The old bank at 3310 Palmer Highway in Texas City is trading deposits for donuts. Crews are transforming the former credit union building into a drive-thru Dunkin', and recent local business photos show the storefront and drive-up lane closing in on the finish line. Once the doors open, commuters along this busy Galveston County corridor will have one more quick-service stop for coffee and breakfast.
The Galveston County Daily News flagged the project in a March 25, 2026 Biz Buzz item, complete with a photo of the new-look exterior and a note that the site was nearing completion. As reported by Galveston County Daily News, the build-out takes over the former Marathon Republic Federal Credit Union building at the Palmer Highway and Highway 146 corridor.
State filings show interior work finished late 2025
State construction records indicate that the project, listed as "Dunkin' #439" at 3310 Palmer Hwy, covers a 2,000-square-foot interior build-out. The filing shows a start date of Nov. 3, 2025 and a completion date of Dec. 29, 2025, with an estimated cost of about $560,000. The same entry names MS Texas City LLC as the owner and identifies "Grey Hoff" as the tenant contact. All of those details appear on the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation's project page.
Where the store fits in Palmer Highway's retail corridor
Broker marketing and property listings place the building within Texas City Plaza and spotlight Dunkin' as a co-tenant alongside anchors such as H-E-B, Kroger and Lowe's. The listing bills the property as a redeveloped bank with a drive-thru, a setup that tends to draw national quick-service brands looking for high-visibility pads and existing lanes. Those points show up in the building's leasing materials on LoopNet.
How this fits Dunkin's Houston push
Dunkin' has been steadily spreading across the Houston region through development deals with local franchise operators. That includes a 2019 store-development agreement with Manchester Enterprises that targeted markets such as Galveston County and Texas City. The multi-unit growth strategy, which also referenced some multi-brand locations that could include Baskin-Robbins, was announced in a company release. The original plan is outlined in a PR Newswire release.
When could it open?
The state's TDLR filing shows the interior work wrapping up in late December, yet photos published locally in March still captured crews finishing exterior and site details. That combination of official records and street-level images suggests the interior may be largely ready, with final touches such as signage and inspections still ahead before a public opening. For now, the TABS filing, the Biz Buzz photo and the LoopNet listing offer the clearest look at where construction stands.
What to expect
City planning officials signed off on the redevelopment in March 2025, a key approval that allowed the project to move forward, according to local reporting. Once it opens, the new Dunkin' is expected to add another quick-service option to a stretch of Palmer Highway that has seen steady national investment. The shop is likely to generate local jobs and could nudge traffic patterns during peak coffee runs. Developers have been rehabbing multiple storefronts along the corridor with an eye toward national tenants, and this conversion slots into that broader trend of chain expansion in Galveston County's retail strip. An official opening date has not yet been announced.
