Modern Shade in Buda, TX

A 6,417 sq ft new office building at 2101 S. Loop 4 in Buda, Texas, has completed its construction and accessibility review process. The project, known as Modern Shade, was registered with TDLR in May 2025 and is now officially finished. TDLR closed the project file in October 2026, which marks the end of the accessibility review process for this construction.

Project Scope and Cost

CAB Property Holdings, LLC served as the owner of record for this privately funded development on private land. The estimated cost for the new construction was $6,000,000, resulting in a calculated cost of $935 per square foot. This figure is above the county median of $115 per square foot for similar new construction filings in Hays County. The scheduled build window was 248 days, a duration close to the county median of 274 days for projects of this type.

MODE Design Company was the design firm of record, responsible for the architectural plans. The company has been involved in six other TDLR-registered projects in the region, with a combined value of $22,858,533. These other projects include developments in Georgetown, Round Rock, and Austin. Kathy Ann Riley was the registered accessibility specialist associated with the filing. The project received plan review completion in May 2025, shortly after its initial registration.

Location and Community Context

The site is located in Buda, within Hays County. The surrounding area includes other commercial and industrial projects, such as Building 5, Building 2, and Building 4, which are also new construction filings in the vicinity. Businesses nearby include HESOLAR, Tiny House Coffee Roasters, and Southwest Texas Sports Baseball and Softball Facility. According to U.S. Census American Community Survey estimates for the 78610 ZIP code, the median household income is $110,417, and the median owner-occupied home value is $379,300.

Third-party sources provide additional context about the entity operating in this space. A post on modernshadellc.com describes the company as providing premium fabric shade structures for various facilities, including parks, schools, and athletic facilities, with manufacturing in Buda, Texas. A project listing on modedc.us categorizes the Modern Shade project as an architecture design for a new office and warehouse building. An Instagram post noted that steel was going up at the site, marking a milestone in Phase 1 of a multi-phase project.

The final inspection for the construction was passed in May 2026. The project was registered with TDLR in May 2025, and the completion date on the filing was February 2026. The Hays County unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in June 2026, according to FRED data. The project is privately funded and intended for private use, distinct from public infrastructure projects. The accessibility review process concluded with the closing of the TDLR file, confirming that the construction met the required standards for the completed structure.