Port Aransas City Hall Expansion

The City of Port Aransas is executing a major expansion and renovation of its City Hall at 710 West Avenue A, a project filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) under the name Port Aransas City Hall Expansion. The scope of work involves a 14,900 square foot renovation of the existing tilt-up facility and a 13,600 square foot addition comprising offices, restrooms, meeting rooms, and a generator. The estimated cost for this mixed-use occupancy project is $15,000,000.

Turner | Ramirez Architects serves as the design firm of record for this undertaking. The construction schedule, established during plan review completed in February 2025, set a start date of March 2025 and a completion target of April 2026. The project is registered with TDLR, and the status is listed as Review Complete. However, TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection, so the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record.

This project is significantly larger and more expensive than typical additions in Nueces County. Among 256 registered additions to existing buildings in the county, the median estimated cost is $350,000 and the median size is 3,014 square feet. The City Hall project’s cost is above the county median for its type, placing it in the top quarter. Its scheduled build window of 378 days is longer than the county median of 182 days, and its cost per square foot of $1103 is above the county median of $167.

The City of Port Aransas is the owner of record and has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $26,200,000, including the Port Aransas Recreation Center and the Lifeguard Headquarters. Turner | Ramirez Architects has also worked on six other registered projects, such as the Police Department in Aransas Pass and the Oil Belt Park in Corpus Christi.

Local web mentions, such as those on the City of Port Aransas website and Texas Municipal League profiles, identify City Hall at this address and provide contact information. The surrounding area includes businesses like Tropic Island Resort and Shark Reef Resort. Census estimates for ZIP code 78373 indicate a population of about 3,314 and a median household income of $90,000. The Nueces County unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in August 2026.