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.

Poco Loco Market: 900 Bugg Lane, Ste. 124, San Marcos

Type of work: renovation/alteration

Estimated cost: $350,000

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


Scope of work: this is an interior finish-out to convert an existing vacant space to a meat market

Hill Country Studios: West Center Point Road and Wonder World Drive, San Marcos

Type of work: new construction

Estimated cost: $13.88 million


Timeline: May 30, 2023-Jan. 4, 2024

Scope of work: pre-engineered steel roof trusses on concrete tilt-up bearing wall panels supported by concrete foundation and concrete slab on grade, tilt wall construction with steel framing and pre-engineered steel roof joists supported by concrete foundations

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

San Marcos Administration Building: 1311 Texas Highway 123, San Marcos


Type of work: renovation/alteration

Estimated cost: $6.4 million

Timeline: Nov. 1, 2022-Jan. 16, 2024

Scope of work: full gut, except reuse to steel and slab and some skin to remodel for new use


Texas State University Nueces Building renovation: LBJ Drive, Bldg. N, San Marcos

Type of work: renovation/alteration

Estimated cost: $2.51 million

Timeline: March 1, 2022-April 1, 2023


Scope of work: renovation of 13,300 square feet

Buda Health Hub - parking expansion: 5330 Overpass Road, Buda

Type of work: renovation/alteration

Estimated cost: $325,000

Timeline: Nov. 6, 2022-March 6, 2023

Scope of work: addition of 53 surface parking spaces (site work only)



RM 967 sidewalk improvements: RM 967, Buda

Type of work: new construction

Estimated cost: $193,154

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

Scope of work: the work consists of approximately 1,764 linear feet of a 6-foot-wide concrete sidewalk extending along the southern side of FM 967 from the Orion Creek bridge to Main Street

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

Rhea’s Ice Cream: 105 W. Center St., Kyle

Type of work: renovation/alteration

Estimated cost: $125,000

Timeline: Oct. 15-Dec. 5

Scope of work: demolition and interior remodel of a one-story, 1,100-square-foot commercial building for ice cream production kitchen with storage

Ghostletics: 1151 Bunson Creek Road, Ste. 201, Kyle

Type of work: renovation/alteration

Estimated cost: $120,000

Timeline: Oct. 17-Dec. 5

Scope of work: tenant finish-out of a Crossfit workout studio

Live Oak Academy renovations: 4820 Jack C. Hays Trail, Kyle

Type of work: renovation/alteration

Estimated cost: $8.36 million

Timeline: June 5, 2023-Aug. 30, 2024

Scope of work: classroom renovations, restroom renovations, drainage improvements, parking addition and finish improvements

Apex Warehouse: 2251 Bebee Road, Kyle

Type of work: new construction

Estimated cost: $1.37 million

Timeline: Jan. 16-Sept. 18, 2022

Scope of work: new warehouse building