Meuse Hotel in Fredericksburg, TX

The Meuse Hotel Fredericksburg is a new construction project located at 1335 N US HWY 87 in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County. This development comprises a hotel and conference center with an associated pool deck and site parking, totaling 185,750 square feet. The estimated cost for this build is $65,000,000, which works out to $350 per square foot.

DC Partners is the owner and developer of record for this privately funded project on private land. The design firm of record is Merriman Anderson Architects (MAA), and Bonita L Anderson serves as the registered accessibility specialist. The project was registered with TDLR in May 2025, and plan review was completed in the same month, resulting in a status of Review Complete.

Construction Timeline and Scale

Construction is scheduled to begin in July 2025, with the project scheduled to finish in July 2027. This represents a build window of 714 days. For context, the median scheduled build window for new construction filings in Gillespie County is 365 days. The estimated cost of $65,000,000 is above the county median of $1,100,000 for similar projects, placing it in the top quarter of filings by cost.

The scale of this project is significant compared to local averages. The median size for new construction in Gillespie County is 6,509 square feet, and the median cost per square foot is $200. The Meuse Hotel’s 185,750 square feet and $350 per square foot cost are both above these medians. DC Partners has six other TDLR-registered projects in Fredericksburg, with total values ranging from $855,400 to $4,000,000, all of which have completed review.

Local Context and Media Coverage

Fredericksburg, in Gillespie County, has a population of about 23,610 according to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates for ZIP 78624. The median household income is $67,987, and the median owner-occupied home value is $439,600. The housing stock is predominantly owner-occupied, with 12,421 housing units. The Gillespie County unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in July 2026, according to FRED data.

Third-party coverage has noted the significance of this development. A Yahoo article described the Meuse Hotel Fredericksburg as part of new developments transforming the area, noting that Houston-based developers DC Partners announced a 22-acre multi-use hotel and retail center in May. Another Yahoo article and a MySanAntonio.com article both reported that the Meuse Hotel will anchor the development, with work slated to begin on The Platz on October 28, 2025. These reports highlight the project’s role as a major addition to the local tourism and hospitality infrastructure.