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

Adidas: 3939 I-35 S., Ste. 583, San Marcos

Type of work: renovation/alteration

Estimated cost: $900,000

Timeline: Sept. 20-Dec. 22


Scope of work: new Adidas location; demolition of interior space to shell condition; new partitions, finishes and fixtures

Armani Exchange Outlet: 3939 I-35 S., Ste. 325, San Marcos

Type of work: renovation/alteration

Estimated cost: $360,000


Timeline: July 1-Sept. 30

Scope of work: interior renovations to existing Mercantile Occupancy tenant space

San Marcos High School: 2601 Rattler Road, Ste. 100, San Marcos

Type of work: renovation/alteration


Estimated cost: $56,000

Timeline: June 1-Aug. 31

Scope of work: minor revisions to the existing credit union to create a private office and to create secure lobby access from the school side of the facility

Medina Building: 202 Pleasant St., San Marcos


Type of work: renovation/alteration

Estimated cost: $450,000

Timeline: July 15, 2022-Jan. 15, 2023

Scope of work: 2,400-square-foot renovation


Tint World: 118 Trademark Drive, Ste. 502, Buda

Type of work: renovation/alteration

Estimated cost: $150,000

Timeline: Aug. 1-Oct. 1

Scope of work: interior tenant improvement for an auto tint shop



Four Hands Buda Building 2: Fire Cracker Drive, Buda

Type of work: renovation/alteration

Estimated cost: $1.3 million

Timeline: July 1, 2022-Feb. 1, 2023

Scope of work: first-generation interior finish-out to provide offices, restrooms and support areas within an existing one-story warehouse building; affects walls, doors and mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems

Cap Aviation: 1629 Robert S. Light Blvd., Bldg. 2, Buda

Type of work: renovation/alteration

Estimated cost: $220,000

Timeline: May 27-Nov. 1

Scope of work: new office space within the existing warehouse

Nitro Swimming: 3425 S. FM 1626, Kyle

Type of work: new construction

Estimated cost: $7,500,000

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

Scope of work: new construction of indoor swimming facility to include training pool, lesson pool, changing spaces and indoor restrooms

Freebirds: 19220 I-35, Ste. 101, Kyle

Type of work: new construction

Estimated cost: $350,000

Timeline: Sept. 1-Dec. 20

Scope of work: interior finish-out of an existing shell building to accommodate a Freebirds restaurant

Smokey Mo’s BBQ: FM 1626, Kyle.

Type of work: new construction

Estimated cost: $650,000

Timeline: July 5-Oct. 5

Scope of work: upfit of a new, unoccupied tenant space; new barbecue restaurant with seating for 52 guests; additional 46 seats on an exterior, covered patio.