Paradise Cafe

Paradise Cafe is an interior renovation project located at 403 US-90 in Dayton, Texas. The work involves converting a previously closed tea shop into a new restaurant within a 1,500 sq ft facility identified on the filing as the Sleep Inn Retail Building. The estimated cost for this renovation and alteration is $120,000, resulting in a computed cost of $80 per square foot.

The project is owned by Envision Partners LLC, which is also the developer of record. James Darrell Southerland is the registered accessibility specialist associated with the filing. The site is situated in Liberty County and is privately funded on private land for private use. According to the TDLR record, construction was scheduled to begin in July 2025, with a completion date listed as September 2026.

TDLR completed plan review in June 2026. The status is listed as Review Complete. TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection, so the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record. The scheduled build window for this project is 413 days, which is longer than the county median of 109 days for similar renovation and alteration filings in Liberty County.

In terms of cost, the $120,000 estimate is below the county median of $249,221 for this type of work. The $80 per square foot cost is also below the county median of $99 per square foot. Envision Partners LLC has one other TDLR-registered project in Dayton, a Retail Shell Building with an estimated cost of $150,000, which has an inspection complete status.

Local Context and Third-Party References

Third-party social media posts have discussed the arrival of Paradise Cafe in Dayton. One Facebook post noted that the new location is in the Sleep Inn Retail Building at the specified address. Another post mentioned that the business is expanding with more space and seating. A YouTube video described the project as a move from a previous location in Liberty to Dayton. These references indicate community interest in the new restaurant concept in the area.

The ZIP code 77535 has a population of about 38,037 people, with a median household income of $81,407. The area has 12,037 housing units and a median owner-occupied home value of $217,200. Housing in this area is predominantly owner-occupied. The Liberty County unemployment rate was 6.4 percent in July 2026, which is higher than a year earlier. These Census and labor market figures provide a broader economic context for the Dayton area where the renovation is taking place.