East Texas Professional Credit Union - New Branch in Longview, TX

East Texas Professional Credit Union completed a new 11,600-square-foot branch and mortgage center at 409 East Loop 281 in Longview. The project, registered with TDLR in December 2024, passed its final TDLR accessibility inspection in January 2026, confirming that construction is complete. This new facility serves the credit union's members in Gregg County with dedicated mortgage services and standard banking operations.

The estimated cost for this new construction was $8,500,000, resulting in a cost of $733 per square foot. This figure is above the county median of $159 per square foot for similar new construction filings. The scheduled build window of 488 days was longer than the county median of 213 days, reflecting the complexity of building a full-service branch and mortgage center from the ground up.

NewGround International, Inc. served as the design firm of record for the project. John C Tyson was the registered accessibility specialist. The scope of work included the full construction of the new branch and mortgage center. The project was privately funded on private land for private use, with no public funding involved in the development process.

Project Context and Comparisons

East Texas Professional Credit Union has one other TDLR-registered project in the state, the Headquarters Building in Longview, which closed with a value of $12,794,000. NewGround International, Inc. has been involved in four other TDLR-registered projects totaling $9,056,865, including facilities in Lumberton, Corpus Christi, Denton, and El Paso. This pattern indicates a consistent engagement with credit union and commercial construction projects across Texas.

The Longview area, specifically ZIP code 75605, has a population of about 34,584 according to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates. The median household income is $75,665, and the median owner-occupied home value is $238,800. The housing stock in this area is mostly owner-occupied, suggesting a stable local demographic for the credit union's new branch location.

Gregg County's unemployment rate was 5.1 percent in August 2026, according to FRED data, which was lower than a year earlier. This economic context supports the demand for financial services in the region. The completion of this branch adds to the local infrastructure for banking and mortgage services in Longview.