J.D. Silva & Associates, a personal injury law firm based in suburban Houston, has announced plans to build a new $14 million headquarters in Pearland. The firm intends to break ground this summer on a three-story, 42,400-square-foot office building at the intersection of Beltway 8 and U.S. Highway 288, pending city approval.
The planned building, named “Lawplex,” will be constructed on a 1.9-acre site purchased by the firm in February 2024. It is located between a Holiday Inn Express & Suites and Bombshells Restaurant & Bar.
J.D. Silva & Associates was founded five years ago with two lawyers and two staff members. According to Ernest Rojas, director of corporate services for the firm, it now employs about 60 people, including 11 attorneys.
Initially, the law firm partnered with Houston-based Z-Co for the development but later changed course and is now working with Powers Brown Architecture. The company is currently seeking bids from general contractors.
The design for Lawplex features glass walls, staggered floor plates with the largest floor on top, a rooftop patio, and a centrally located staircase that lights up at night. Ernest Rojas explained that discussions with city officials were necessary because the modern design differs from typical suburban architecture in Pearland.
Construction is expected to take between 12 and 14 months once started. J.D. Silva & Associates plans to occupy approximately 30,000 square feet of the new building while leasing out the first floor to office or retail tenants.
Currently, the firm leases about 10,000 square feet at its existing location on Broadway Street in Pearland and has opened smaller offices in Angleton and McAllen as its caseload has grown.
The future headquarters will be situated across Highway 288 from a nearly 100-acre tract where previous large-scale mixed-use developments have been proposed but not realized. In 2023, NewQuest canceled plans for a $350 million project there—the second such cancellation for that property.
Pearland Economic Development Corporation President Matt Buchanan commented last year: “The 288 corridor is getting denser, better demographics and more rooftops.”
