Eloy's Hispanic Market in Silsbee, TX

Eloy's Hispanic Market is a new 6,933-square-foot supermarket and eatery under construction at 365 E. Ave. G in Silsbee, Hardin County. The project is privately funded on private land for private use, with Robert Worthey listed as the owner of record. Sigma Engineers serves as the design firm, and David Clark Teel is the registered accessibility specialist. The estimated cost for this new construction is $1,500,000, which equates to $216 per square foot.

The TDLR registration was completed in April 2025, and plan review finished in the same month. Construction was scheduled to begin in May 2025, with a planned completion date of May 2026. Although this scheduled date has passed, 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's physical status remains unverified by the state agency.

Project Scope and Location

The filing describes the scope of work as a new supermarket and eatery. This project is situated in Silsbee, a community with a population of about 17,132 according to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates for ZIP 77656. The median household income in this area is $61,084, and housing is predominantly owner-occupied.

Local media have covered the development, with a post by the silsbeeisd account describing the market as blending an American café with a Hispanic meat market. Beaumont Enterprise reported on the construction site at the corner of U.S. 96 and 4th Street in September 2025. Other registered projects in the immediate area include a new Walmart construction project, a City of Silsbee new construction, and Silsbee Oaks Health Care additions.

Comparative Context

Among 111 TDLR-registered new construction filings in Hardin County, the median estimated cost is $900,000. The $1,500,000 cost for Eloy's Hispanic Market is above this county median. The median size for these projects is 5,996 square feet, while this project is 6,933 square feet. The median cost per square foot in the county is $219, making the $216 per square foot for this project close to that average. The scheduled build window of 365 days is longer than the county median of 214 days.

Sigma Engineers has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $13,550,000, including facilities in Port Arthur and Houston. All of these other projects have review complete status. The Hardin County unemployment rate was 3.7 percent in August 2026, according to FRED data. This project represents a significant private investment in the local retail and food service sector of Silsbee.