City of McAllen Building Department
Service areas
Where we build, and what changes from county to county
Permitting, soil, flood status, windstorm requirements and USDA eligibility are not the same across South Texas. Neither is the price. These pages say how.
We build across four counties: Hidalgo, Cameron, Starr and Jim Wells. Hidalgo and Starr price at $115 to $120 per square foot, Cameron at $120 to $130 because of coastal windstorm requirements, and Alice and the Coastal Bend at $130 to $145 because of distance from our supply base. Every city permits through its own building department, which is why timelines differ even when the house does not.
| Service region | Fully Loaded rate | Why it differs |
|---|---|---|
| Hidalgo & Starr County (McAllen / RGV core) | $115 to $120 / sq ft | Our closest trade base and shortest supply runs. |
| Cameron County | $120 to $130 / sq ft | Reflects coastal code requirements and longer crew travel. |
| Alice, TX & the Coastal Bend | $130 to $145 / sq ft | Distance from our McAllen supply base drives the difference. |
Hidalgo County
Hidalgo County is our core market and our lowest cost tier: $115 to $120 per square foot for our Fully Loaded standard. It is also where our trade base sits, which shortens supply runs and inspection scheduling. Every incorporated city here issues its own permits, so the timeline shifts city to city even when the house does not.
The Hidalgo County pageCameron County
Cameron County runs $120 to $130 per square foot, five to ten dollars above the Hidalgo and Starr tier. The gap is not arbitrary. Cameron sits inside the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association designated catastrophe area, which changes what the structure has to prove and adds an insurance line most inland buyers never see.
The Cameron County pageCity of Brownsville Building Department
City of Harlingen Building Department
City of San Benito Building Department
Starr County
Starr County prices in the same tier as Hidalgo, $115 to $120 per square foot, but the site work is a different conversation. Many Starr builds are on larger rural parcels that need a septic system, sometimes a well, and a longer electrical run. Much of the county also qualifies for USDA Rural Development zero down financing.
The Starr County pageCity of Rio Grande City (inside limits) or Starr County (unincorporated)
Jim Wells County
Alice is where Israel González founded the company in 1992. We still build there, at the Coastal Bend rate.
City of Alice or Jim Wells County, depending on the parcel
Communities we build in without a page of their own
We build here. We just have not written a page that would tell you anything a county page does not already say better.
Donna, Alamo, La Feria, Los Fresnos, Roma, Rural Starr County, plus unincorporated county land throughout our footprint. A page for each of them would repeat the county page with the name swapped, which helps nobody and is exactly the pattern this rebuild set out to remove.
When we have enough verified local evidence, finished projects, specific permitting experience, real site conditions, those places get proper pages. Until then, send us the parcel address and we will answer directly.
Coverage
- Hidalgo County7 cities with pages
- Cameron County3 cities with pages
- Starr CountyRio Grande City, Roma and rural Starr
- Jim Wells CountyAlice and surrounding county
Next step
Send us the parcel address
Soil, drainage, utilities, zoning, setbacks and flood status, the site evaluation is free, and it happens before you commit to anything.
Prefer to talk to a person?(956) 594-6936
