Curious about which new businesses, restaurants and facilities are coming soon or currently underway in your backyard and beyond? Our commercial permit roundup helps identify what is being built in your community. The following commercial permits have been filed recently in New Braunfels under the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. All information, including cost and timeline, is subject to change.

Fast Aid Urgent Care: 229 FM 306, Bldg. A, Ste. 103, New Braunfels

Type of work: new construction

Estimated cost: $525,000

Timeline: Sept. 15-Dec. 15


Scope of work: interior finish-out

Starbucks: 2144 FM 1101, New Braunfels

Type of work: new construction

Estimated cost: $650,000


Timeline: Nov. 11, 2022-Feb. 1, 2023

Scope of work: construct Starbucks shell and site improvements; minimal electrical and plumbing included; site improvements include utilities, paving, sidewalks, parking and site signage

Villas at Barbarosa: 816 Barbarosa Road, New Braunfels

Type of work: new construction


Estimated cost: $42.74 million

Timeline: Oct. 1, 2022-Aug. 31, 2024

Scope of work: one clubhouse, pool building and 183 single-family homes for rent

Delta Echo Aviation: 2349 FM 478, New Braunfels


Type of work: new construction

Estimated cost: $1.5 million

Timeline: Sept. 1, 2022-May 31, 2023

Scope of work: a private airplane hangar with an attached office and covered patio. The office area will have offices, a waiting area, a conference room, a break area and toilet rooms


Editor’s Note: This commercial permit could not be mapped.

On The Grind: 971 FM 306, New Braunfels

Type of work: new construction

Estimated cost: $125,000

Timeline: Sept. 1-Dec. 1

Scope of work: The building is designed to be a stand-alone drive-thru coffee kiosk. No food will be served and no public access will be allowed inside the building.



New Braunfels ISD Elementary School: 4365 Klein Meadows, New Braunfels

Type of work: new construction

Estimated cost: $27 million

Timeline: Sept. 15, 2022-Feb. 6, 2024

Scope of work: a 114,456-square-foot two-story new elementary school for the New Braunfels ISD

The Dripbar: 312 Hwy. 306, Ste. 112, New Braunfels

Type of work: renovation/alteration

Estimated cost: $270,000

Timeline: Aug. 1-Oct. 31

Scope of work: this space is an existing shell that will be built out into an IV infusion lounge

FM 758 Turn Lanes: On FM 758, 0.87 miles northeast of SH 46, New Braunfels

Type of work: new construction

Estimated cost: $132,000

Timeline: Oct. 17, 2022-March 30, 2023

Scope of work: this is a roadway widening project to add turn lanes into a residential development that will be adding a pedestrian shared-use path all along the front of the development

Black Bear Diner: 4817 N. I-35, New Braunfels

Type of work: renovation/alteration

Estimated cost: $580,000

Timeline: Aug. 31-Dec. 31

Scope of work: ytenant improvement of an existing restaurant; no civil scope

Fyzical Therapy & Balance Centers: 651 N. I-35, Ste. 415, New Braunfels

Type of work: renovation/alteration

Estimated cost: $167,500

Timeline: Sept. 1-Oct. 17

Scope of work: remodel of an existing space with four new walls and two wing walls; adding in millwork in the reception/patient waiting area; also building in a kitchenette with new millwork and cabinets; using existing mechanical, electrical and plumbing throughout the remodel