New Braunfels Edition | June 2026

Development

BY AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN

2-story retail project in the works near Gruene’s Historic District Developers with LGD 1 LLC are hoping to break ground on a two-story retail project at 1551 Gruene Road later this year. The overview The 65,000-square-foot retail project, currently named Shops at Lower Gruene, will be home to a mix of retail and restaurant space. The rst oor will likely be food and beverage, while the second oor of the building will most likely house personal services, such as a yoga or Pilates studio, said Justin Holliday, one of the managing members and partners of the group developing the property. Stay tuned Once they receive permitting, construction can

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$16M water storage project underway New Braunfels Utilities is on track to complete its FM 1044 Elevated Storage Tank project in December. The update During the week of April 27, the top of the tank was successfully hoisted into place at the top of the structure. Construction on the water infrastructure project, which is located at 1637 FM 1044, began in March 2025. The 2 million gallon storage tank will help maintain water pressure for NBU cus- tomers in the Morningside Pressure Zone.

The Shops at Lower Gruene will be located at 1551 Gruene Road in New Braunfels.

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begin. Holliday said construction on the project is expected to take a year. “Our hope is that we are permitted and ready to turn dirt sometime this summer,” Holliday told Community Impact.

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