McDonald's (42-3315) IH-10 & Fresno St. in San Antonio, TX

McDonald's USA is constructing a new restaurant at the intersection of IH-10 and Fresno Street in San Antonio. The project, filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) as McDonald's (42-3315) IH-10 & Fresno St., covers 4,268 square feet of new construction. The estimated cost for this build is $750,000, which translates to $176 per square foot.

McDonald's is the owner of record for this privately funded development located in Bexar County. Castles Design Group serves as the design firm, while Kathy Ann Riley is the registered accessibility specialist. The filing indicates that plan review was completed in March 2025, and construction was scheduled to begin in November 2025 with a target completion date of March 2026.

Project Status and Context

Although the scheduled completion date has passed, TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection. Consequently, the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record. The registration status remains Review Complete, but no final occupancy or completion documentation is present in the file.

This project's estimated cost is above the county median for new construction filings in Bexar County, which stands at $600,000. The scheduled build window of 148 days is shorter than the county median of 207 days. The cost per square foot of $176 is above the county median of $115. McDonald's has five other TDLR-registered projects in the region, including locations in McAllen, Palmview, Cleveland, Del Rio, and Donna, with similar estimated costs of $750,000 each.

Castles Design Group has worked on six other TDLR-registered projects, including automotive dealerships and other McDonald's locations. The surrounding area, ZIP code 78201, has a population of about 43,426 residents. Other registered projects in the immediate vicinity include a renovation at Thomas Edison High School and a new construction project for a Sunshine Laundromat.