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Denton, TX Construction Projects

What's being built in Denton — 2,284 projects on file from Texas public records

2284
Total Projects
$11.27B
Total Investment
886
New Construction
1398
Renovations
65.3M
Total Sq Ft
$4.9M
Avg. Value

What is being built in Denton, Texas?

Denton, Texas has 2,284 construction and development projects on file worth $11.27B — 886 new construction and 1,398 renovations or remodels, 95 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 Denton?

The most recently filed new-construction projects in Denton are 7Brew - Denton ($1.5M), Alliance Drive Away ($3.5M), 17350 Gaffield ($170K), Restroom ($150K). 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 Denton, TX?

Among the 200 most recent construction filings in Denton, 5 are for residential communities — amenity centers, subdivision sections, streetscapes, parks and apartment buildings — naming Pohl, Sage Creek Townhomes, GIVING GRACE LOVE FIRST-AMENITY BUILDING, Waterford at Spencer Oaks Apartments, N. Elm Multi-Family. 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 Denton home builders for the companies building there.

Denton County Economy

Driving Denton construction · FRED

Unemployment:4.2%
Median Home:$472K
Bldg Permits:10,210/yr
Population:1.1M
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Compare project scale, registration dates, and locations across 200 loaded TDLR filings from 2,284 registered projects. This is the loaded selection, not a measure of every project in the market.

Denton
Estimated construction value$1.9BSum of 200 shown records with value
Records in view200 / 200Ready to inspect and compare
Largest record’s share63.9%Share of reported value shown
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Comparisons use only these 200 records. Missing values are excluded from totals. Recorded value is not revenue or a quality rating.

Status Breakdown

Closed1513
Review Complete431
Inspection Complete208
Registered132

By County

Denton2258Dallas11Tarrant7Collin3Wise1Harris1Grayson1Houston1Johnson1

Top Property Owners

1
University of North Texas
107 projects · $174.3M
2
City of Denton
90 projects · $157.4M
3
Denton Independent School District
22 projects · $342.6M
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Top Design Firms

1
Bates Martin Architects
35 projects · $40.8M
2
Bates & Martin Architects
23 projects · $54.9M
3
BATES & MARTIN ARCHITECTS LLC
20 projects · $17.0M
4
Ware Malcomb
18 projects · $161.6M
5
RGA Architects
18 projects · $72.3M
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Construction & Development in Denton, Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metro)

Denton is experiencing significant construction and development activity with 2284 registered projects valued at $11.27B. The city's development portfolio includes 886 new construction projects and 1398 renovation projects, representing 65,303,614 square feet of built space across commercial, residential, and mixed-use developments.

Development Activity

  • 886 new construction projects (39%)
  • 1398 renovation/remodel projects (61%)
  • Average project value: $4.9M
  • 95 new projects in last 6 months

Key Players

Denton's construction market features 3 major property owners and 5 active design firms driving development across the city.

Leading developers include University of North Texas and City of Denton, working with architecture firms such as Bates Martin Architects and Bates & Martin Architects.

Our database tracks all TDLR-registered construction projects in Denton. Projects span Wise and Collin and Dallas and Denton and Harris and Grayson and Houston and Johnson and Tarrant counties, providing comprehensive coverage of commercial construction, residential development, and infrastructure improvements throughout Denton and the surrounding area.

95 New Projects
Registered in the last 6 months

All Projects

2284 TDLR · 0 Site Plans

Showing 20 of 200 listed TDLR filings

Review Complete
$60K

101 S Locust Offices

101 S Locust Street Suite 300, Denton, TX 76201

4,500 sqftOct 7, 2026
Registered
$1.5M

7Brew - Denton

906 W University Dr, Denton, TX 76201

510 sqftOct 7, 2026
Review Complete
$3.5M

Alliance Drive Away

1704 Westcourt Road, Denton, TX 76207

14,194 sqftOct 5, 2026
Registered
$75K

TWU Duplex

1426-14 N. Rudell St., Denton, TX 76209, Denton, TX 76209

2,500 sqftSep 30, 2026
Registered
$861K

Tetra Pak Remodel

4601 Jim Christal, Denton, TX 76207

2,955 sqftSep 29, 2026
Registered
$170K

17350 Gaffield

17350 Gaffield Rd, Denton, TX 76082

6,000 sqftSep 29, 2026
Review Complete
$1.24B

DSV TI

1110 North Western Blvd, Denton, TX 76207

1,103,845 sqftSep 22, 2026
Review Complete
$150K

Restroom

2427 W University Dr, Denton, TX 76201

300 sqftSep 15, 2026
Registered
$4.1M

Briercliff Park

3200 State School Rd, Denton, TX 76210, Denton, TX 76210

295,000 sqftSep 15, 2026

Browse Denton by Neighborhood

1 neighborhoods with active construction

Rayzor Ranch
6 projects

Denton construction questions

How many construction projects are there in Denton, Texas?
There are 2,284 registered construction projects in Denton, Texas with a total estimated value of $11.27B and 65,303,614 square feet of development. The average project is valued at $4.9M.
What kind of construction is happening in Denton?
Denton has 886 new construction projects (39%) and 1,398 renovation or remodel projects (61%) on file, together totaling 65,303,614 square feet. Work spans commercial, residential and mixed-use development.
Who is building in Denton?
The most active property owners on file in Denton are University of North Texas, City of Denton, Denton Independent School District. The architecture and design firms appearing most often on Denton filings are Bates Martin Architects, Bates & Martin Architects, BATES & MARTIN ARCHITECTS LLC.
Where does this Denton 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 Denton filings themselves and change as new records are registered. How Zabalist sources Texas construction records.

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