New Career and Technology Facility in Longview, TX

A new 24,000 square foot Career and Technology Education facility is designated for construction at 900 Northwest Drive in Longview, Texas. The project, identified as the Pine Tree ISD High School New Career and Technology Facility, is a one-story building intended to house a construction science lab, a welding shop, and an auto shop. The estimated cost for this new construction is $12,000,000, which equates to $500 per square foot.

Pine Tree ISD is the owner of record for this development in Gregg County. The design firm of record is Potter, a firm that has registered six other projects with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, including work for Pine Tree ISD Parkway Elementary School and Toyota of Longview. Ronald L Davis is the registered accessibility specialist listed for this filing.

Construction Timeline and Status

The project was registered in December 2024 with a scheduled construction start in April 2025 and a target completion date of April 2026. This represents a 365-day build window, which is longer than the 213-day median for new construction projects in Gregg County. The estimated cost is in the top quarter of the 534 new construction filings in the county, where the median cost is $800,000.

According to the public record, no plan review or inspection has been recorded since registration. Therefore, it is not confirmed in the TDLR database whether construction proceeded according to the initial schedule. The project status remains listed as Project Registered.

This facility is part of a broader investment by Pine Tree ISD, which has five other registered projects totaling $30,855,104 in Longview. These include a $10,000,000 project for Parkway Elementary School and a $9,000,000 project for another school location. The funding for this CTE facility involves public funds or public land.

Local Context

Longview is served by several other registered construction projects, including new construction for a Women's Dormitory and Stamper Park, as well as renovations for 7 Point Seafood & Bar and Furniture Express. The area is characterized by a stable housing market, with the U.S. Census estimating the median owner-occupied home value in the 75604 ZIP code at $189,900. The median household income for this area is estimated at $67,826.

The construction of this facility adds to the educational infrastructure in Gregg County, where the unemployment rate was 5.1 percent in August 2026. The project's scale and cost reflect a significant expansion of vocational training capabilities for the district, situated on public land in the Longview community.