Lufkin Dollar General Store #31583

The Lufkin Dollar General Store #31583 is a new 10,635 sq ft retail facility located on FM 2021 in Lufkin, Texas. The project, valued at an estimated $1,200,000, represents a build-to-suit arrangement where Lowood Development owns the land and structure while leasing the space to Dollar General. This specific filing was registered with TDLR in August 2025, initiating the accessibility review process for the construction.

Lowood Development served as the owner of record for this project, which is one of two TDLR-registered Dollar General stores they have filed. The design firm of record, Drawing the Line, has been involved in six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $4,500,000, including locations in Big Sandy, Vidor, and Hemphill. The registered accessibility specialist for this build was Fred Dwain Cawyer, ensuring the design met state accessibility standards during the plan review phase completed in August 2025.

Construction was scheduled to begin in October 2025, with a planned completion date of April 2026. The actual timeline aligned closely with the filing, as the final inspection was passed in March 2026. The project is privately funded on private land, reflecting a standard commercial development model for retail expansion in Angelina County. The estimated cost per square foot was $113, a figure that sits close to the county median of $125 for similar new construction filings.

When comparing this project to 310 other new construction filings in Angelina County, the $1,200,000 estimated cost is above the county median of $617,000. However, the scheduled build window of 182 days is close to the county median of 184 days. The project’s size of 10,635 sq ft is larger than the county median of 6,106 sq ft, indicating a standard-sized retail footprint rather than a small-format store. These metrics place the Lufkin project within the typical range of commercial retail development in the region.

The TDLR status for this project is now closed. TDLR closed the project file in August 2026, which marks the end of the accessibility review process for this construction. This closure confirms that all required accessibility plans were reviewed and the construction phase has concluded successfully, with no outstanding items in the state’s accessibility tracking system.