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Port Arthur, TX Construction Projects

What's being built in Port Arthur — 403 projects on file from Texas public records

403
Total Projects
$932.4M
Total Investment
173
New Construction
230
Renovations
28.0M
Total Sq Ft
$2.3M
Avg. Value

What is being built in Port Arthur, Texas?

Port Arthur, Texas has 403 construction and development projects on file worth $932.4M — 173 new construction and 230 renovations or remodels, 23 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 Arthur?

The most recently filed new-construction projects in Port Arthur are Port of Port Arthur Lakeshore Transit Shed ($8.0M), Turn lane and truck staging area ($3.5M), Rose Hill Park ($4.4M), Progressive Missionary ($350K). 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.

Jefferson County Economy

Driving Port Arthur construction · FRED

Unemployment:5.0%
Median Home:$235K
Bldg Permits:341/yr
Population:2K
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Compare project scale, registration dates, and locations across 200 loaded TDLR filings from 403 registered projects. This is the loaded selection, not a measure of every project in the market.

Port Arthur
Estimated construction value$622.4MSum of 200 shown records with value
Records in view200 / 200Ready to inspect and compare
Largest record’s share9.6%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

Closed230
Review Complete93
Registered40
Inspection Complete39
Inspection Complete (Pending enforcement action.)1

By County

Jefferson398Orange2Harris1Travis1Burleson1

Top Property Owners

1
City of Port Arthur
19 projects · $53.9M
2
PORT ARTHUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
8 projects · $51.2M
3
PA LNG Common Facilities Owner, LLC
5 projects · $54.3M
4
PORT ARTHUR ISD
5 projects · $39.8M
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Top Design Firms

1
Sigma Engineers, Inc.
13 projects · $51.3M
2
Sigma Engineers
8 projects · $48.5M
3
SIGMA ENGINEERS INC.
8 projects · $5.1M
4
Long Architecture
6 projects · $33.8M
5
BERT LAMSON DESIGN
6 projects · $2.6M
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Construction & Development in Port Arthur, Texas

Port Arthur is experiencing significant construction and development activity with 403 registered projects valued at $932.4M. The city's development portfolio includes 173 new construction projects and 230 renovation projects, representing 27,993,049 square feet of built space across commercial, residential, and mixed-use developments.

Development Activity

  • 173 new construction projects (43%)
  • 230 renovation/remodel projects (57%)
  • Average project value: $2.3M
  • 23 new projects in last 6 months

Key Players

Port Arthur's construction market features 4 major property owners and 5 active design firms driving development across the city.

Leading developers include City of Port Arthur and PORT ARTHUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, working with architecture firms such as Sigma Engineers, Inc. and Sigma Engineers.

Our database tracks all TDLR-registered construction projects in Port Arthur. Projects span Harris and Orange and Travis and Burleson and Jefferson counties, providing comprehensive coverage of commercial construction, residential development, and infrastructure improvements throughout Port Arthur and the surrounding area.

23 New Projects
Registered in the last 6 months

All Projects

403 TDLR · 0 Site Plans

Showing 20 of 200 listed TDLR filings

Registered
$112K

AT&T - Port Arthur

8445 Memorial Blvd Suite 100, Port Arthur, TX 77540

1,516 sqftSep 15, 2026
Registered
$4.4M

Rose Hill Park

200 Woodworth Blvd., Port Arthur, TX 77640

290,713 sqftJul 15, 2026
Registered
$90K

la super michoacana

4997 TWIN CITY HWY SUIT 202, PORT ARTHUR, TX 77642, Port Arthur, TX 77642

1,359 sqftJun 1, 2026
Review Complete
$4.0M

GT Sports Complex

10665 W Port Arthur Rd, Port Arthur, TX 77642

14,300 sqftMay 28, 2026
Review Complete
$1.5M

Third Coast Bank

3200 Jimmy Johnson Blvd, Port Arthur, TX 77642

7,636 sqftApr 30, 2026
Review Complete
$3.5M

GT Truck Stop

1200 Hwy 365, Port Arthur, Port Arthur, TX 77640

10,000 sqftApr 18, 2026

Port Arthur construction questions

How many construction projects are there in Port Arthur, Texas?
There are 403 registered construction projects in Port Arthur, Texas with a total estimated value of $932.4M and 27,993,049 square feet of development. The average project is valued at $2.3M.
What kind of construction is happening in Port Arthur?
Port Arthur has 173 new construction projects (43%) and 230 renovation or remodel projects (57%) on file, together totaling 27,993,049 square feet. Work spans commercial, residential and mixed-use development.
Who is building in Port Arthur?
The most active property owners on file in Port Arthur are City of Port Arthur, PORT ARTHUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, PA LNG Common Facilities Owner, LLC. The architecture and design firms appearing most often on Port Arthur filings are Sigma Engineers, Inc., Sigma Engineers, SIGMA ENGINEERS INC..
Where does this Port Arthur 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 Arthur filings themselves and change as new records are registered. How Zabalist sources Texas construction records.

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