Take 5 Oil Change - San Antonio, TX (Walzem)

Take 5 Oil Change is building a new express oil change facility at 5331 Walzem Rd in San Antonio. The project, filed under the name "Take 5 Oil Change - San Antonio, TX (Walzem)," involves the construction of a 1,682 sq ft building with three service bays. The estimated cost for this new construction is $500,000, which works out to $297 per square foot.

Project Scope and Costs

The owner of record is Take 5 Properties SPV, while Altar Group serves as the design firm. Kari Thomas is the registered accessibility specialist for the project. The filing notes that the project involves public funds, public land, or is a Federally funded roadway project. Compared to 8,300 other TDLR-registered new construction filings in Bexar County, this project’s estimated cost is below the county median of $600,000. However, the cost per square foot of $297 is above the county median of $115. The scheduled build window of 541 days is longer than the county median of 208 days.

Take 5 Properties SPV has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $4,500,000, including locations in Fort Worth, Levelland, and Arlington. Altar Group has six other registered projects totaling $3,085,000, with sites in Houston, Cleveland, Ennis, Willis, and Harker Heights. Other registered projects in the same area include renovations for Prologis Eisenhauer 35, Octapharma Plasma, PECO Pallets, JC Food Mart, and Teamsters Local 657. Nearby businesses include TruFit Athletic Clubs - Walzem, Harbor Freight, Wingstop, Dunkin', Custom Sounds & Tint - Walzem, and Boardwalk at Windcrest Apartments.

Timeline and Status

The project was registered with TDLR in December 2024. Plan review was completed in December 2024, and construction was scheduled to start in November 2024. The filing lists a completion date of May 2026. TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection, so the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record. The TDLR status is Review Complete. The project is part of a broader network of Take 5 Oil Change locations, with a web mention from Cylex US describing the brand as a go-to for fast and simple oil changes in San Antonio.

The area’s ZIP code 78212 has a population of about 26,670, with a median household income of $60,222. There are 13,399 housing units, and the median owner-occupied home value is $299,400. Housing is an even mix of owner- and renter-occupied. The Bexar County unemployment rate was 4.8 percent in June 2026, higher than a year earlier. These Census estimates provide context for the local market where the new facility is being built.