New Braunfels | March 2025

Development

BY AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN

Locals to convert downtown historic building into Irish bar

PulteGroup opens 521-single family community in New Braunfels

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chips, and bangers and mash. Kennedy’s Tavern will also serve pizza by the slice, mini tacos, wings, quesadillas and loaded fries. The bar will have a music stage and wrap-around tree bar around the heritage tree in front of the building. There will be 24 beer taps at each of the three bars as well. “We’re excited to be a part of this side of down- town,” Kyle said. What’s special about it? Kennedy’s Tavern will also be home to the Emerald Lounge—a traditional, upstairs speakeasy that will serve higher-end cocktails and Prohibi- tion-style drinks. “We’re [going to] put LED shamrocks on the win- dows, and when the shamrocks are on, the Emerald Lounge is open,” Kyle told Community Impact . Looking ahead Construction will begin in May. Kyle said they hope to open in October or November.

New Braunfels locals Kyle Kennedy, Lalita Kennedy and Joseph Collins will be converting The Voigt House—one of New Braunfels’ oldest historic buildings—into an Irish bar called Kennedy’s Tavern this fall. The project, located at 308 E. San Antonio St., is being engineered by Dillo Development Services. The architect on the project is ArtArch, and the general contractor on the project is Contractor Kyle. Digging deeper The Voigt House was recorded as a Texas Historic Landmark in 1973 and deeded to Herman Seele. Seele was the rst schoolmaster of Texas that lived in one part of the home, Kyle said. Kennedy’s Tavern will serve specialty drinks, wine, beer, Irish coees and espresso martinis. Customers will also be able to purchase liquor lockers—a place where they can store their liquor. The bar will serve Irish fare such as sh and

Meadows at Clear Springs

PulteGroup, Inc. celebrated the grand opening of its new community—Meadows at Clear Springs— Feb. 17. Project details The 521 single-family development is located at 1693 Viola Lane, New Braunfels. Meadows at Clear Springs broke ground in September 2023. General Sales Manager Haley Henderson said homes range from 1,204-2,601 square feet and oer three to ve bedrooms. The development will also have a playscape, pavilion, walking trails and several acres of open space. “This will be able to accommodate any type of

Zooming in Vice President of Operations Brad Lacy said this development will oer homes for individuals looking for aordability in New Braunfels. Homes within the development will range from $270,000-$350,000, Lacy said. “As [the city is] growing—and we’ve seen it grow so much within the last few years—the demand for aordability has increased,” Henderson said. Looking ahead The second phase of the development will consist of 195 more homes. The third and nal phase will consist of 177 homes. Lacy said Meadows at Clear Springs is expected to be fully completed in 2028.

By the numbers

From left, Kyle Kennedy, Lalita Kennedy and Joseph Collins are the owners of Kennedy’s Tavern.

1,204-2601 square-footage of homes being oered in

COURTESY KENNEDY’S TAVERN

Meadows at Clear Springs $270,000-$350,000 price range of homes in Meadows at Clear Springs

Kennedy’s Tavern

lifestyle and family size,” Henderson said. Its rst phase will consist of 149 homes.

Phase 1: 149 homes

Phase 2: 195 homes

Phase 3: 177 homes

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