COFFE BOBA SPI in South Padre Island, TX

Coffe Boba SPI is a 1,982 sq ft new construction project at 3213 Padre Blvd in South Padre Island. The filing describes the scope as a new coffee shop where the majority of the business is drive-thru. The estimated cost for this build is $725,000, which calculates to $366 per square foot. The project is privately funded on private land for private use.

Humanity Hospitality LLC is the owner of record for this development. Jacobs Architectural Group LLC serves as the design firm, a company that has registered six other projects in Texas, ranging from a $116,000 shopping center renovation in Conroe to a $12,500,000 operation building in Houston. Anthony Covacevich is the registered accessibility specialist listed on the filing. The project was registered with TDLR in December 2025.

Construction was scheduled to begin in January 2026, with a completion date of May 2026 listed on the filing. TDLR completed plan review in March 2026. However, TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection, so the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record. The status is listed as Review Complete.

Site and Market Context

The site is located in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, specifically zone AE. This designation indicates the location is within a 100-year floodplain. The project sits in Cameron County, where the median estimated cost for similar new construction filings is $500,000. This project's cost is above that county median. The median size for these filings is 6,250 sq ft, making this 1,982 sq ft shop smaller than the typical new construction project in the region. The median cost per square foot in the county is $98, while this project is $366 per sq ft.

The scheduled build window for this project was 119 days. This is shorter than the county median build window of 252 days for new construction filings in Cameron County. The area profile for ZIP code 78597, based on U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates, shows a population of about 2,881. The median household income in this ZIP code is $61,357. There are 5,895 housing units in the area, with housing mostly owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home value is $508,800.

Third-party social media posts have noted the permit for this drive-thru spot. One Facebook post by a local user mentioned seeing the permit for COFFEE BOBA SPI to build a brand-new drive-thru spot at this address. Another post by the same user referenced seeing the permit while discussing local coffee shops. These are third-party observations and do not confirm operational status. The TDLR record remains the authoritative source for construction milestones.

The Cameron County unemployment rate was 7 percent in July 2026, according to FRED data. This labor market context provides a backdrop for the construction activity in the region. The project’s specific status is defined by the TDLR filings, which show plan review completion but no final inspection recorded.