Olmito Plaza in Brownsville, TX

Olmito Plaza is a new commercial building under construction at 9935 Naranjo Rd. in Brownsville, Texas. The project involves the construction of a 1,868 sq ft facility containing three distinct suites and a dedicated parking area. The estimated total cost for this new construction is $300,000, which works out to approximately $161 per square foot. Estibaliz Maldonado is listed as the owner of record, while JR House Plans serves as the design firm for the project.

The project is privately funded and located on private land for private use. Felipe Guerrero is the registered accessibility specialist associated with the filing. Construction began in April 2026, and the project is scheduled to finish in April 2027. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) completed the plan review for this project in May 2026, marking the status as Review Complete.

In the context of Cameron County construction, this project represents a smaller-scale development compared to the median new construction filings in the area. While the median estimated cost for new construction in the county is $500,000, Olmito Plaza is below that figure. However, the cost per square foot of $161 is above the county median of $98 per square foot. The scheduled build window of 365 days is longer than the county median of 252 days for similar projects.

JR House Plans has been involved in several other TDLR-registered projects in the region. Their portfolio includes the Top Builders Supply project in Edinburg, valued at $900,000, and the Real Storage project in Los Fresnos, valued at $200,000. Both of these projects are listed as closed. In Brownsville, the firm also designed the Zohe Apartments project, valued at $80,000, and a proposed office building valued at $50,000, both of which have completed plan review. This pattern suggests a consistent focus on commercial and mixed-use developments in the Rio Grande Valley area.

The surrounding area, specifically ZIP code 78575, has a population of approximately 4,728 residents according to U.S. Census estimates. The median household income in this area is $74,273, and the median owner-occupied home value is $220,400. Housing in this ZIP code is predominantly owner-occupied. The local labor market in Cameron County shows an unemployment rate of 7 percent . These economic factors provide context for the development of new commercial spaces like Olmito Plaza in the Brownsville community.