New Building for Ramsey Fritz Jewels in Tyler, TX

A new 3,125 sq ft jewelry retail store for Ramsey Fritz Jewels is complete at 7276 Old Jacksonville Hwy. in Tyler. The project, filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs as "New Building for Ramsey Fritz Jewels," passed its final TDLR accessibility inspection in June 2026. This confirms the construction phase is finished, although the TDLR record does not specify when the business began serving customers.

The structure is a new construction project developed on private land by Lea Ann Fritz. The estimated cost for the build was $800,000, resulting in a computed cost of $256 per square foot. Payne & Associates served as the design firm of record, while James Chesley Fancher was the registered accessibility specialist responsible for the project's compliance documentation.

Project Scope and Timeline

The scope of work involved the new construction of a dedicated jewelry retail store. The project was registered with TDLR in May 2025, with plan review completed in the same month. Construction was scheduled to begin in August 2025, with a planned completion date of August 2026. The final inspection was passed in June 2026, placing the actual completion ahead of the scheduled deadline on the filing.

In the context of local development, this project is one of several registered in the Tyler area. Other nearby filings include ESA Office, The Commons, and Professional & Medical Offices. The $800,000 estimated cost is close to the median estimated cost of $850,000 for new construction filings in Smith County. However, the $256 per square foot cost is above the county median of $163 per square foot. The scheduled build window of 392 days is longer than the county median of 214 days.

The area around the store, identified by ZIP code 75703, has a population of about 44,912 according to U.S. Census estimates. The median household income in this area is $76,347, and the median owner-occupied home value is $310,500. Smith County’s unemployment rate was 4.2 percent in August 2026, which is lower than the rate a year earlier.