Tropical Smoothie Cafe in Brownwood, TX

Tropical Smoothie Cafe is undergoing a renovation at 436 E. Commerce St. in Brownwood, Texas. The project involves a first-time tenant fit-out for the 1,568-square-foot space, with an estimated cost of $180,000. The work is classified as a Renovation/Alteration under TDLR registration.

DV Holdings, LLC is the owner of record for this project. The design firm of record is Thomas Tedrow, and Justin K Walton is the registered accessibility specialist. The project is privately funded on private land for private use. It was registered with TDLR in October 2024, and plan review was completed in October 2024.

Construction Timeline and Scope

Construction was scheduled to start in January 2025, with a completion date of March 2025. The scope of work includes new interior partitions, finishes, and fixtures. The estimated cost per square foot is $115. The scheduled build window of 84 days is close to the county median of 112 days for similar renovation projects in Brown County.

The project's estimated cost of $180,000 is below the county median of $300,000 for renovation and alteration filings in Brown County. The median size for such projects in the county is 5,000 square feet, and the median cost per square foot is $78. This project’s size of 1,568 square feet and cost per square foot of $115 are specific to this particular fit-out.

DV Holdings, LLC has two other TDLR-registered projects in Brownwood: Shops at Pecan Bayou ($150,000, closed) and Shoppes of Pecan Bayou, Lot 1B ($800,000, closed). Thomas Tedrow, the design firm, has six other registered projects totaling $1,430,000, including a Tropical Smoothie Cafe in Granbury ($180,000, closed) and several Workout Anytime locations.

TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection for this project, so the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record. The completion date on the filing, March 2025, has passed, but the final inspection status remains pending in the TDLR database.