McDonald's San Antonio - Marbach Road (42-3743)

The McDonald's restaurant at 9642 Marbach Road in San Antonio is complete. The TDLR record shows the project passed its final TDLR accessibility inspection in September 2026. This new construction filing, identified as McDonald's San Antonio - Marbach Road (42-3743), covers a 4,146 sq ft facility in Bexar County.

The scope includes a new restaurant with a dual-lane drive-thru layout positioned behind the building. Site work is included in the construction package. The estimated cost for the project is $750,000, which calculates to $181 per square foot. McDonald's USA is the owner of record, and Castles Design Group is the design firm listed on the filing.

Construction Timeline and Context

The project was registered with TDLR in July 2025, and plan review was completed in the same month. Construction was scheduled to start in June 2026, with a target completion date of October 2026. The record confirms the work concluded with the September 2025 inspection, though the filing lists September 2026 as the final inspection date, indicating a rapid build window.

Compared to 8,299 new construction filings in Bexar County, this project's cost is above the county median of $600,000. The $181 per square foot cost is also above the county median of $115. The scheduled build window of 135 days is shorter than the county median of 208 days.

McDonald's USA has six other TDLR-registered projects in the state, each with a similar estimated cost of $750,000. These include locations in Rosharon, New Braunfels, Odessa, Houston, and Pearland. Castles Design Group has handled six other projects totaling $16,250,000, including automotive dealerships in Katy and Midland. The local area, ZIP code 78245, has a population of about 91,388 according to U.S. Census estimates.