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Construction & Development Activity

1490
Total Projects
$4.98B
Total Investment
742
New Construction
748
Renovations
23.3M
Total Sq Ft
$3.3M
Avg. Value

Cameron County Economy

Driving Brownsville construction · FRED

Unemployment:7.0%
Median Home:$295K
Bldg Permits:2,702/yr
Population:434K
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Compare project scale, registration dates, and locations across 200 loaded TDLR filings from 1,490 registered projects. This is the loaded selection, not a measure of every project in the market.

Brownsville
Estimated construction value$560.4MSum of 200 shown records with value
Records in view200 / 200Ready to inspect and compare
Largest record’s share35.1%Share of reported value shown
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Status Breakdown

Closed793
Review Complete409
Registered187
Inspection Complete101

By County

Cameron1473Hidalgo14Bexar1Terry1Travis1

Top Property Owners

1
Brownsville Independent School District
32 projects · $19.5M
2
City of Brownsville
31 projects · $38.3M
3
Space Exploration Technologies
18 projects · $28.7M
4
IDEA Public Schools
16 projects · $21.7M
5
CAMERON COUNTY
14 projects · $8.9M
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Top Design Firms

1
Gomez Mendez Saenz, Inc.
38 projects · $81.7M
2
ZIWA CORPORATION
18 projects · $15.4M
3
JR HOUSE PLANS
17 projects · $3.6M
4
GOMEZ MENDEZ SAENZ INC.
14 projects · $30.9M
5
Halff Associates
11 projects · $8.3M
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Construction & Development in Brownsville, Texas

Brownsville is experiencing significant construction and development activity with 1490 registered projects valued at $4.98B. The city's development portfolio includes 742 new construction projects and 748 renovation projects, representing 23,345,969 square feet of built space across commercial, residential, and mixed-use developments.

Development Activity

  • 742 new construction projects (50%)
  • 748 renovation/remodel projects (50%)
  • Average project value: $3.3M
  • 60 new projects in last 6 months

Key Players

Brownsville's construction market features 5 major property owners and 5 active design firms driving development across the city.

Leading developers include Brownsville Independent School District and City of Brownsville, working with architecture firms such as Gomez Mendez Saenz, Inc. and ZIWA CORPORATION.

Our database tracks all TDLR-registered construction projects in Brownsville. Projects span Bexar and Terry and Travis and Cameron and Hidalgo counties, providing comprehensive coverage of commercial construction, residential development, and infrastructure improvements throughout Brownsville and the surrounding area.

60 New Projects
Registered in the last 6 months

All Projects

1490 TDLR · 0 Site Plans

Showing 20 of 200 listed TDLR filings

Registered
$12.5M

Little Caesars

4932 Southmost Blvd., Brownsville, TX 78521

1,500 sqftAug 28, 2026
Review Complete
$800K

Blueberry Plaza

309 America Dr., Brownsville, TX 78526

7,785 sqftAug 15, 2026
Registered
$297K

Sally Beauty

2370 N Expressway, Brownsville, TX 78521

2,245 sqftAug 14, 2026
Registered
$500K

Unit 11

2995 N. Indiana Ave, Brownsville, TX 78521

13,000 sqftAug 13, 2026
Registered
$700K

Dollar Tree

1325 Ruben M Tores, Brownsville, TX 78258

9,839 sqftAug 4, 2026
Review Complete
$1.5M

Murphy USA

Northeast corner of Price Rd. and Veterans, Brownsville, TX 78521

2,800 sqftJun 16, 2026
Review Complete
$650K

JD Sports #1550

2370 Frontage Rd 69E, Brownsville, TX 78521

6,876 sqftJun 15, 2026

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2 neighborhoods with active construction

Mitte Cultural District
51 projects
Southmost
10 projects

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