Child's building supply in Orange, TX

The project filed as Child's Ace building suipply, operating as Child's Building Supply, adds 4,890 sq ft of warehouse space to its existing facility at 3704 N 16th St in Orange. This expansion includes parking and paving improvements, with an estimated cost of $1,400,000. The work represents a $286 per square foot investment in the local supply infrastructure.

Project Details and Timeline

Registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in December 2024, the project completed plan review in the same month. Construction was scheduled to begin in February 2025, with a completion date of December 2025. David Clark Teel is the registered accessibility specialist. The project is privately funded and located on private land for private use.

Architects Inc serves as the design firm of record. This firm has been involved in six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $34,295,707, including major educational and health facility expansions in Vidor and Orange. The current project's estimated cost is close to the county median of $1,225,000 for similar additions, and the scheduled build window of 331 days is close to the county median of 317 days.

The surrounding area includes several established businesses such as Market Basket, Texas State Optical, and a Kroger store. According to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates for ZIP 77632, the population is about 22,166, with a median household income of $82,828.

TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection, so the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record. The project status remains under review, and no further updates are available in the public filing. The area profile indicates a predominantly owner-occupied housing market, with a median owner-occupied home value of $184,700. Orange County’s unemployment rate was 5.3 percent in August 2026, lower than a year earlier.