PPG Aerospace Arlington Plant 1 Supplemental Coating Room

Texstars LLC dba PPG Industries, Inc. is renovating the PPG Aerospace Arlington Plant 1 to add a supplemental coating room at 925 Avenue H East in Arlington. The project, filed as PPG Aerospace Texas Transparencies Operations, involves a 600 sq ft alteration designed to support larger renovation activities. This specific addition is targeted for December 2026, following a planned start in November 2026.

The renovation is registered with TDLR under the TABS program, with registration occurring in October 2026. The estimated cost for this scope of work is $150,000, resulting in a computed cost of $250 per square foot. The work is privately funded on private land for private use, situated in Tarrant County.

Kirksey Architecture serves as the design firm of record for this project. The registered accessibility specialist is Glenn Thomas Comtois. The filing describes the scope as a renovation to add a supplemental coating room which will be used during larger renovation. The scheduled build window spans 39 days, from November 2026 to December 2026.

Project Context and Comparisons

This renovation’s estimated cost is below the county median for its type, which stands at $250,000. The scheduled build window of 39 days is shorter than the county median of 92 days for similar filings in Tarrant County. However, the $250 per square foot cost is above the county median of $79 per square foot. These figures are computed from 16,054 TDLR-registered renovation and alteration filings in the county.

Kirksey Architecture has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $16,584,013, including locations in Houston, San Antonio, and Austin. The Arlington project is part of a broader portfolio of work by the firm, though this specific filing focuses on the coating room addition at the PPG Aerospace facility. The project status remains registered with TDLR, and plan review is pending.