Lodging Econometrics’ U.S. Construction Pipeline Trend Report for the second quarter of 2026 shows Dallas has the country’s largest hotel construction pipeline with 183 projects and 22,840 rooms. Atlanta follows with 157 projects and 17,423 rooms. Nashville, Austin and Phoenix round out the top five.
The region leads the report in nearly all major categories. For the purpose of the report, Dallas includes the city proper and outlying suburbs that include Plano and Frisco. Fort Worth and Arlington are treated as separate submarkets.
Dallas leads the nation in hotel projects under construction with 38 developments totaling 4,184 rooms. With 68 projects for a total of nearly 7,900 rooms, Dallas has the most projects scheduled to start in the next 12 months. Dallas also tops the list of markets with the most hotel projects in early planning stages — 77 projects that account for 10,771 hotel rooms.
Dallas is forecast to lead the nation in new hotel openings in 2027 with 27 projects that account for nearly 2,500 new rooms.
Real estate firm Marcus & Millichap said the region’s deepening corporate base supports the hotel market as business relocations attract corporate travelers. Nearly half of the new hotel rooms expected to finish this year are classified as upscale, according to its 2026 hospitality report.
Bruce Ford, senior vice president and director of global business development at Lodging Econometrics, said he’s seeing the largest construction pipeline increases in the suburbs.
“Dallas has a unique scenario where they continue to build more suburbs and the metropolitan area continues to get larger. As you build more layers … then they get the hotels and then they keep going,” said Bruce Ford, senior vice president and director of global business development at Lodging Econometrics.
A variety of hotel projects, ranging from luxury developments to projects targeted at business travelers, are underway across Dallas.
Developers topped out earlier this year on the 1 million-square-foot Knox Street mixed-use development that will include The Knox Hotel and Residences, a 140-room hotel and 47 luxury condominiums operated by Auberge Collection. The project is expected to be completed later this year.
A 19-story, dual-branded AC Hotel and Moxy Hotel at North Hall Street and Noble Avenue in Dallas is expected to open in September.
Developer Vision Hospitality Group plans to build a new seven-story, 148-room Hampton by Hilton hotel at 3521 Oak Grove Ave. where the closed Manny’s Uptown Tex-Mex Restaurante once stood.