Bates Towne Crossing - Phase 1

Retail Buildings A, B, C, and D are four new commercial shell structures located at SWC Hwy 380 at Ryan Spiritas Parkway in Little Elm, Texas. The project, filed under the name Bates Towne Crossing - Phase 1, encompasses a total area of 38,930 sq ft. This new construction effort is estimated at $3,893,000, which calculates to a cost of $100 per square foot. The development is privately funded and situated on private land in Denton County.

Bates Towne Crossing, LLC is listed as the owner and developer of record for this initiative. Hodges Architecture serves as the design firm of record, responsible for the planning and layout of the shell buildings and associated site work. The registered accessibility specialist for the project is Hans P Hertner. The scope of work strictly covers the new commercial retail shell buildings and the necessary site infrastructure to support them.

Timeline and Status

The project was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in August 2025. Plan review was completed in December 2025. According to the filing, construction was scheduled to begin in October 2025 with a planned completion date of July 2026. Although the scheduled completion date has passed, TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection. Therefore, the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record.

In comparison to other new construction filings in Denton County, this project’s estimated cost is above the county median for its type. The scheduled build window of 273 days is longer than the county median of 217 days. However, the cost per square foot of $100 is below the county median of $121. These figures place the project in the top quarter for cost relative to similar recent filings in the region.

Bates Towne Crossing, LLC has three other TDLR-registered projects in Little Elm, totaling $569,000. These include a Verizon Wireless location and two other retail shell buildings. Hodges Architecture has six other registered projects across Texas, with a combined value of $11,377,000. These include retail shells in Lake Worth and Temple, as well as a remodel in Dallas. The presence of multiple registered projects by the same owner and design firm indicates an active portfolio of commercial development in the area.