Mission Waco Creekside Community Village - CONVENIENCE STORE

Mission Waco is building a 1,350-square-foot convenience store at 3810 S. University Parks Drive in Waco. This new construction project includes a stock room, office, and restroom, with an estimated cost of $400,000. The filing identifies the project as part of the Mission Waco Creekside Community Village development.

L. M. Holder III, FAIA, serves as the design firm of record, while Robin Roberts is the registered accessibility specialist. The project involves public funds or land, requiring registration with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR). Plan review was completed in December 2024, and construction was scheduled to begin in January 2025.

Project Status and Scope

The scheduled completion date on the filing was December 2025. However, TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection, so the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record. The project status is listed as Review Complete, indicating that the design phase is finished, but construction verification is pending in the official registry.

The estimated cost of $400,000 translates to approximately $296 per square foot. This figure is above the county median of $145 per square foot for new construction projects in McLennan County. The total cost is below the county median estimated cost of $977,500 for similar filings. The scheduled build window of 350 days is longer than the county median of 245 days.

Mission Waco has five other TDLR-registered projects in Waco, including a Welcome Home Center and a Maintenance Building. The design firm, L. M. Holder III, FAIA, has six other registered projects in the region, including a Cafeteria in Waelder. The site is located in ZIP code 76706, where the U.S. Census estimates a population of about 40,668 and a median household income of $42,277. The area is mostly renter-occupied, with 16,600 housing units.

This classification indicates a lower risk of flooding compared to areas within designated flood zones. The McLennan County unemployment rate was 4.3 percent in August 2026, lower than a year earlier. The project is part of a broader community development effort in the University Parks area of Waco.