Brakes Plus in Fate, TX

Brakes Plus completed the ground-up construction of a 4,950 sq ft auto service facility at the southwest corner of I-30 and Tower Road in Fate, Texas. The project, registered with TDLR in March 2025, involved new construction and associated site work on private land for private use. The estimated cost for this build was $1,500,000, translating to $303 per square foot. This figure is above the Rockwall County median of $141 per square foot for similar new construction filings. The scheduled build window was 300 days, which is close to the county median of 242 days.

The owner of record is Brakes Plus, a developer with a significant portfolio in Texas. This Fate location is one of seven TDLR-registered projects for the owner, totaling $171,000,000 across various locations including Bastrop, Bonham, Paris, Kaufman, and Lake Worth. All other registered projects for this owner are listed as having review completed. The design firm of record is Arcodev Architects, which has also worked on six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $860,000, including sites in Georgetown, Garland, Terrell, Tyler, and Huntsville.

Construction was scheduled to begin in May 2025, with a planned completion date of March 2026. However, the project timeline extended beyond the initial filing. The building passed its final TDLR accessibility inspection in August 2026, confirming that construction is complete. The TDLR status for the project is now listed as Inspection Complete. This final inspection ensures the facility meets required accessibility standards before the conclusion of the construction phase.

The site is located in Rockwall County, an area with active commercial development. Other registered projects in the vicinity include a new Shell office facility, a fuel center, a physical therapy clinic, professional offices, and a pediatric dentistry practice. The local labor market in Rockwall County showed an unemployment rate of 4.1 percent in August 2026, which was lower than a year earlier. This economic context accompanies the completion of the Brakes Plus facility in Fate.

Ernesto Sarabia served as the registered accessibility specialist for this project. The filing confirms that the work was privately funded. The completion of this specific auto service facility adds to the growing number of commercial projects in the Fate and Rockwall County region. The TDLR record provides a clear account of the construction lifecycle, from initial registration in March 2025 to the final inspection in August 2026.