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Construction & Development Activity

121
Total Projects
$1.23B
Total Investment
50
New Construction
71
Renovations
2.3M
Total Sq Ft
$10.1M
Avg. Value

Wharton County Economy

Driving Wharton construction · FRED

Unemployment:5.3%
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Compare project scale, registration dates, and locations across 121 loaded TDLR filings. This is the loaded selection, not a measure of every project in the market.

Wharton
Estimated construction value$1.2BSum of 118 shown records with value
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Largest record’s share89.3%Share of reported value shown
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Status Breakdown

Closed88
Review Complete18
Registered11
Inspection Complete4

By County

Wharton117Harris2Fort Bend2

Top Property Owners

1
WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE
7 projects · $4.1M
2
Wharton ISD
5 projects · $37.9M
3
TxDOT District: Yoakum
3 projects · $5.7M
4
Wharton County
3 projects · $1.4M
5
CITY OF WHARTON
3 projects · $2.3M
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Top Design Firms

1
Huckabee
5 projects · $37.9M
2
STERN AND BUCEK ARCHITECTS
3 projects · $370K
3
CHELSEA ARCHITECTS
3 projects · $832K
4
Cutright & Prihoda, Inc.
3 projects · $1.4M
5
PFLUGER ARCHITECTS
3 projects · $1.9M
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Construction & Development in Wharton, Texas

Wharton is experiencing significant construction and development activity with 121 registered projects valued at $1.23B. The city's development portfolio includes 50 new construction projects and 71 renovation projects, representing 2,271,003 square feet of built space across commercial, residential, and mixed-use developments.

Development Activity

  • 50 new construction projects (41%)
  • 71 renovation/remodel projects (59%)
  • Average project value: $10.1M
  • 1 new projects in last 6 months

Key Players

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

Leading developers include WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE and Wharton ISD, working with architecture firms such as Huckabee and STERN AND BUCEK ARCHITECTS.

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

1 New Projects
Registered in the last 6 months

All Projects

121 TDLR · 0 Site Plans

Showing 20 of 121 listed TDLR filings

Review Complete
$150K

Popeyes

1620 N. Richmond Rd.

2,390 sqftAug 5, 2025
Closed
$550K

USDA

1105 N Fulton, Wharton, TX 77488

6,400 sqftMar 24, 2025
Closed
$750K

Muhl Tech

503 Ogden St.

12,000 sqftFeb 24, 2025
Closed
$115K

Walmart

10388 US-59

1,350 sqftJan 14, 2025
Inspection Complete
$204K

Church's #1458

2400 North Richmond Road, Wharton, TX 77488

1,700 sqftDec 6, 2024
Inspection Complete
$100K

TX-Wharton-Buc-ees

10484 US-59, Wharton, TX 77488

619 sqftOct 28, 2024
Review Complete
$850K

WHARTON C-STORE

1110 E MILAM STREET, Wharton, TX 77488

14,000 sqftNov 17, 2023
Inspection Complete
$500K

Nan Ya Plastics

2081 F.M. 102, Wharton, TX 77488

10,402 sqftAug 11, 2023

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