NIOS in Mansfield, TX

NIOS Mansfield is a new construction project for Building 2, located on Lakeview Drive in Mansfield, Texas. The facility will occupy 22,800 square feet of private land in Ellis County, with an estimated cost of $2,736,000. Central Thesis, LLC is the owner of record, and DC Texas serves as the design firm. The project is registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) under the TABS program, with Casey Joe Anderson listed as the registered accessibility specialist.

Construction is scheduled to finish in February 2027, with work starting in May 2026. TDLR completed the plan review in April 2026, and the status is marked as Review Complete. The estimated cost per square foot is $120, which is below the county median of $148 for similar new construction filings in Ellis County. The scheduled build window of 276 days is close to the county median of 244 days.

Central Thesis, LLC has one other TDLR-registered project in Mansfield, Building 1, with an identical estimated cost of $2,736,000. DC Texas has six other registered projects totaling $9,069,000, including locations in San Marcos and Waxahachie. This private project is funded on private land for private use.

The surrounding area includes businesses such as Beazer Homes Goodland and Grand Homes, as well as Prairie Ridge Park. The ZIP code 76065 has a population of about 44,614 and a median household income of $123,664, according to U.S. Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Ellis County’s unemployment rate was 4.5 percent in July 2026, higher than a year earlier. The project is part of a broader construction effort in the region, with DC Texas active in multiple Texas cities. The registration details confirm the project's scope as new construction, with no indication of renovation or expansion of existing structures.