Spoetzl Brewery Food Service Addition in Shiner, TX

Spoetzl Brewery Inc completed a 644-square-foot addition to its existing facility at 603 E Brewery St in Shiner, Texas. The project, filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulatory Commission (TDLR) as the Spoetzl Brewery Food Service Addition, involved expanding the site by connecting a new food service area to the existing gift shop. This construction work falls under the category of additions to an existing building.

The estimated cost for this expansion was $225,000. Based on the square footage, this translates to a cost of $349 per square foot. The design firm of record for this project was Mogas Architects. The registered accessibility specialist listed in the filing was Timothy D Westphal. The project was privately funded on private land for private use.

Construction on the project began in August 2022. The scheduled completion date on the filing was October 2022. TDLR closed the project file in October 2022, which marks the end of the accessibility review process for this construction. The project is now listed as closed in the TDLR records.

Context and Comparisons

This project's estimated cost is below the county median for similar additions to existing buildings in Lavaca County. The median estimated cost for such projects in the county is $2,200,000. The scheduled build window for this project was 91 days, which is shorter than the county median of 305 days. However, the cost per square foot of $349 is above the county median of $103 per square foot.

Spoetzl Brewery Inc has three other TDLR-registered projects totaling $2,300,000 in Shiner. These include a $300,000 project that is closed, a $1,000,000 project that is closed, and another $1,000,000 project with a review complete status. Mogas Architects has four other TDLR-registered projects totaling $2,360,000, all associated with Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner.