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Port Aransas, TX Construction Projects

What's being built in Port Aransas — 191 projects on file from Texas public records

191
Total Projects
$566.8M
Total Investment
113
New Construction
78
Renovations
2.4M
Total Sq Ft
$3.0M
Avg. Value

What is being built in Port Aransas, Texas?

Port Aransas, Texas has 191 construction and development projects on file worth $566.8M — 113 new construction and 78 renovations or remodels, 5 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 Port Aransas?

The most recently filed new-construction projects in Port Aransas are PORT ARANSAS-VETERANS MEMORIAL-FLAGPOLE PLAZA ($150K), Decorum ($3.5M), IB Magee Retention Pond Restoration and Improvement Part B: Boardwalk Improvement Plans ($332K), City Of Port Aransas TPWD Recreational Trails ($400K). 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.

Nueces County Economy

Driving Port Aransas construction · FRED

Unemployment:4.6%
Median Home:$337K
Bldg Permits:1,496/yr
Population:353K
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Compare project scale, registration dates, and locations across 191 loaded TDLR filings. This is the loaded selection, not a measure of every project in the market.

Port Aransas
Estimated construction value$566.8MSum of 191 shown records with value
Records in view191 / 191Ready to inspect and compare
Largest record’s share17.7%Share of reported value shown
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Comparisons use only these 191 records. Missing values are excluded from totals. Recorded value is not revenue or a quality rating.

Status Breakdown

Closed101
Review Complete43
Inspection Complete27
Registered20

By County

Nueces182Aransas6Bexar1Travis1Ochiltree1

Top Property Owners

1
City of Port Aransas
31 projects · $80.3M
2
Port Aransas ISD
3 projects · $18.9M
3
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, THE
3 projects · $7.8M
4
Nueces County
3 projects · $5.0M
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Top Design Firms

1
EDR Architects, PLLC
16 projects · $23.8M
2
Urban Engineering
12 projects · $27.3M
3
ISLAND ARCHITECTS INC.
5 projects · $2.5M
4
Turner | Ramirez Architects
4 projects · $18.0M
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Construction & Development in Port Aransas, Texas

Port Aransas is experiencing significant construction and development activity with 191 registered projects valued at $566.8M. The city's development portfolio includes 113 new construction projects and 78 renovation projects, representing 2,447,155 square feet of built space across commercial, residential, and mixed-use developments.

Development Activity

  • 113 new construction projects (59%)
  • 78 renovation/remodel projects (41%)
  • Average project value: $3.0M
  • 5 new projects in last 6 months

Key Players

Port Aransas's construction market features 4 major property owners and 4 active design firms driving development across the city.

Leading developers include City of Port Aransas and Port Aransas ISD, working with architecture firms such as EDR Architects, PLLC and Urban Engineering.

Our database tracks all TDLR-registered construction projects in Port Aransas. Projects span Bexar and Nueces and Travis and Aransas and Ochiltree counties, providing comprehensive coverage of commercial construction, residential development, and infrastructure improvements throughout Port Aransas and the surrounding area.

5 New Projects
Registered in the last 6 months

All Projects

191 TDLR · 0 Site Plans

Showing 20 of 191 listed TDLR filings

Review Complete
$3.5M

Decorum

105 Market Street, Port Aransas, TX 78373

8,900 sqftJun 8, 2026
Review Complete
$500K

Driftwood Villas

maybe 2035 SH 361, Port Aransas, TX 78373

50,000 sqftMar 10, 2026
Review Complete
$4.6M

Spoonbill Lagoon

220 Grand Harbor Parkway 4418 Ocean Drive, Corpus Christi, TX, 78412, Port Aransas, TX 78373

62,630 sqftJan 26, 2026
Review Complete
$1.6M

Proposed C-Store

102 Grand Harbor Parkway, Port Aransas, TX 78373

6,326 sqftNov 10, 2025
Review Complete
$1.5M

2700 S. 11th Street

2700 S. 11th Street, Port Aransas, TX 78373

9,000 sqftNov 3, 2025
Review Complete
$6.0M

TORTUGA'S RESTAURANT

3422 ELEVENTH ST S, Port Aransas, TX 78373

7,800 sqftNov 3, 2025
Registered
$87K

7- Eleven - 40793

3501 Highway 361, Port Aransas, TX 78373

3,903 sqftSep 23, 2025
Review Complete
$60K

Seaside addon rooms

841 sand castle drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373

1,100 sqftSep 13, 2025
Inspection Complete
$500K

Tiki Jay's

125 Market Street, Port Aransas, TX 78373

1,781 sqftAug 22, 2025
Review Complete
$13.9M

New South WWTP

5950 SH361, Port Aransas, TX 78373

115,360 sqftAug 20, 2025

Port Aransas construction questions

How many construction projects are there in Port Aransas, Texas?
There are 191 registered construction projects in Port Aransas, Texas with a total estimated value of $566.8M and 2,447,155 square feet of development. The average project is valued at $3.0M.
What kind of construction is happening in Port Aransas?
Port Aransas has 113 new construction projects (59%) and 78 renovation or remodel projects (41%) on file, together totaling 2,447,155 square feet. Work spans commercial, residential and mixed-use development.
Who is building in Port Aransas?
The most active property owners on file in Port Aransas are City of Port Aransas, Port Aransas ISD, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, THE. The architecture and design firms appearing most often on Port Aransas filings are EDR Architects, PLLC, Urban Engineering, ISLAND ARCHITECTS INC..
Where does this Port Aransas 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 Port Aransas filings themselves and change as new records are registered. How Zabalist sources Texas construction records.

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