La Palmera VS – Suite 1144 in Corpus Christi, TX

The La Palmera VS – Suite 1144 project is an interior renovation of a 26,127 sq ft space located at 5488 S Padre Island Dr in Corpus Christi. This alteration work is filed under the name La Palmera VS – Suite 1144 and is situated in Nueces County. The project involves improvements to an existing building rather than new construction, focusing on the internal layout and finish of the suite.

Corpus Christi Retail Venture, LP is the owner of record for this privately funded project. The design firm of record is Abbot Studios, which has also been involved in six other TDLR-registered projects across Texas. The registered accessibility specialist for this filing is Richard Todd Lozano. The total estimated cost for the renovation is $200,000, which works out to $8 per square foot.

Timeline and Status

The project was registered with TDLR in May 2026. Plan review was completed in August 2026, and the construction start date listed in the filing is June 2026. The scheduled completion date on the filing is also August 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 TDLR status is listed as Review Complete.

Compared to other renovation and alteration filings in Nueces County, this project is smaller and cheaper than the median. The median estimated cost for similar projects in the county is $275,000, while the median size is 4,382 sq ft. This project’s $200,000 cost is below the county median, and its 26,127 sq ft size is significantly larger than the median size. The scheduled build window of 67 days is shorter than the county median of 114 days.

The owner, Corpus Christi Retail Venture, LP, has one other TDLR-registered project in Corpus Christi called La Palmera Mall with an estimated cost of $260,000. Abbot Studios, the design firm, has registered projects in San Antonio, Grand Prairie, and Longview, totaling $5,140,000. These projects include locations such as 157 Lone Star Blvd, TJMaxx Grand Prairie, Longview Mall, and Military Market.

The ZIP code 78411 has a population of about 24,061 according to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates. The median household income is $60,387, and the median owner-occupied home value is $178,800. Housing in this area is mostly owner-occupied, with 10,497 housing units. The Nueces County unemployment rate was 4.9 percent in July 2026, which is higher than a year earlier.