CASE STUDY 19 — Houston Astros Diamond Club Parking Expansion New Parking Lot

PROJECT OVERVIEW
JRH Engineering delivered complete civil engineering design for a new parking lot adjacent to Daikin Park — home of the Houston Astros — on an aggressive three-month construction deadline tied to the start of the baseball season. Construction plans were completed in under one week. The Houston Astros leveraged their relationships with the City of Houston to expedite plan review, and JRH's rapid, complete submission kept that process moving without delays from the engineering side.

AT A GLANCE

Site Civil Design

● Complete parking lot civil design including layout, grading, paving, drainage, and utility connections

● Construction plans completed in under one week — full design package produced at a pace matched to the Astros' season deadline

● Complete submission package delivered to the City of Houston on first submittal — no revision cycles caused by incomplete or incorrect drawings

● City of Houston expedited review leveraged by the Astros — JRH's rapid, clean submission kept the review on track

Utility Infrastructure

● Water and sanitary connections made to the City of Houston system

● Utility connections designed and coordinated concurrently with parking lot and drainage design

Stormwater & Drainage

● Drainage design integrated into the parking lot layout — stormwater managed within the site footprint

● City of Houston drainage requirements met within the compressed design timeline

Permitting & Agency Coordination

● City of Houston permit targeted to meet construction start date required for season-opening completion

● Houston Astros' city relationships used to expedite review — JRH's submission quality ensured the review process was not slowed by engineering deficiencies

● Design to permitted construction-ready completed in record time

THE CHALLENGE
The Houston Astros had a hard deadline: the parking lot needed to be designed, permitted, and built before the season started. Three months is not a long timeline for a City of Houston permit — and the design had to be complete and correct on first submission, because there was no time for revision cycles.

JRH's Approach
JRH treated the one-week design target as the primary deliverable — everything else followed from getting a complete, accurate construction package out the door fast. The Astros had city relationships that could accelerate review, but only if the submission gave the city nothing to push back on. JRH produced a complete package and the Astros moved it through city review on the expedited track.

The Result
Construction plans completed in under one week. City of Houston permit issued in time for construction to start and finish before opening day.

RESULTS

● Construction plans completed in under one week — full civil design package delivered to meet the season deadline

● City of Houston permit issued on time for construction completion before season opener

● Complete first submission — no revision cycles caused by JRH's engineering package