Amberwood Retail Center in Kyle, TX

Amberwood Retail Center is a new construction project in Kyle, Texas, comprising two one-story buildings with a combined area of 17,229 sq ft. The site is located at 18901 & 18915 IH35 Frontage Rd in Hays County. The filing describes the scope as the new construction of Building 1, which is 8,829 sq ft, and Building 2, which is 8,400 sq ft. This development is privately funded on private land for private use.

Karim Momin is listed as the owner and developer of record, while Tchen Architects serves as the design firm. The estimated cost for the project is $1,200,000, which calculates to $70 per square foot. This cost per square foot is below the county median of $115 for similar new construction filings in Hays County. The total estimated cost is above the county median of $950,000 for this type of work.

The project timeline began with TDLR plan review completed in September 2021. Construction was scheduled to start in November 2021, with a completion date of December 2022. The scheduled build window of 381 days is longer than the county median of 274 days for new construction projects in the area.

Construction Status and Record

TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection for this project. Therefore, the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record. The TDLR status is listed as Review Complete, indicating that the initial plan review phase was finished in September 2021. However, the absence of a final inspection record means that the completion of construction work is not officially verified in the public database.

Local coverage from communityimpact.com reported that construction on the Amberwood Retail Center was underway at 18915 S. I-35 in Kyle. The article noted that Hometown America Incorporated began construction that summer. This third-party observation aligns with the filing’s construction start date of November 2021, though the TDLR record remains the authoritative source for regulatory status.

Context and Comparisons

Karim Momin has four other TDLR-registered projects totaling $2,270,000, including gas stations and convenience stores in Pflugerville, Conroe, and Houston. Tchen Architects has six other registered projects totaling $4,130,000, including office warehouses and retail centers in Cedar Park, Georgetown, and Killeen. The Amberwood Retail Center fits within a pattern of commercial development projects handled by these entities in the Texas region.