Commercial Construction Cost per Square Foot in Texas, by Building Type
What commercial buildings cost per square foot in Texas, from AP’s cost index: office, retail, bank, industrial and more, with size, metro, and soil factors.
Owner-focused guidance, published monthly
What owners should know before the slab is poured
Practical guidance from AP’s preconstruction and operations team on the decisions that decide cost, schedule, and how a facility performs.
What we write about
AP publishes for the people who have to make a facility decision: developers, owners, logistics and fleet operators, and corporate real-estate teams. Topics follow the questions we hear in preconstruction, grouped as Market Conditions, Preconstruction, Industrial Planning, Truck & Fleet Facilities, Permitting & Development, Safety, Case Studies, and Company News.
AP publishes new owner-focused insights monthly. Every article names the AP team responsible for it and carries a review status, so readers always know how far along a piece is.
Latest
Articles and resources
Build-to-Suit or Spec: What a Warehouse Tenant Gets, and What to Put in Writing
How a build-to-suit warehouse differs from leasing a spec building, what each includes, and what a tenant should write into the work letter before signing.
How to Size an Auto Service Center: Bays, the Service Drive, and Parking
How many service bays an auto service center needs, how to size the service drive and parking, and where room for growth belongs on the site.
From Teller Line to Teller Pods: Planning a Bank or Credit Union Branch Remodel
What a bank or credit union teller line renovation involves: pods or a line, cash handling, security, cabling, and phasing the work while members keep banking.
Warehouse Construction Cost per Square Foot in Texas: How AP Prices It
What a new warehouse costs per square foot in Texas, from AP’s own cost index: base rates, size, market, soil and coastal factors, and worked examples.
Industrial Site Development East of Houston: From La Porte to Mont Belvieu
Developing an industrial site along the Ship Channel and Galveston Bay: county review, drainage, windstorm rules, pipeline easements, and soils.
Distribution Center Site Development in Texas: What Happens Before the Slab
The site work that decides a distribution center: due diligence, platting, grading, utilities, detention, truck court paving, and how to size trailer parking.
Pre-Engineered Metal Building or Conventional Steel for a Light Industrial Building
How to choose between a pre-engineered metal building and a conventional structural steel frame for a shop, plant, or flex building in Texas.
The Owner’s Guide to Long-Lead Procurement in Texas Construction
Which materials and equipment run long on Texas industrial projects, why lead times moved, and how to build release dates into the schedule.
Planning a Truck Service Facility: Bays, Circulation, Fuel, Wash, and Paving
How to plan a truck service or fleet facility: bay count and depth, circulation, fuel and DEF, wash systems, heavy-duty paving, driver space, and commissioning.
What Owners Should Resolve Before Preconstruction Starts
Nine decisions an owner can settle before preconstruction begins, and why each one changes the budget, the schedule, and the quality of the first estimate.
Have a question for the team?
Send us the site, the program, or the drawings you have. A preconstruction review tells you what you are building, what it should cost, and where the risks are.