$6.7 million cold-storage warehouse set to break ground in Brownsville
Fresh serrano peppers stored for distribution. Cold-storage facilities like the one planned in Brownsville help preserve produce quality as it moves through regional supply chains. Photo Credit | Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza

Construction is expected to begin soon on a new cold-storage warehouse in Brownsville, state records indicate.

The $6.7 million project includes a 52,970-square-foot cold-storage warehouse with office space at 1450 E. Zaragosa Drive. 

At nearly 53,000 square feet, the facility will be roughly the size of a standard H-E-B grocery store, positioning it to support significant produce-handling and logistics operations. 

The filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation lists Gabriel Trejo Torres as the project owner and Edinburg-based jmercDesignConsulting LLC as the design firm. 

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