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Porter, TX Construction Projects

What's being built in Porter — 181 projects on file from Texas public records

181
Total Projects
$614.2M
Total Investment
131
New Construction
50
Renovations
3.8M
Total Sq Ft
$3.4M
Avg. Value

What is being built in Porter, Texas?

Porter, Texas has 181 construction and development projects on file worth $614.2M — 131 new construction and 50 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 Porter?

The most recently filed new-construction projects in Porter are Kiddie Academy of The Highlands ($3.0M), QuikTrip #4639 ($750K), Crossroads Elementary School ($38.0M), Wallis Flex Development ($4.0M). 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 Porter, TX?

Among the 181 most recent construction filings in Porter, 9 are for residential communities — amenity centers, subdivision sections, streetscapes, parks and apartment buildings — naming Hardscape &, Maple Heights, Highland Pines Golf, APARTMENTS AT PORTER, WOODRIDGE FOREST. 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 Porter home builders for the companies building there.

Montgomery County Economy

Driving Porter construction · FRED

Unemployment:4.3%
Median Home:$383K
Bldg Permits:13,614/yr
Population:781K
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Compare project scale, registration dates, and locations across 181 loaded TDLR filings. This is the loaded selection, not a measure of every project in the market.

Porter
Estimated construction value$614.2MSum of 181 shown records with value
Records in view181 / 181Ready to inspect and compare
Largest record’s share11.4%Share of reported value shown
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Comparisons use only these 181 records. Missing values are excluded from totals. Recorded value is not revenue or a quality rating.

Status Breakdown

Closed107
Review Complete50
Registered17
Inspection Complete7

By County

Montgomery172Harris8Polk1

Top Property Owners

1
New Caney Independent School District
11 projects · $114.6M
2
NEW CANEY ISD
6 projects · $15.2M
3
FuelMaxx Inc
5 projects · $3.3M
4
1314 Mills Property LLC
3 projects · $7.0M
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Top Design Firms

1
KGA DEFOREST DESIGN LLC
7 projects · $2.7M
2
CDA ARCHITECTS
6 projects · $8.7M
3
PDMS Design Group
3 projects · $28.2M
4
Identity Architects
3 projects · $9.9M
5
KO Design Group LLC
3 projects · $7.0M
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Construction & Development in Porter, Texas

Porter is experiencing significant construction and development activity with 181 registered projects valued at $614.2M. The city's development portfolio includes 131 new construction projects and 50 renovation projects, representing 3,779,288 square feet of built space across commercial, residential, and mixed-use developments.

Development Activity

  • 131 new construction projects (72%)
  • 50 renovation/remodel projects (28%)
  • Average project value: $3.4M
  • 14 new projects in last 6 months

Key Players

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

Leading developers include New Caney Independent School District and NEW CANEY ISD, working with architecture firms such as KGA DEFOREST DESIGN LLC and CDA ARCHITECTS.

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

14 New Projects
Registered in the last 6 months

All Projects

181 TDLR · 0 Site Plans

Showing 20 of 181 listed TDLR filings

Registered
$750K

QuikTrip #4639

21485 FM 1314, Porter, TX 77365

4,996 sqftOct 2, 2026
Review Complete
$417K

Altea Kingwood

5951 West Lake Houston Parkway, Porter, TX 77365

2,970 sqftAug 13, 2026
Review Complete
$150K

Porter Dual Brand

23681 Church Street, Porter, TX 77365

4,938 sqftAug 4, 2026
Review Complete
$550K

Burger King - 4770

24571 Farm to Market Rd 1314, Porter, TX 77365

4,770 sqftJun 30, 2026

Browse Porter by Neighborhood

2 neighborhoods with active construction

Porter
51 projects
Kingwood
5 projects

Porter construction questions

How many construction projects are there in Porter, Texas?
There are 181 registered construction projects in Porter, Texas with a total estimated value of $614.2M and 3,779,288 square feet of development. The average project is valued at $3.4M.
What kind of construction is happening in Porter?
Porter has 131 new construction projects (72%) and 50 renovation or remodel projects (28%) on file, together totaling 3,779,288 square feet. Work spans commercial, residential and mixed-use development.
Who is building in Porter?
The most active property owners on file in Porter are New Caney Independent School District, NEW CANEY ISD, FuelMaxx Inc. The architecture and design firms appearing most often on Porter filings are KGA DEFOREST DESIGN LLC, CDA ARCHITECTS, PDMS Design Group.
Where does this Porter 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 Porter filings themselves and change as new records are registered. How Zabalist sources Texas construction records.

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