McDonald's San Antonio - Tezel Road (42-3519)

A new 4,146 sq ft McDonald's restaurant at Tezel Road & Old Tezel Road in San Antonio has passed its final TDLR accessibility inspection. The project, filed as McDonald's San Antonio - Tezel Road (42-3519), is located in the Northwest area of Bexar County and is now complete. Construction finished in August 2026, confirming the building meets state accessibility standards.

Project Scope and Design

McDonald's USA is the owner of record for this new construction project. The scope includes a new dual-lane drive-thru layout situated behind the restaurant, along with new site work. Castles Design Group served as the design firm of record. Kathy Ann Riley is the registered accessibility specialist associated with the filing. The project was privately funded on private land for private use.

The estimated cost for the build was $750,000, resulting in a cost of $181 per square foot. This figure is above the county median of $115 per square foot for similar new construction filings in Bexar County. The scheduled build window was 135 days, which is shorter than the county median of 207 days. The project registered with TDLR in July 2025, with plan review completed in the same month. Construction began in October 2025, and the final inspection passed in August 2026.

Local Context and Comparison

McDonald's USA has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $4,500,000, including locations in Rosharon, New Braunfels, Odessa, Houston, and Pearland. Castles Design Group has six other registered projects totaling $16,250,000, including auto dealerships and other McDonald's locations. In the immediate area, other registered new construction projects include NISD Sensory Play Areas and Fernandez Elementary School. The ZIP code 78250 has a population of about 57,849, with a median household income of $80,289 according to U.S. Census estimates.

Businesses already near this site include Pristine Family & Cosmetic Dentistry, Tink-A-Tako, Little Caesars Pizza, Crossroads Baptist Church, Pizza Hut, and Subway. The TDLR record confirms the project status as Inspection Complete, verifying that the construction phase is finished and the building has met all required accessibility inspections.