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Construction & Development Activity

2019
Total Projects
$5.11B
Total Investment
593
New Construction
1426
Renovations
32.0M
Total Sq Ft
$2.5M
Avg. Value

McLennan County Economy

Driving Waco construction · FRED

Unemployment:4.6%
Median Home:$309K
Bldg Permits:1,442/yr
Population:272K
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Compare project scale, registration dates, and locations across 200 loaded TDLR filings from 2,019 registered projects. This is the loaded selection, not a measure of every project in the market.

Waco
Estimated construction value$454.8MSum of 200 shown records with value
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Largest record’s share16.5%Share of reported value shown
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Status Breakdown

Closed1401
Review Complete384
Inspection Complete128
Registered106

By County

McLennan2006Bell4Dallas2Bexar1Milam1Collin1Hardin1Walker1Midland1McMullen1

Top Property Owners

1
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
88 projects · $380.7M
2
Baylor University
85 projects · $489.2M
3
City of Waco
64 projects · $230.7M
4
CITY OF WACO
33 projects · $52.5M
5
BAYLOR UNIVERISTY
15 projects · $42.2M
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Top Design Firms

1
RBDR, PLLC
151 projects · $195.4M
2
RBDR PLLC
143 projects · $135.8M
3
ABACUS ENGINEERING INC.
51 projects · $28.8M
4
Sterling & Kap Architects
48 projects · $73.4M
5
STERLING THOMPSON
39 projects · $16.3M
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Construction & Development in Waco, Texas

Waco is experiencing significant construction and development activity with 2019 registered projects valued at $5.11B. The city's development portfolio includes 593 new construction projects and 1426 renovation projects, representing 32,044,797 square feet of built space across commercial, residential, and mixed-use developments.

Development Activity

  • 593 new construction projects (29%)
  • 1426 renovation/remodel projects (71%)
  • Average project value: $2.5M
  • 83 new projects in last 6 months

Key Players

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

Leading developers include BAYLOR UNIVERSITY and Baylor University, working with architecture firms such as RBDR, PLLC and RBDR PLLC.

Our database tracks all TDLR-registered construction projects in Waco. Projects span Bell and Bexar and Milam and Collin and Dallas and Hardin and Walker and Midland and McLennan and McMullen counties, providing comprehensive coverage of commercial construction, residential development, and infrastructure improvements throughout Waco and the surrounding area.

83 New Projects
Registered in the last 6 months

All Projects

2019 TDLR · 0 Site Plans

Showing 20 of 200 listed TDLR filings

Registered
$5.3M

New Medical Office

2500 Ambassador Drive, Waco, TX 76712

7,200 sqftSep 15, 2026
Registered
$150K

Casa Compadres

5102 N. 19th Street ste 103/102, Waco, TX 76708

4,657 sqftAug 12, 2026
Review Complete
$150K

Studio Gallery

801 Lake Air Dr., Waco, TX 76710

2,436 sqftAug 7, 2026
Review Complete
$4.6M

New Road Bridge Rehabilitation

New Road between Franklin Ave & Tulane Street and Highland Drive, Waco, TX 76712

10,000 sqftAug 6, 2026

Browse Waco by Neighborhood

16 neighborhoods with active construction

Downtown
224 projects
Richland Hills
152 projects
Kendrick
102 projects
Parkdale Viking Hills
65 projects
West Waco
50 projects
North East Riverside
33 projects
Brookview
24 projects
Cedar Ridge
24 projects
Sanger Heights
20 projects
University
16 projects
Alta Vista
16 projects
Brook Oaks
15 projects
Carver
8 projects
North Lake Waco
5 projects
Austin Ave.
4 projects
Heart of Texas
3 projects

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