Petrolia CISD Shop Building & Classrooms

Petrolia CISD has filed for the new construction of a 13,700-square-foot Shop & Classrooms building located at 8307 FM 810 in Petrolia, Clay County. The project, registered with TDLR in February 2025, carries an estimated cost of $450,000, which calculates to $33 per square foot.

The design firm of record is Michael E. Koen...Architect, Inc., which has completed plan review for this specific filing. The registered accessibility specialist for the project is Landy Perkins. The owner of record is Petrolia CISD, and the work is described as privately funded on private land for private use.

Project Scope and Cost Context

The scope of work explicitly covers 13,700 square feet of shop and classroom space. The estimated cost of $450,000 is close to the median estimated cost of $500,000 for new construction filings in Clay County over the last 24 months. The cost per square foot of $33 is below the county median of $49 for similar projects. The scheduled build window of 577 days is longer than the county median of 212 days for new construction.

Michael E. Koen...Architect, Inc. has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $4,125,000, including The Pickle Ball Hanger and Texoma Builders Supply Co in Wichita Falls, and North Tarrant Church in Fort Worth. All of these other projects have completed review or inspection phases, highlighting the active portfolio of the design firm in the region.

Current Status and Completion

Construction was scheduled to begin in February 2025, with a completion date on the filing set for September 2026. Although this scheduled completion date has passed, the public record indicates that TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection. Therefore, the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record, and the project remains in a status where final verification is pending.

The project is situated in ZIP code 76377, where the U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates place the population at about 470. The median household income in this area is $62,679, and the median owner-occupied home value is $89,700. Housing in this predominantly owner-occupied community consists of 308 units, providing context for the local demographic and economic landscape surrounding the new facility.