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Houston, TX Construction Projects

What's being built in Houston — 45,626 projects on file from Texas public records

45626
Total Projects
$124.99B
Total Investment
11953
New Construction
33673
Renovations
773.3M
Total Sq Ft
$2.7M
Avg. Value

What is being built in Houston, Texas?

Houston, Texas has 45,626 construction and development projects on file worth $124.99B — 11,953 new construction and 33,673 renovations or remodels, 1,525 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 Houston?

The most recently filed new-construction projects in Houston are University of Houston Dining COmmons ($50.0M), TIRZ 9 - S Post Oak Sidewalk Maintenance ($400K), Red Oak Office Park Building 2 ($800K), Southwest Impreglon ($4.5M). 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.

Harris County Economy

Driving Houston construction · FRED

Unemployment:5.0%
Median Home:$329K
Bldg Permits:30,909/yr
Population:72K
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See the shape of development

Compare project scale, registration dates, and locations across 200 loaded TDLR filings from 45,626 registered projects. This is the loaded selection, not a measure of every project in the market.

Houston
Estimated construction value$691.7MSum of 200 shown records with value
Records in view200 / 200Ready to inspect and compare
Largest record’s share24.6%Share of reported value shown
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Where the value sits

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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

Closed32014
Review Complete7246
Registered3363
Inspection Complete2986
Review Complete (Pending enforcement action.)10
Inspection Complete (Pending enforcement action.)6
Closed (Pending enforcement action.)1

By County

Harris44952Houston304Fort Bend220Montgomery42Harrison23Galveston9Brazoria8Travis7Bexar5Dallas5Hartley5Hardin4La Salle4Brazos3Waller3Chambers3Tarrant2Colorado2Crockett2Rockwall2Williamson2Webb1Comal1Cooke1Austin1Collin1Dallam1Fannin1Morris1Orange1Potter1Fayette1Hidalgo1Liberty1Midland1Franklin1Gonzales1Hemphill1Jefferson1San Jacinto1

Top Property Owners

1
CBRE
354 projects · $180.4M
2
HINES
340 projects · $549.2M
3
TRANSWESTERN
308 projects · $155.8M
4
METRONATIONAL
297 projects · $531.4M
5
CITY OF HOUSTON
258 projects · $755.3M
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Top Design Firms

1
Gensler
1571 projects · $4.37B
2
Ziegler Cooper Architects
1395 projects · $2.01B
3
ZIEGLER COOPER
410 projects · $302.7M
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Construction & Development in Houston, Texas (Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land Metro)

Houston, the 7.1M Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land Metro, is experiencing significant construction and development activity with 45626 registered projects valued at $124.99B. The city's development portfolio includes 11953 new construction projects and 33673 renovation projects, representing 773,268,973 square feet of built space across commercial, residential, and mixed-use developments.

Development Activity

  • 11953 new construction projects (26%)
  • 33673 renovation/remodel projects (74%)
  • Average project value: $2.7M
  • 1525 new projects in last 6 months

Key Players

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

Leading developers include CBRE and HINES, working with architecture firms such as Gensler and Ziegler Cooper Architects.

Our database tracks all TDLR-registered construction projects in Houston. Projects span Webb and Bexar and Comal and Cooke and Austin and Brazos and Collin and Dallam and Dallas and Fannin and Hardin and Harris and Morris and Orange and Potter and Travis and Waller and Fayette and Hartley and Hidalgo and Houston and Liberty and Midland and Tarrant and Brazoria and Chambers and Colorado and Crockett and Franklin and Gonzales and Harrison and Hemphill and La Salle and Rockwall and Fort Bend and Galveston and Jefferson and Montgomery and Williamson and San Jacinto counties, providing comprehensive coverage of commercial construction, residential development, and infrastructure improvements throughout Houston and the surrounding area.

1525 New Projects
Registered in the last 6 months

All Projects

45626 TDLR · 0 Site Plans

Showing 20 of 200 listed TDLR filings

Registered
$300K

Sushi Rev

3201 Louisiana Street, Suite 108, Houston, TX 77006

3,820 sqftOct 3, 2026
Registered
$1.4M

AIS - Level 37

5847 San Felipe St Level 37, Houston, TX 77057

17,839 sqftOct 2, 2026
Registered
$250K

CasaGela

1345 Kingwood Drive Suite A, Houston, TX 77339

2,500 sqftOct 2, 2026
Registered
$168K

LEVEL 8 SPEC

3040 POST OAK BLVD STE 875, Houston, TX 77056

8,832 sqftOct 2, 2026
Registered
$550K

LHTX Fitness

12320 Kingsride Ln., Houston, TX 77024

3,505 sqftOct 2, 2026

Browse Houston by Neighborhood

166 neighborhoods with active construction

Central Business District
2091 projects
Greater Uptown
1827 projects
Medical Center Area
1133 projects
Energy Corridor
1070 projects
Greenway / Upper Kirby Area
974 projects
Afton Oaks / River Oaks Area
684 projects
Memorial City
643 projects
Iah / Airport Area
482 projects
Montrose
389 projects
Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park
369 projects
Westchase
333 projects
Willowbrook
331 projects
Greater Greenspoint
303 projects
University Place
293 projects
Greater Heights
284 projects
Briar Forest
267 projects
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Houston construction questions

How many construction projects are there in Houston, Texas?
There are 45,626 registered construction projects in Houston, Texas with a total estimated value of $124.99B and 773,268,973 square feet of development. The average project is valued at $2.7M.
What kind of construction is happening in Houston?
Houston has 11,953 new construction projects (26%) and 33,673 renovation or remodel projects (74%) on file, together totaling 773,268,973 square feet. Work spans commercial, residential and mixed-use development.
Who is building in Houston?
The most active property owners on file in Houston are CBRE, HINES, TRANSWESTERN. The architecture and design firms appearing most often on Houston filings are Gensler, Ziegler Cooper Architects, ZIEGLER COOPER.
Where does this Houston 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 Houston filings themselves and change as new records are registered. How Zabalist sources Texas construction records.

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