Ly's Donuts in Bastrop, TX

Market at the Colony, LLC has filed for TDLR registration of a renovation project at the Southwest Corner of Sam Houston Drive and FM-969, Suite 100, in Bastrop, Texas. The filing identifies the work as a finish-out of a 1,500 sq ft shell lease space. This interior construction is intended for Ly's Donuts, a business that will occupy the newly finished area. The project was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in October 2026, and plan review is pending and completion is targeted for March 2027.

The estimated cost for this accessibility-compliant renovation is $200,000. When divided by the 1,500 sq ft area, the cost per square foot comes to $133. This figure is close to the county median of $122 per sq ft for similar renovation and alteration filings in Bastrop County. The scheduled build window is 90 days, which is close to the county median of 106 days for this type of work. The total cost is below the county median estimated cost of $300,000 for comparable projects.

Ward Architecture PLLC serves as the design firm of record for this project. The firm has registered six other TDLR projects totaling $2,000,000, including work in Allen, Mansfield, and Taylor. Rob Roy Parnell is the registered accessibility specialist for this filing. The owner, Market at the Colony, LLC, has one other TDLR-registered project, a retail building valued at $1,500,000, which has completed review.

This project is privately funded and located on private land for private use. The surrounding area, identified by ZIP code 78602, has a population of about 35,786 according to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates. The median household income in this ZIP code is $86,976, and the median owner-occupied home value is $310,300. Housing in the area is mostly owner-occupied. Bastrop County unemployment was 4 percent in August 2026, lower than a year earlier.