The Acai Brasi @ in Conroe, TX

The Acai Brasi @ Conroe is a new 1,540 sq ft smoothie shop located at 10463 Hwy. 242 Ste. 120 in Conroe, Texas. The project involves converting existing retail lease space into a dedicated tenant improvement within the Retail Center At Conroe. The facility is situated in the Gleneagles and Montgomery Creek Ranch area of Montgomery County, adjacent to the Highway 242 corridor.

According to the TDLR filing, the estimated cost for this new construction is $140,000. This figure represents a cost of approximately $91 per square foot. The scope of work includes the installation of one restroom and the full conversion of the space to support smoothie shop operations. The owner of record is DML Conroe Plaza LP, and the project is privately funded on private land.

Construction Timeline and Status

Justin K Walton is the registered accessibility specialist for this project. TDLR completed the plan review in February 2025. Construction was scheduled to begin in March 2025, with a completion date listed for December 2025. Although that scheduled date has passed, TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection. Therefore, the current physical state of the site is not confirmed in the public record, and the business should not be assumed to be open or operating based on the construction timeline alone.

The project is part of a broader wave of development in the area, where other registered projects include Irons Junior High School, Harper's Preserve Storage, and Tractor Supply Co. The surrounding neighborhood already hosts several established businesses, including SUPER C SALON, Sunrise Donuts, Subway, CVS, Circle K, and Highland Homes Harpers Preserve 55s. This context places the new smoothie shop within a mixed-use retail environment that serves both local residents and commuters along Highway 242.

Montgomery County has seen significant growth in commercial filings, with 497 new construction projects registered in the last 24 months. The median estimated cost for these projects is $800,000, with a median size of 9,500 sq ft. The Acai Brasi project is smaller and less expensive than these county medians, reflecting the specific scale of a single-tenant retail conversion rather than a large-scale development. The scheduled build window for this project was 305 days, which is longer than the county median of 213 days, likely due to the specific requirements of tenant improvements in an existing structure.