Four-Building Retail Proposal Appears at 111 Elley Lane

The Aug. 18 application is under review; building sizes, tenants, access and drainage details remain open.

By Comal.News Business Desk · Source-linked local reporting

Published August 28, 2026 at 12:26 AM CDT2 min read

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New Braunfels lists CP2026-717, a commercial new-build application for four Elley Lane Retail Center buildings at 111 Elley Lane, as under review.

For drivers, neighboring property owners and businesses, the filing is an early marker of a four-building proposal, not an approval or construction-start notice.

The city snapshot says the application was filed Aug. 18 and carried an IN REVIEW status dated Aug. 27. Victor Santoyo is the listed applicant. The declared scope groups Buildings 1, 2, 3 and 4 under the Elley Lane Retail Center name. No contractors are listed in the snapshot, and the permit type is Commercial - New Build.

What city review may include

New Braunfels' Development Guide describes a larger sequence that can include pre-development, zoning, platting, public infrastructure, building permits and a certificate of occupancy, depending on the project. Development Services also reviews site plans and directs building-permit questions to its building permit technicians. CP2026-717 confirms a building application within that system; it does not show which other stages have been completed.

The current permit snapshot does not include gross square footage, tenant names, parking counts, driveways, drainage design, utility capacity or a construction schedule. Those omissions keep this an honest development brief rather than a full project profile. A site plan or plan-review record would be the next source capable of resolving the physical layout and likely traffic interface.

The next reliable milestone is a status change on CP2026-717 or the appearance of associated public project materials. Until then, under review means city staff are processing the application; it should not be presented as an issued permit, a construction start or an announced opening date.

From the source record

Commercial applicationElley Lane Retail Center Buildings 1–4

CP2026-717 names four buildings at 111 Elley Lane and lists the commercial new-build application as under review.

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The permit snapshot establishes the project name, address, filing date and current review stage.