Glenn Polk Ford plans $4.8M I-35 service shop shell

GAINESVILLE, Texas — Glenn Polk Ford plans a $4.8 million service shop addition at its dealership on North Interstate 35, according to a state filing. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation registered the project on June 30 as TABS2026024118, "Service Shop Addition to Glenn Polk Ford," at 4320 N. Interstate Highway 35. The filing describes a one-story building shell of about 21,760 square feet that will later be finished out as a service shop. The project is an addition to an existing building. It is privately funded, with an estimated cost of $4,800,000. The listed start date is July 1, 2026, and the listed completion date is April 1, 2027. TDLR shows its accessibility plan review as complete. The owner is listed as M & G Polk Investments Inc. of Gainesville. The designer is Callahan and Freeman Architects of Kennedale. The City of Gainesville issued a commercial addition permit for 4320 N. I-35 on June 29, according to the city's June permit report. The permit number is COMADD-06232026-0011. TDLR registers commercial projects of this size to review them for accessibility under the Texas Architectural Barriers Act. State rules require the owner to have the finished building inspected within a year after construction ends. The filing does not say how many service bays the shop will have or whether the dealership plans to add jobs. Once the shell is complete, interior finish-out will turn it into a working service shop.