San Antonio’s long-anticipated downtown ballpark district is starting to come into focus, with early plans signaling a dense mix of residential and hospitality aimed at creating a full-time neighborhood.
Developer Weston Urban filed plans for the first phase of development surrounding the proposed new San Antonio Missions stadium for the minor league baseball team, outlining two apartment towers and an eight-story hotel on the northwest edge of downtown, according to documents submitted to the city and first reported by the San Antonio Business Journal. The filings offer one of the clearest looks yet at how the firm intends to build out the area beyond the ballpark for the Double-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres that currently plays at Nelson Wolff Stadium on the city’s West Side.
The multifamily component would total 681 units across a 27-story tower at 309 West Travis Street and a 14-story building dubbed The Yard Residences at 327 West Martin Street. An accompanying 160-key hotel, The Yard Hotel, is planned nearby at the corner of Martin and Flores streets, positioning it to capture game day demand and broader tourism traffic.
The projects sit near San Pedro Creek and would form the initial wave of vertical development tied to the stadium, which is being planned as a collection of structures rather than a single monolithic venue, according to the outlet. Design plans call for brick facades, metal paneling and shaded entries — an architectural approach meant to echo regional materials while breaking the stadium into a more pedestrian-scaled experience.
The San Pedro Creek Development Authority, a public entity overseeing the project that was created last year by the San Antonio City Council, is expected to issue bonds in the coming months to help fund the broader effort. The public entity will own the proposed $160 million, 8,000-seat stadium and help finance its construction, as previously reported in The Real Deal.
At its inaugural meeting in December, Weston Urban CEO Randy Smith emphasized the hotel’s importance, pointing to other minor league stadium districts where hospitality helps drive consistent foot traffic and room demand beyond baseball games.
The development also reflects Weston Urban’s broader downtown strategy, where the firm has been steadily adding density with projects like The Continental Residences and the 32-story 300 Main tower. Executives have indicated the new buildings will fall within a similar height range, reinforcing a growing skyline along the western edge of downtown.
The Historic Design and Review Commission is slated to take up the proposals in early April.
— Eric Weilbacher
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