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San Antonio Development At A Glance

San Antonio, Texas construction and development spans everything from billion-dollar manufacturing expansions and major healthcare investments to new restaurants, retailers, housing and neighborhood redevelopment. Texas Construction Media is tracking projects across the city as one of Texas’ largest metros continues to grow and reinvest.

We follow projects from the earliest stages — including permits, filings and site plans — through groundbreaking, construction and grand opening. In a city as large and diverse as San Antonio, that can mean tracking a new restaurant one day and a multibillion-dollar industrial expansion the next.

Founded as a Spanish mission and colonial outpost in 1718, San Antonio has grown into one of the largest cities in the United States while retaining a distinctive collection of historic neighborhoods, cultural landmarks and commercial districts. The city sits at the crossroads of several major transportation corridors, including Interstates 10, 35 and 37, along with Loop 410 and Loop 1604.

San Antonio‘s economy is equally diverse. Major employment sectors include healthcare and bioscience, manufacturing, military and defense, tourism, technology and logistics. The city’s South Side has emerged as an especially important manufacturing center, anchored by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas and the extensive supplier network surrounding its Lone Star Pass campus.

That manufacturing story is entering another major chapter. Toyota has announced a $3.6 billion expansion of its San Antonio operation that will add approximately 2.5 million square feet, a second vehicle assembly line and 2,000 jobs while bringing Tacoma production back to Texas. The investment illustrates the enormous range of projects shaping San Antonio — from neighborhood-scale businesses to developments measured in billions of dollars.

Growth extends far beyond the South Side. New development continues along Loop 1604, I-10, US 281 and other major corridors, while growth along I-35 increasingly connects San Antonio’s development story with communities to the northeast, including New Braunfels. Restaurants and retailers are following residential growth into expanding parts of the city, and older commercial properties are finding new uses as neighborhoods evolve.

San Antonio Texas Construction Projects We’re Tracking

Our San Antonio Texas construction coverage includes restaurants and retailers, healthcare and medical facilities, manufacturing and industrial projects, housing, hospitality, entertainment, mixed-use development and major infrastructure investments.

Texas Construction Media keeps this page updated as new projects surface and existing developments move forward. Individual project stories provide a closer look at what’s planned, where it’s going and the details available at the time.

Whether you’re a resident, business owner, developer, investor or simply wondering what’s being built around the corner, this page brings the latest San Antonio construction and development news together in one place.

From Toyota’s massive South Side manufacturing campus to new restaurants and retail filling the city’s growing corridors, San Antonio’s development story is unfolding at nearly every scale — and Texas Construction Media is following it.

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