42851 7-11 Ennis TX @ 4009 Ensign Rd

42851 7-Eleven is a new 4,746-square-foot convenience store with fuel sales under construction at 4009 Ensign Rd in Ennis, Texas. The project is registered with TDLR, with an estimated cost of $950,000. The owner of record is VRE Ensign 7E LLC, and Justin K Walton is the registered accessibility specialist.

The estimated cost of $950,000 is close to the median estimated cost of $900,000 for similar new construction filings in Ellis County. The project’s size of 4,746 square feet is smaller than the median size of 7,453 square feet for these filings. The cost per square foot is $200, which is above the county median of $148 per square foot. The scheduled build window of 184 days is close to the county median of 244 days.

Construction Status and Timeline

TDLR completed plan review in April 2026. Construction was scheduled to begin in March 2026 and finish in September 2026. Although the September 2026 completion 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. The project is privately funded on private land for private use.

Local Context

Ennis is in Ellis County, where the unemployment rate was 4.5 percent in July 2026, higher than a year earlier. The ZIP code 75119 has a population of about 30,809, with a median household income of $76,983. There are 11,738 housing units, and the median owner-occupied home value is $238,400. Housing in the area is predominantly owner-occupied. These Census estimates provide context for the local market where the store is being built.