Waco, TX Construction Projects

What's being built in Waco — 2,042 projects on file from Texas public records

2042
Total Projects
$5.14B
Total Investment
601
New Construction
1441
Renovations
32.3M
Total Sq Ft
$2.5M
Avg. Value

What is being built in Waco, Texas?

Waco, Texas has 2,042 construction and development projects on file worth $5.14B — 601 new construction and 1,441 renovations or remodels, 78 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 Waco?

The most recently filed new-construction projects in Waco are Waffle House ($300K), Panda Express - Waco, TX D50209 ($2.0M), Austin Retina Associates ($8.0M), Riverway Phase 1A ($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 Waco, TX?

Among the 200 most recent construction filings in Waco, 2 are for residential communities — amenity centers, subdivision sections, streetscapes, parks and apartment buildings — naming Proposed Waco Bear Creek Club House, The Outpost Waco. 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 Waco home builders for the companies building there.

McLennan County Economy

Driving Waco construction · FRED

Unemployment:4.0%
Median Home:$305K
Bldg Permits:1,442/yr
Population:272K
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See the shape of development

Compare project scale, registration dates, and locations across 200 loaded TDLR filings from 2,042 registered projects. This is the loaded selection, not a measure of every project in the market.

Waco
Estimated construction value$418.5MSum of 200 shown records with value
Records in view200 / 200Ready to inspect and compare
Largest record’s share17.9%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.

Construction & Development in Waco, Texas

Waco is experiencing significant construction and development activity with 2042 registered projects valued at $5.14B. The city's development portfolio includes 601 new construction projects and 1441 renovation projects, representing 32,257,115 square feet of built space across commercial, residential, and mixed-use developments.

Development Activity

  • 601 new construction projects (29%)
  • 1441 renovation/remodel projects (71%)
  • Average project value: $2.5M
  • 78 new projects in last 6 months

Key Players

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

Leading developers include Baylor University and City of Waco, 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.

78 New Projects
Registered in the last 6 months

All Projects

2042 TDLR · 0 Site Plans

Showing 20 of 200 listed TDLR filings

Registered
$300K

Waffle House

722 S. 7th Street, Waco, TX 76706

1,840 sqftNov 2, 2026
Review Complete
$4.0M

Riverway Phase 1A

N Martin Luther King Blvd at Riverway Pkwy, Waco, TX 76708

20,000 sqftOct 27, 2026
Registered
$80K

Train Waco

250 N New Rd, Waco, TX 76710

39,996 sqftOct 22, 2026
Review Complete
$450K

The Lariat of Waco

2300 S New Rd., Waco, TX 76711

8,721 sqftOct 22, 2026
Review Complete
$650K

SCOOTER'S COFFEE

1700 W. Waco Drive, Waco, TX 76701

1,253 sqftOct 6, 2026
Registered
$350K

SPX Waco Dr

1700 W Waco Dr, Waco, TX 76701

4,000 sqftOct 5, 2026
Registered
$150K

Nicki Wilson

2905 Franklin Avenue, Waco, TX 76701

4,195 sqftOct 1, 2026

Waco construction questions

How many construction projects are there in Waco, Texas?
There are 2,042 registered construction projects in Waco, Texas with a total estimated value of $5.14B and 32,257,115 square feet of development. The average project is valued at $2.5M.
What kind of construction is happening in Waco?
Waco has 601 new construction projects (29%) and 1,441 renovation or remodel projects (71%) on file, together totaling 32,257,115 square feet. Work spans commercial, residential and mixed-use development.
Who is building in Waco?
The most active property owners on file in Waco are Baylor University, City of Waco, BAYLOR UNIVERISTY. The architecture and design firms appearing most often on Waco filings are RBDR, PLLC, RBDR PLLC, Sterling & Kap Architects.
Where does this Waco 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 Waco filings themselves and change as new records are registered. How Zabalist sources Texas construction records.