Tejas Equipment Rental Phase 3 in San Marcos, TX

The Metal Shop Building is a new 2,400 sq ft metal structure under construction at 1108 TX-80 in San Marcos. The project, registered as Tejas Equipment Rental Phase 3, involves the new construction of an unconditional workshop. The estimated cost for this build is $483,000, which works out to $201 per square foot. The site is located within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, specifically in zone AE.

M3 Property Rentals is the owner of record for this development. The design firm listed in the TDLR filing is Alamo Asbuilts & Design. This is part of a broader portfolio for the owner, who also has two other registered projects in San Marcos: a Facade project valued at $151,270 and a Front Office project valued at $124,450. Both of these additional projects are registered with TDLR.

The construction timeline for the Metal Shop Building is defined in the filing. Work is scheduled to begin in March 2027. The project was registered with TDLR in August 2026, and plan review is pending. Completion is targeted for August 2027. This creates a scheduled build window of 153 days from start to finish.

Market Context and Location

This project’s estimated cost is below the county median for new construction in Hays County, which stands at $950,000. However, the cost per square foot of $201 is above the county median of $115 per square foot. The scheduled build window of 153 days is shorter than the county median of 274 days. The site is in ZIP code 78666, where the U.S. Census Bureau reports a population of about 87,775 and a median household income of $55,478.

The area is characterized by a high number of renter-occupied housing units, with 36,354 total housing units in the ZIP code. The median owner-occupied home value in this area is $271,900. Hays County’s unemployment rate was 4 percent in July 2026, a figure that is higher than a year earlier. This economic context frames the private investment in new commercial infrastructure in San Marcos.

The project is privately funded on private land for private use. Jessica Trevino Hamm is the registered accessibility specialist for this filing. The status of the project is Project Registered, indicating that the necessary documentation has been submitted to the state. No further construction updates or completion reports are included in the current record beyond the scheduled dates provided in the initial filing.