Ojos Locos Sports cantina in BROWNSVILLE, TX

Ojos Locos Sports Cantina at 3100 N Expressway 83 in Brownsville, Texas, is a new construction project covering 9,950 sq ft. The filing identifies the work as a ground-up restaurant build on a new site lot. The estimated cost for this development is $800,000.

Sargenti Architects serves as the design firm of record for this project. The owner of record is OL RE Holdings LLC. The scope of work explicitly includes the creation of a new restaurant structure and the development of the site lot from the ground up.

The project was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in December 2021. Construction was scheduled to begin in February 2022, with a planned completion date of July 2022. The TDLR closed the project file in July 2022, which marks the end of the accessibility review process for this construction.

Project Cost and Size Context

The estimated cost of $800,000 is above the county median for new construction filings in Cameron County. The median estimated cost for similar projects in the area is $500,000. The project size of 9,950 sq ft is larger than the median size of 6,357 sq ft for new construction in the county.

The calculated cost per square foot is $80, which is below the county median of $97 per square foot. The scheduled build window of 137 days is shorter than the county median of 249 days.

Sargenti Architects has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $2,672,000. These include locations in Houston, Cypress, Tomball, Dallas, and Katy. The Brownsville project is one of several recent filings associated with this design firm. The project involves public funds, public land, or is a Federally funded roadway project according to the filing details.

Third-party listings such as Yelp and DoorDash reference the address 3100 N Expressway 83 in Brownsville. These sources list the business name and contact information, but the TDLR record specifically covers the construction and accessibility review process. The construction status is distinct from operational status, and the record confirms the completion of the review phase.

The project is situated in Cameron County, a region with a median household income of $41,276 according to Census estimates for ZIP 78521. The area has approximately 87,860 residents. The construction project adds to the commercial infrastructure in this part of Brownsville. The specific scope remains focused on the new restaurant and site development.