San Antonio is Roomiest Downtown Area

San Antonio is in the top percentile for available land and fewest construction projects.

SAN ANTONIO—In a recent study of 25 US cities with the highest urban infill development potential, CommercialCafe identified metros based on total developable vacant land available in each city’s central business district. San Antonio made the list due to its vast expanse of available land.

Indeed, San Antonio is one of the roomiest downtown areas on the top 25 list, with 42.4 development-ready acres in its central business district alone, and a mere 500,000 square feet of space built since 2013. Construction in the city is bound to push up not only inventory numbers up but also density, with 580,000 square feet of office and 634 residential units reaching completion in the near future. In the downtown district, development has already yielded more than 6,500 residential units since 2010, comprised of luxury apartments and condos in city-incentivized projects, which drove lower-income residents out of the city center.