Men's Wearhouse #1244R in Tyler, TX

The Men's Wearhouse #1244R project at Village at Cumberland Park is a renovation and alteration of an existing retail space located at 8946 S Broadway Ave. Suite 182 in Tyler, Smith County. This tenant improvement work covers 6,087 sq ft and carries an estimated cost of $75,000. The project is registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) as an accessibility improvement under the Texas Accessibility Standards (TABS). Dianne Ford serves as the registered accessibility specialist for this filing, while ID Group acts as the design firm of record. The Retail Connection is the owner and developer of record for this privately funded project on private land.

Construction Timeline and Status

TDLR completed the plan review for this project in August 2026, and construction is scheduled to finish in November 2026, with work starting in August 2026. The current TDLR status is listed as Review Complete. The scheduled build window for this renovation is 92 days. This duration is close to the county median of 104 days for similar renovation and alteration filings in Smith County. The project falls outside the FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area (zone X).

Project Scale and Market Context

The estimated cost of $75,000 places this project in the bottom quarter of Smith County renovation filings, which have a median estimated cost of $275,000. The cost per square foot is $12, which is significantly below the county median of $97 per sq ft for this type of work. The property size of 6,087 sq ft is larger than the county median of 3,900 sq ft for comparable projects. The owner, The Retail Connection, has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $5,472,000, including work in San Antonio, Lewisville, Addison, and Katy. The design firm, ID Group, has registered six other projects totaling $1,875,530 across Austin, Plano, Irving, and Sherman.

According to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates for ZIP 75703, the area has a population of about 44,912 and a median household income of $76,347. There are 20,045 housing units in the ZIP code, with a median owner-occupied home value of $310,500. Housing in the area is mostly owner-occupied. Smith County unemployment was 4 percent in September 2026, lower than a year earlier. The TDLR record covers construction only and does not record whether the business has started serving customers.