SeaSpice Restaurant Bar in San Antonio, TX

Jefferson Bar, filed under the name SeaSpice Restaurant Bar, is a 2,999 sq ft renovation project located at 1900 Broadway in San Antonio, Texas. The work involves converting an existing empty shell into a restaurant bar on private land within the Government Hill neighborhood of Bexar County. The estimated cost for this alteration is $675,000, which computes to $225 per square foot. This figure is above the county median of $85 per square foot for similar renovation filings, placing the project in the top quarter of costs for its type in the region.

Milam Realestate Capital, LLC is the owner of record, while J.C. Hsu Architect serves as the design firm. The registered accessibility specialist for the project is Ernesto Sarabia. The project is privately funded and registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR). Construction was scheduled to begin in July 2025, with a completion date of December 2025. This scheduled build window of 153 days is longer than the county median of 103 days for renovation and alteration projects.

TDLR completed plan review in August 2026. However, TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection, so the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record. City of San Antonio permit records show 12 permits on file at this street address, issued between January 2025 and June 2026. These include plumbing, mechanical, and remodeling permits with declared valuations totaling $520,000.

Project Context

J.C. Hsu Architect has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $2,015,000, including locations in Haltom City, Southlake, and Crowley. Other registered projects in the Government Hill area include Alamo Heights Village and the University of the Incarnate Word. The surrounding area includes businesses such as Sam's Burger Joint, La Gloria, and The Twig Book Shop. Census estimates for ZIP 78215 indicate a population of about 3,258 and a median household income of $82,128. The Bexar County unemployment rate was 4.8 percent in June 2026, higher than a year earlier.

The project is part of a broader pattern of renovation activity in Bexar County, where 1,749 projects were registered in the last 24 months. The median estimated cost for these projects is $250,000, with a median size of 4,117 sq ft. Jefferson Bar’s specific scope of transforming an empty shell into a dining establishment distinguishes it from new construction projects nearby, such as the one also filed at 1900 Broadway.