Curious about which new businesses, restaurants and facilities are coming soon or currently underway in your backyard and beyond? Our weekly commercial project round-up helps identify what is being built in your community. The following commercial projects have been filed recently in Travis County under the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. All information, including cost and timeline, is subject to change.

Comedy Mothership: 320 E. Sixth St., Austin

Type of work: renovation/alteration

Estimated cost: $950,000

Timeline: April 29-Aug. 26




Scope of work: interior renovation of existing auditoriums and auxiliary spaces, conversion of existing kitchen to cocktail lounge, exterior renovations as approved by the historic landmark commission

Burnet Place Apartments: 8007 Burnet Road, Austin

Type of work: new construction

Estimated cost: $10,000




Timeline: July 8, 2022-July 8, 2023

Scope of work: three-story multifamily building with 61 residential units, resident common spaces, staff offices, supportive service spaces and a central landscaped courtyard

Planet Smoothie: 4211 S. Lamar Blvd., Ste. E-02, Austin

Type of work: renovation/alteration




Estimated cost: $210,000

Timeline: May 1-June 1

Scope of work: alteration to an existing tenant space, including finishes, mechanical, electrical and plumbing updates

Wild Desert Beauty: 2832 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Ste. 122, Austin.




Type of work: renovation/alteration

Estimated cost: $185,000

Timeline: May 2-Nov. 1

Scope of work: construction of new walls, doors, ceiling, finishes, and lighting as well as new power and data locations, plumbing, and the addition of a new mechanical system




Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics: 2901 Capital of Texas Hwy., Ste. B05, Austin.

Type of work: renovation/alteration

Estimated cost: $376,000

Timeline: April 1-June 30

Scope of work: tenant improvements to existing building including selective demolition, mechanical, electrical and plumbing for commercial retail

The Circle at the Nelms: 6305 Bluff Springs Road, Austin

Type of work: new construction

Estimated cost: $3 million

Timeline: June 1, 2022-Aug. 1, 2023

Scope of work: new construction of an apartment complex with three buildings; Building 1 will have 12 units, Building 2 will have 24 units and Building 3 will have nine units.

Slip Away: 1400 S. Congress Ave., Ste. B150, Austin.

Type of work: new construction

Estimated cost: $375,000

Timeline: May 30-July 29

Scope of work: interior build out of a restaurant

Cava Arboretum: 10000 Research Blvd., Ste. 101, Austin

Type of work: renovation/alteration

Estimated cost: $175,000

Timeline: June 1-Sept. 1

Scope of work: conversion to existing building

Senna Center: 10950 FM 2244, Austin

Type of work: new construction

Estimated cost: $23 million

Timeline: April 1-June 30

Scope of work: new office shell development of three 60,000-square-foot office shell buildings with two levels of office shell about two levels of parking garage below

Zilker Clubhouse renovation: 200 Arnulfo Alonso Way, Austin

Type of work: renovation/alteration

Estimated cost: $2.02 million

Timeline: Aug. 22, 2022-Aug. 26, 2023

Scope of work: rehabilitation of 1934 Zilker Clubhouse, a designated historic building, including roof replacement, abatement, restoration of windows, doors, chimneys, electrical/plumbing upgrades, new HVAC system, and reconfiguration of restroom and support spaces