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Dayton, TX Construction Projects

What's being built in Dayton — 150 projects on file from Texas public records

150
Total Projects
$295.5M
Total Investment
107
New Construction
43
Renovations
8.9M
Total Sq Ft
$2.0M
Avg. Value

What is being built in Dayton, Texas?

Dayton, Texas has 150 construction and development projects on file worth $295.5M — 107 new construction and 43 renovations or remodels, 14 of them filed in the last six months. Each record is a real filing from Texas public construction records and names the project, its declared value and the date it was registered.

What new businesses are coming to Dayton?

The most recently filed new-construction projects in Dayton are Trinity River Projects ($5.5M), Trinity River Projects ($10.8M), Hiller CLIP Expansion ($10.0M), Proposed C-Store and Lease Spaces ($1.1M). A new-construction filing is the earliest public signal that something new is being built, usually well before it opens, so this list leads street-level visibility rather than following it.

What new home communities are being built in Dayton, TX?

Among the 150 most recent construction filings in Dayton, 4 are for residential communities — amenity centers, subdivision sections, streetscapes, parks and apartment buildings — naming Hardscape and, Medina, River Ranch, CEDAR. Texas accessibility (TABS) registration covers the shared, public and multifamily buildings in a new community, not private single-family houses, so these filings show where new neighborhoods are being built out, often before homes there are listed for sale.

Individual houses are permitted by the city, not registered with the state. See Dayton home builders for the companies building there.

Liberty County Economy

Driving Dayton construction · FRED

Unemployment:5.5%
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Compare project scale, registration dates, and locations across 150 loaded TDLR filings. This is the loaded selection, not a measure of every project in the market.

Dayton
Estimated construction value$295.5MSum of 149 shown records with value
Records in view150 / 150Ready to inspect and compare
Largest record’s share9.6%Share of reported value shown
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Comparisons use only these 150 records. Missing values are excluded from totals. Recorded value is not revenue or a quality rating.

Status Breakdown

Closed88
Review Complete36
Registered19
Inspection Complete7

By County

Liberty148Harris2

Top Property Owners

1
DAYTON ISD
6 projects · $24.6M
2
River Ranch One Investments, Ltd.
6 projects · $9.8M
3
CITY OF DAYTON
5 projects · $12.1M
4
Omnisource
3 projects · $4.6M
5
GLOBAL TUBING LLC
3 projects · $565K
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Top Design Firms

1
KGA DeForest Design, LLC
7 projects · $11.7M
2
PBK ARCHITECTS
4 projects · $24.3M
3
McLemore Luong Architects
3 projects · $17.9M
4
RWS ARCHITECTS INCORPORATED
3 projects · $8.2M
5
Goree Architects
3 projects · $4.6M
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Construction & Development in Dayton, Texas

Dayton is experiencing significant construction and development activity with 150 registered projects valued at $295.5M. The city's development portfolio includes 107 new construction projects and 43 renovation projects, representing 8,860,310 square feet of built space across commercial, residential, and mixed-use developments.

Development Activity

  • 107 new construction projects (71%)
  • 43 renovation/remodel projects (29%)
  • Average project value: $2.0M
  • 14 new projects in last 6 months

Key Players

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

Leading developers include DAYTON ISD and River Ranch One Investments, Ltd., working with architecture firms such as KGA DeForest Design, LLC and PBK ARCHITECTS.

Our database tracks all TDLR-registered construction projects in Dayton. Projects span Harris and Liberty counties, providing comprehensive coverage of commercial construction, residential development, and infrastructure improvements throughout Dayton and the surrounding area.

14 New Projects
Registered in the last 6 months

All Projects

150 TDLR · 0 Site Plans

Showing 20 of 150 listed TDLR filings

Review Complete
$120K

Paradise Cafe

403 US-90, Dayton, TX 77535

1,500 sqftJun 17, 2026
Review Complete
$2.8M

Vickery Storage

4753 FM 1960, Dayton, TX 77535

70,000 sqftJun 4, 2026
Review Complete
$2.0M

TSC - DAYTON, TX

2200 TX-146 NORTH, Dayton, TX 77535

23,729 sqftJun 1, 2026
Review Complete
$1.4M

Texas Excellance

11986 FM 1409, Dayton, TX 77535

16,100 sqftApr 10, 2026

Dayton construction questions

How many construction projects are there in Dayton, Texas?
There are 150 registered construction projects in Dayton, Texas with a total estimated value of $295.5M and 8,860,310 square feet of development. The average project is valued at $2.0M.
What kind of construction is happening in Dayton?
Dayton has 107 new construction projects (71%) and 43 renovation or remodel projects (29%) on file, together totaling 8,860,310 square feet. Work spans commercial, residential and mixed-use development.
Who is building in Dayton?
The most active property owners on file in Dayton are DAYTON ISD, River Ranch One Investments, Ltd., CITY OF DAYTON. The architecture and design firms appearing most often on Dayton filings are KGA DeForest Design, LLC, PBK ARCHITECTS, McLemore Luong Architects.
Where does this Dayton construction data come from?
Every project on this page is a TDLR-registered construction filing from Texas public records, not an estimate or a listing. Each entry keeps the project name, declared value, owner and registration date exactly as filed, which is why a project can appear here months before any visible work starts on site.

Figures on this page are counted from the Dayton filings themselves and change as new records are registered. How Zabalist sources Texas construction records.

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