Canton East Texas Ortho

A new 5,327 sq ft building at 1150 S. Buffalo St. in Canton is under construction for Canton East Texas Ortho. The project involves the new construction of a dental office and lease suite, with an estimated cost of $1,250,000. Brown Real Estate Holdings LLC is the owner of record, and Thompson Architectural Group, Inc. serves as the design firm. The filing was registered with TDLR in February 2025, and plan review was completed in the same month. Construction was scheduled to begin in February 2025, with a completion date of October 2025 listed on the filing. TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection, so the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record.

The project is located in Van Zandt County, a region where the median estimated cost for similar new construction filings is $850,000. This project’s cost is above that county median. The median size for comparable projects in the county is 6,100 sq ft, while this building is 5,327 sq ft. The median cost per square foot in the county is $157, whereas this project is estimated at $235 per square foot. The scheduled build window for this project is 240 days, which is close to the county median of 198 days. These figures are computed from 121 TDLR-registered new construction filings in Van Zandt County.

Thompson Architectural Group, Inc. has registered six other projects with TDLR, totaling $13,732,672. These include Texas Spine and Joint in Tyler, CTE Auto Technology Building in Mineola, and M & F Western Products in Sulphur Springs. All of these projects have completed review or are closed. The firm’s involvement in this Canton project is part of a broader portfolio of commercial and medical buildings across East Texas. The design approach for this dental office and lease suite aligns with the firm’s previous work in specialized healthcare and automotive sectors.

The surrounding area includes several established businesses such as Advance America, Take 5 Oil Change, Bellum&Rogue, Subway, and Van Zandt Veterans Memorial. The ZIP code 75103 has a population of about 16,372, with a median household income of $67,878. Housing in the area is predominantly owner-occupied, with a median home value of $208,800. The Van Zandt County unemployment rate was 4.8 percent in June 2026, higher than a year earlier. This economic context reflects the local market conditions in which the new dental office and lease suite are being developed.

The project is privately funded, on private land for private use. The registered accessibility specialist for this project is James Chesley Fancher. The TDLR status is Review Complete, but the lack of a final inspection record means that the completion of construction is not verified in the public record. The building is intended to house a dental practice and a separate lease suite, serving the local community in Canton and the broader Van Zandt County area.