Multi-tenant Shell Building in Celina, TX

The Qualitas Celina Retail Center is a new construction project located at 3610 FM 1385 in Celina, Texas. This development involves the construction of a cold shell multi-tenant retail building with a total area of 12,573 square feet. The estimated cost for this build is $1,500,000, which calculates to $119 per square foot. The project is registered under the filing name Multi-tenant Shell Building and is owned by 1385 Celina LLC.

TDLR completed the plan review process in July 2026, marking the project status as Review Complete. Construction work is scheduled to begin in September 2026 and is scheduled to finish in July 2027. This timeline represents a build window of 333 days, which is longer than the median scheduled build window of 218 days for similar new construction filings in Denton County. The estimated cost is above the county median of $900,000 for this type of work, while the cost per square foot remains close to the county median of $121.

Design and Development

MCP Architects, PLLC is the design firm of record for this project. Jeffery L Kelley is the registered accessibility specialist associated with the filing. The project is privately funded and situated on private land for private use. MCP Architects, PLLC has six other TDLR-registered projects in the region, including developments in Melissa and Fort Worth, with a combined value of $6,014,962. Those other projects are also marked as review complete, indicating a consistent pattern of completed regulatory filings for this design firm.

The location is in Denton County, a region with a median household income of $107,065 according to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates for ZIP code 76227. The area has a population of about 55,437 and approximately 20,970 housing units. The median owner-occupied home value in this ZIP code is $376,200. Housing in this area is predominantly owner-occupied, suggesting a stable residential base for the retail tenants planned for this new construction.

Denton County’s unemployment rate was 4.3 percent in July 2026, which is higher than a year earlier. This economic context is relevant for understanding the labor market in which the construction and subsequent retail operations will take place. The project’s size and cost place it within the middle half of recent filings in the county, which range from $315,000 to $2,800,000. The specific scope of a cold shell multi-tenant retail building indicates that the structure will be delivered ready for tenant fit-out, a common model for retail developments in growing Texas suburbs.