McDonald's Manvel - Bailey Road (42-3562)

A new McDonald's restaurant at 10405 1/2 Bailey Road in Manvel, Texas, is structurally complete. The 4,226-square-foot building passed its final TDLR accessibility inspection in April 2026, confirming that the construction phase is finished. This new construction project was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in January 2025, with plan review completed the same month.

Project Scope and Design

McDonald's USA is the owner of record for this development, which includes a dual-lane drive-thru layout positioned behind the main dining structure. The scope of work also encompasses new site work to support the facility. Castles Design Group served as the design firm, and Kathy Ann Riley is the registered accessibility specialist associated with the filing. The project is privately funded on private land for private use.

The estimated cost for this build is $750,000, which works out to $177 per square foot. While this cost per square foot is above the Brazoria County median of $119 for similar new construction filings, the total estimated cost is close to the county median of $800,000. The scheduled build window from start to completion was 135 days, a period shorter than the county median of 222 days for comparable projects.

Timeline and Context

Construction was scheduled to begin in August 2025, with a planned completion date of December 2025. The final inspection passed in April 2026, marking the end of the construction timeline. McDonald's USA has six other TDLR-registered projects in Texas, each with an estimated cost of $750,000, located in cities including Rosharon, New Braunfels, Odessa, Houston, and Pearland. Castles Design Group has also been involved in other significant projects, including the El Paso Zoo and AutoNation CDJR Katy, with a combined value of $9,930,000 across those filings.

The Manvel location sits in Brazoria County, a region with a median household income of $132,571 according to U.S. Census estimates for the 77578 ZIP code. The area has a population of approximately 27,195 residents. Other new construction projects in the immediate vicinity include Keating Hyundai and MCV Pomona Retail, indicating a period of commercial development in the area. The TDLR record confirms the project status as Inspection Complete, verifying that the physical structure meets regulatory requirements for accessibility and construction standards.