The Vitamin Shoppe - Las Tiendas Shopping Center - D2600228 in Mcallen, TX

The Vitamin Shoppe is being built in a 2,957 sq ft space at 816 E Expressway 83 in McAllen, Texas. This tenant build-out converts an existing vacant retail unit into a vitamin and supplement store. The project was registered with TDLR in August 2026, with plan review pending and completion targeted for December 2027.

The estimated cost for this renovation is $271,000, which calculates to approximately $92 per square foot. This figure is above the county median of $71 per square foot for similar renovation filings in Hidalgo County. The scheduled build window spans 425 days, which is longer than the county median of 92 days for this type of work.

Project Details and Parties

Weingarten LAS Tiendas JV is listed as the owner and developer of record for this project. The design firm of record is WT Group AEC LLC, a firm that has three other TDLR-registered projects totaling $1,411,000 across Texas. These include locations in El Paso, Rosenberg, and Jacksonville. Jeffery L Kelley is the registered accessibility specialist associated with the filing.

The project is privately funded on private land for private use. The filing describes the scope as a build-out of an existing vacant tenant space specifically for The Vitamin Shoppe. The registration status remains Project Registered, indicating that the construction process is in its early stages following the August 2026 registration.

McAllen is located in Hidalgo County, a region with a population of about 22,566 in the 78503 ZIP code. The median household income in this area is $48,765, and housing is mostly owner-occupied. The local labor market shows an unemployment rate of 7 percent which is higher than a year earlier. These economic factors provide context for the retail development in the area.

The Vitamin Shoppe - Las Tiendas Shopping Center - D2600228 is the specific project name on the filing. This renovation is part of a broader trend of retail tenant build-outs in the region. The project’s size and cost place it near the median for Hidalgo County renovations, though the longer timeline suggests a more complex build-out process than the average.