Lufkin Dollar General Store #22841

The Lufkin Dollar General Store #22841 is a 9,242 sq ft retail structure located at 2205 Old Union Rd. in Lufkin, Texas. TDLR closed the project file in September 2021, which marks the end of the accessibility review process for this construction. The project was registered in March 2021 as a new construction effort. The estimated cost was $800,000, resulting in a rate of $87 per square foot. This per-square-foot cost is below the Angelina County median of $125 for similar filings. The total estimated cost is above the county median of $617,000 for this type of work. The scheduled build window was 148 days, which is close to the county median of 184 days.

HP Investments is the owner of record for the land and building associated with the Lufkin Dollar General Store #22841. The company developed the site to suit Dollar General, which leases the space. Drawing the Line served as the design firm of record. Fred Dwain Cawyer was the registered accessibility specialist listed on the filing. The project was privately funded on private land for private use. Construction began in April 2021, and the TDLR record indicates completion in September 2021. The file status is now closed, reflecting the final stage of the regulatory review process for this specific project.

Developer and Design Context

HP Investments has registered six other TDLR projects totaling $6,800,000. These include Dollar General stores in Hemphill, Quitman, Gladewater, New Boston, and Grapeland. All of these projects are marked as closed in the TDLR records. Drawing the Line has also been the design firm for six other projects totaling $4,500,000. Their portfolio includes stores in Big Sandy, Vidor, Lufkin, and Hemphill, as well as a lease space in Atlanta. The Lufkin Dollar General Store #22841 fits within a pattern of standardized retail construction managed by these entities. The design firm’s involvement spans multiple states and Texas locations.

Local Area and Labor Market

The ZIP code 75904 has a population of about 34,191 people. The median household income is $59,444, and the median owner-occupied home value is $159,700. There are 14,808 housing units in the area, with housing mostly owner-occupied. These figures are U.S. Census ACS 2022 five-year estimates. The Angelina County unemployment rate was 5.3 percent in June 2026. This rate is higher than a year earlier according to FRED data. The construction of the Lufkin Dollar General Store #22841 adds to the commercial inventory in this Angelina County community.

The project details are limited to the specific facts provided in the TDLR filing. No additional information about staff, hours, or current operations is included in the record. The focus remains on the construction specifications and regulatory status. The closed file status confirms the completion of the accessibility review phase. The data reflects the state of the project at the time of the TDLR closure.