Max and Louie’s New York Diner

Max and Louie’s New York Diner is a new construction project located at 18152 Interstate Highway 35 in Cibolo, Guadalupe County. The filing describes the scope as a restaurant tenant finish out for a space measuring 9,111 sq ft. The estimated cost for this work is $2,750,000, which calculates to $302 per square foot. The owner of record is Drew Glick, and the design firm of record is Sage Architecture, Inc.

The project was registered with TDLR in August 2025, and plan review was completed in the same month. Construction was scheduled to begin in October 2025, with a completion date listed on the filing as February 2026. That scheduled completion date has passed. However, TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection, so the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record.

Context and Comparisons

This project’s estimated cost is above the county median for its type, placing it in the top quarter of 760 TDLR-registered new construction filings in Guadalupe County. The median estimated cost for these filings is $850,000. The median size is 7,998 sq ft, and the median cost per square foot is $123. The scheduled build window for this project was 139 days, which is shorter than the county median of 240 days.

Sage Architecture, Inc. has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $5,368,000. These include Decker Lane Apartments in Austin, Sandstone Ridge Phase III Townhomes in Midland, and Stockyard North Apartments in Fort Worth. Other registered projects in the same area of Cibolo include Gringo's GMK# 18, a Medical Office Building, and 3009 Distribution.

Local coverage reported that Max and Louie's New York Diner is anticipated to open inside the Cibolo Crossing development at 18124 I-35 in early 2026. A Facebook post by TheChamberSCS described the diner as now open in Cibolo, noting limited service on the day of opening. Another post by ElderEats mentioned the popular NY diner just opened its doors. These third-party reports describe business operations, which are distinct from the construction status recorded by TDLR.

The area is part of ZIP 78108, which has a population of about 48,458 and a median household income of $117,304, according to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates. The median owner-occupied home value is $307,300. Nearby businesses include CAVA, Piada Italian Street Food, Dunkin', Smokey Mo's BBQ, and Panera Bread. Guadalupe County unemployment was 4.7 percent in June 2026, higher than a year earlier.