Industrial + distribution
20%3,420 active
DFW's industrial real-estate boom remains the largest single value bucket — South Dallas, AllianceTexas, and the I-35 corridor.
Dallas, Texas
Dallas construction projects, live from the DFW permit feed.
53,000+ active projects across Dallas, Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Allen, Richardson, Irving, Garland, and the rest of the DFW metroplex. Data live from every Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, and Denton county AHJ.
52,940
Active projects in Dallas
4,640
Permits issued in the last 30 days
262
Commercial $1M+ permits this month
Market snapshot
What's actually happening in DFW construction in 2026
The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex is the fastest-growing major metro in the US by population, and that growth is reflected in permit volume across nearly every trade vertical. The metroplex spans Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, and Denton counties and roughly 30 incorporated cities — Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Allen, Richardson, Irving, Garland, Arlington, Mesquite, and a dozen others. Each city has its own permitting cadence.
What's changing in 2026: industrial + distribution remains the largest single value driver, concentrated in South Dallas, AllianceTexas, and the I-35 corridor — DFW is the central logistics hub for the Southwest US. Multifamily is strong across both the urban core (Uptown, Deep Ellum, Bishop Arts) and the suburban North Dallas corridor (Plano, Frisco, McKinney). Healthcare is steady with UT Southwestern and Baylor Scott & White anchoring continuous capex. Mixed-use development is picking up in Frisco and Plano.
The BD teams winning in DFW have a clear segmentation: the urban Dallas core, the North Dallas suburbs (Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Allen), and Fort Worth + the western metroplex. Each is a distinct sub-market with different trade-contractor networks. The teams losing are still treating "DFW" as one filter and missing the high-velocity suburban work in Collin and Denton counties.
Trade mix
Where the permitted value sits in Dallas
Trade mix across Dallas + neighboring DFW cities over the last 12 months, weighted by permitted value above $1M.
Multifamily ground-up
18%6,820 active
Uptown, Deep Ellum, Bishop Arts, and the suburban North Dallas corridor are the active multifamily submarkets.
Healthcare + medical office
15%2,640 active
UT Southwestern, Baylor Scott & White, and the medical-office TI cycle drive consistent healthcare volume.
Tenant improvement (commercial)
13%8,940 active
Office reshuffling + restaurant chain expansion dominate this slice.
Mixed-use + retail
10%1,420 active
North Dallas, Frisco, and Plano are seeing strong mixed-use permitting.
Single-family + ADU
9%14,820 active
Suburban high-volume; Frisco, McKinney, and Prosper are the strongest greenfield corridors.
Pursuit playbook
The DFW pursuit playbook
How the top construction BD teams in Dallas–Fort Worth operate in 2026.
- 1
Segment by sub-market
Urban Dallas, North Dallas suburbs, Fort Worth, mid-cities (Arlington, Irving, Grand Prairie). Each is distinct enough to warrant its own saved filter set and outreach cadence.
- 2
Watch the AllianceTexas + South Dallas industrial spine
Industrial + distribution is the largest single value bucket in DFW. AllianceTexas (Hillwood) and South Dallas are the dominant logistics submarkets. If you sell mechanical or electrical scope on industrial, those two corridors are 60% of your addressable feed.
- 3
Cover Collin + Denton counties aggressively
Frisco, McKinney, Prosper, Celina, Allen, Plano — the Collin and Denton county corridors permit at a pace most LA or SF BD teams find hard to believe. Mixed-use, multifamily, and tract-builder activity all run hot here.
- 4
Profile the architect + engineer roster
DFW has a tighter architect community than its size suggests; specific firms repeat with specific GCs and M&E subs. Knowing the architect on a permit is often a faster qualifying signal than knowing the GC.
- 5
Track GC bonding capacity
The largest single bottleneck on DFW commercial work is GC bonding capacity. The matrix can resolve bonding partner + bond size on every active GC in the metro — and that's the single most leverage-rich research field for sub-trade BD.
FAQ
Dallas construction FAQ
Yes — Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton, and surrounding counties are all in the feed, including every incorporated city AHJ across the metroplex.
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