architect: Inventure Design Size: 49,000 sq. ft. Category: Healthcare (New | Major Addition) The Texas Hearing Institute (formerly known as The Center for Hearing and Speech) is the only full-service resource in Houston to assist children with hearing issues to listen and speak without the use of sign language. The Institute offers both clinical and educational services. The educational side focuses on teaching children between the ages of 18 months to 6 years with hearing loss to accelerate their development of spoken language and to prepare them to enter the public school system. The clinic side provides both audiology and speech services. The new Texas Hearing Institute (THI) building is a 49,000-square-foot, single story campus consisting of administrative offices, audiology clinics, speech clinics, and an educational wing. There is also a partnership with Texas Children's Hospital which has a 2,500-square-foot clinic within the THI building providing additional services to the community. THI has eight sound booths within the building and TCH has one, making this the largest concentration of sound booths in one facility in the United States. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects University of Houston Interim College of Medicine Owner: University of Houston Architect: Shepley Bulfinch Size: 25,500 sq. ft. Category: Education - Higher Ed The team built out approximately 25,500 square feet of shell space on the 8th and 9th floor of the Health 2 Building, which Tellepsen also completed. The space serves as an interim home for the newly chartered Medical School at the University of Houston until their new building is completed in several years. The two-phase project included classrooms, mock exam rooms and instruction laboratories, faculty offices, student lounge, study spaces, and a gross anatomy laboratory. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Channelview High School Owner: Channelview ISD Architect: PBK Architects Size: 274,000 sq. ft. Category: Education - K-12 - ISD This is a 274,000-square-foot, two-story steel frame high school containing classrooms, science labs, library, auditorium, gymnasiums, athletic facilities with weight rooms, cafeteria/kitchen, shop, technology labs, and administrative offices. Installed state-of-the-art sound systems, telephone, media, and data retrieval systems to maintain the school's progressive focus. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Harris County Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital Parking Garage Owner: Harris Health System Architect: Page Size: 523,000 sq. ft. Category: Garage / Structured Parking Tellepsen was awarded the construction services for a new 523,000-square-foot, 1,600-stall parking garage at the Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital. The timeline is extremely fast paced; and the preconstruction services and project planning will begin immediately. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Spring Valley Kelsey-Seybold Medical Office Building Owner: Kelsey-Seybold Architect: Kirksey Architecture Size: 125,000 sq. ft. Category: Healthcare (New | Major Addition) This project involved pre-construction and construction services for the construction of a new, approximately 125,000-square-foot medical office building and its interiors for Kelsey-Seybold Clinic. Included in this project are a new parking garage, an ambulatory surgery center, an infusion center, full diagnostic suites (including in-house MRI and CT), a laboratory, a pharmacy, and clinical space for approximately 50 physicians. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Second Baptist Church Woodway Campus Educational Building Owner: Second Baptist Church Architect: Kirksey Architecture Size: 116,000 sq. ft. Category: Education - K-12 - Private Second Baptist Church has made a significant impact on families throughout greater Houston for over 85 years. Since its inception, the church has made it a priority to be a major contributor to the spiritual health and faith of people across the entire world. As the largest Baptist church in the United States, their ever expanding ministry and explosive growth has given Second Baptist Church influence around the globe. Tellepsen has had the privilege of partnering with Second Baptist on constructing and renovating several building projects over the years that are a part of their continued expansion. Currently, a shared facility for both the Second Baptist Church and Second Baptist School education and related activities is underway. This four-story expansion will better help students and faculty learn in an engaging environment. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Houston Food Bank Texan's Café Owner: Houston Food Bank Architect: Method Architecture Size: 2,200 sq. ft. Category: Community / Non-Profit This project includes a design-build renovation of an existing space and converting it into a new cafe, new lobby space, and new outdoor patio space. Work consisted of architectural woodwork, ceiling work, food service equipment, patio pavers, and MEP fixtures and trim. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Baylor College of Medicine Jamail Specialty Center Owner: Baylor College of Medicine Architect: Kirksey Architecture Size: 166,344 sq. ft. Category: Healthcare (New | Major Addition) The six-story, 166,344-square-foot Jamail Specialty Care Center provides exceptional clinical and surgical care and innovative, advanced treatment options based on the latest research and state-of-the-art facilities and equipment. The interior construction project enables ophthalmology residents and fellows, medical and graduate students, research scientists and practitioners to conduct leading-edge research in the structure, function and diseases of the eye and the visual system. Through the Jamail Specialty Care Center, the Department of Ophthalmology also actively conducts clinical research trials, offering patients the opportunity to participate in the latest advances in eye care. The hospital's interior includes five OR ambulatory surgery center, ophthalmology department, 96 lab and research rooms, retina research foundation, medical offices, conference rooms and a medical penthouse. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next