Church's Chicken in Roma, TX

Church's Chicken is planning a new ground-up construction project at 207 E Grant Street in Roma, Texas. The filing lists the project as Church's Chicken -Roma Tx and indicates a total estimated cost of $950,000 for a 1,423 sq ft building. This results in a cost per square foot of $668. The property is located in Starr County and sits on private land designated for private use. The project was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in November 2026, and the construction phase is targeted for September 2027.

Legal Dept c/o Realty Income Corporation FRIS CHKN LLC is listed as the owner or developer of record for this development. Fusion AE serves as the design firm of record for the project. James J Heilman is the registered accessibility specialist responsible for ensuring the project meets Texas Accessibility Standards (TABS). The filing specifies that the work involves new ground-up construction, distinguishing it from renovations or additions to existing structures. The funding for this facility is entirely private.

The scheduled build window for this project is 188 days, running from a construction start date of February 2027 to the completion date of September 2027. This timeline is close to the Starr County median of 236 days for new construction projects. However, the estimated cost of $950,000 is above the county median of $825,000. The size of 1,423 sq ft is significantly smaller than the county median of 4,782 sq ft. The cost per square foot of $668 is also above the county median of $189.

Regional Context

Fusion AE has registered six other TDLR projects totaling $3,300,000. These include a Church's Chicken in Houston for $950,000, a Whataburger in Wichita Falls for $450,000, and a State & Main project in Mckinney for $500,000. Additional filings include a Whataburger in El Paso for $400,000 and a Church's Chicken in Katy for $500,000. The Roma location is situated in ZIP code 77061, where the U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates show a population of about 24,238 and a median household income of $44,520.

Housing in this area consists of 9,942 units, with a median owner-occupied home value of $215,200. The housing stock is mostly renter-occupied. Starr County unemployment was 8.3 percent in September 2026, which was lower than a year earlier. The project remains in the plan review stage with TDLR. The record covers construction only and does not indicate whether the business has started serving customers.