The Birdsall

Houston, United States. Auberge Collection, Auberge Resorts Collection

Opens: 2027
Rooms: 105
Type: Urban
Operator: Auberge Resorts Collection

Opens in 2027.

The Birdsall will rise as a 34-story tower inside The RO, a new 17-acre urban village in Houston's River Oaks neighborhood. The operator gives 2027 as the opening year, with no month. Kohn Pedersen Fox designed the building, which has reclaimed brick exteriors, and Transwestern Development Company appointed Auberge Collection to manage it. The hotel takes its name from Birdsall Briscoe, the architect of many River Oaks homes now on the National Register of Historic Places.

There will be 105 guest rooms and suites by Roman and Williams, from 413 sq ft Studio Rooms to a 2,548 sq ft Presidential Suite. The 44 residences, designed by Dillon Kyle Architects, take the highest floors and run from two to four bedrooms.

A signature restaurant and bar on the first floor will be open to the community, and a private members' club will take more than half of that floor, with a living room, European-style café, bar, library, patio terrace and garden open to hotel guests as well as residents. The hotel's 70-foot pool sits above the social spaces. The spa will have eleven treatment rooms, a vitality pool, a cold plunge, steam, a sauna, a fitness center and a movement studio. No restaurant has been named.

"Debuting 2027"

The operator's words, read on its own page and last checked 31 October 2026.

auberge.com

Residences 44 residences by Dillon Kyle Architects Source
Setting Set within the new urban village of The RO Source
Architect Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) designed the 34-story building, which has reclaimed brick exteriors. The 44 residences take the highest floors Source
Designer Roman and Williams, a New York-based design firm, designs the hotel interiors. Dillon Kyle Architects designs the residential interiors Source
Rooms 105 guest rooms and suites, ranging from 413-square-foot Studio Rooms to the signature 2,548-square-foot Presidential Suite Source
Residences Two to four bedrooms, with floor-to-ceiling windows and expansive terraces. Each three- and four-bedroom residence has its own private elevator entry. Residents-only amenities include a covered but open-air swimming pool, an outdoor entertainment deck, a summer kitchen, a game room and lounge Source
Setting The RO is a new 17-acre urban village within the River Oaks neighborhood, with 75,000 square feet of specialty dining and retail plus creative office and community spaces. The home page, location page and release give no street address Source
Dining The signature restaurant and its bar are open to the community and bring chef-driven, locally inspired dining to the first floor. The home page and release name no restaurant Source
Members club A private members' club takes more than half of the first floor, with a living room, a European-style café, a bar, a library, a patio terrace and a private garden. Hotel guests, residents and club members all have access Source
Spa The Spa has eleven treatment rooms, a vitality pool, a cold plunge, steam, a sauna, an extensive fitness center and a movement studio Source
Pool A 70-foot hotel pool above the social spaces, with panoramic views Source
History River Oaks was conceived in the 1920s as 'a distinguished experiment in fine living'. The hotel is named for the architect Birdsall Briscoe, who designed many of the neighborhood's homes now listed on the National Register of Historic Places Source

The operator states the year and no month.

Rendering supplied by the operator — Rendering: Auberge Collection

Rendering of the bar, supplied by the operator — Rendering: Auberge Collection

Rendering of an interior with brick walls and a timber ceiling, supplied by the operator — Rendering: Auberge Collection

Rendering of a courtyard with an oak tree, supplied by the operator — Rendering: Auberge Collection

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