Buc-ee's "The Pearl" - Office and Test Kitchen

Buc-ee's LTD completed the renovation and alteration of a 11,357 sq ft office and test kitchen at 40293 State Highway 288 in Angleton, Brazoria County. The project, filed under the name Buc-ee's "The Pearl" - Office and Test Kitchen, involved tenant improvements to an existing building. TDLR closed the project file in January 2023, marking the end of the accessibility review process for this construction.

Project Scope and Cost

The estimated cost for this renovation was $2,000,000, resulting in a cost of $176 per square foot. This figure is above the county median of $90 per square foot for similar renovation and alteration filings in Brazoria County. The scheduled build window for the project was 184 days, which is longer than the county median of 95 days for comparable work. The project was privately funded on private land for private use.

Core States served as the design firm of record for the project. Landy Perkins was the registered accessibility specialist associated with the filing. The work began in July 2022, following the project's registration with TDLR in January 2022. The completion date on the filing was January 2023, consistent with the closure of the project file.

Context and Comparisons

Buc-ee's LTD has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $50,200,000, including travel centers in San Marcos, New Braunfels, Fort Worth, Waller, and Ennis. Core States, the design firm, has two other TDLR-registered projects totaling $17,100,000, located in Mesquite.

The project's cost places it in the top quarter of estimated costs for renovation and alteration filings in Brazoria County, where the median is $250,000. The median size for such projects in the county is 3,000 sq ft, making this project significantly larger. The median scheduled build window in the county is 95 days, shorter than this project's 184-day window.

U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates for ZIP 77515 indicate a population of about 33,092, with a median household income of $89,029. The area has 13,127 housing units, and the median owner-occupied home value is $210,800. Housing in the area is predominantly owner-occupied. Brazoria County unemployment rate was 5.4 percent in July 2026, higher than a year earlier.