RESIDENCE INN EAST in El Paso, TX

Residence INN East el Paso is a new construction project for a 4-story, 120-room hotel located at 13491 Gteway Boulevard West in El Paso, Texas. The filing describes the build as a ground-up construction of approximately 78,000 square feet. The estimated cost for the project is $7,000,000, which calculates to $90 per square foot. The owner of record is DEL RIO Hospitality LLC, and the design firm is RSS Architects, LLC.

The project was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in January 2025. The filing lists a construction start date of February 2023 and a target completion date of February 2025. This completion date has passed. However, no plan review or inspection has been recorded since the registration. Therefore, whether the project proceeded to completion is not confirmed in the public record. The status remains Project Registered.

Project Scale and Cost Context

Compared to other new construction filings in El Paso County, this project is significantly larger. The median estimated cost for such filings is $800,000, while this project is estimated at $7,000,000. This places the cost in the top quarter of county filings. The median size for these projects is 8,085 square feet, whereas this hotel is 78,000 square feet. The median cost per square foot is $111, while this project is $90 per square foot, which is below the county median. The scheduled build window for this project is 731 days, which is longer than the county median of 214 days.

RSS Architects, LLC has two other TDLR-registered projects totaling $9,500,000. These include the Towneplace Suites in El Paso, valued at $5,000,000 with inspection complete, and the Comfort INN & Suites in Bryan, valued at $4,500,000 with review complete. Other new construction projects registered in the same area include The Padel Company, Bldg 01, Horizon Shopping Center, Circle K, and Project Nuevo.

Third-party sources have mentioned the hotel. A Facebook post by ElPasoChamber congratulated Residence Inn by Marriott El Paso East on its grand opening, describing it as raising the bar for hospitality in the region. A job listing on bebee.com seeks a Hotel Housekeeping staff member for the property, requiring the ability to commute to El Paso, TX 79928.

The area surrounding the project has a population of about 82,792 according to U.S. Census estimates for ZIP 79928. The median household income is $73,704, and the median owner-occupied home value is $188,600. Housing in this area is predominantly owner-occupied. The El Paso County unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in August 2026, which is lower than a year earlier.