Embia SAT Airport Parking in San Antonio, TX

Embia Parking is a new construction project for a 130,000 sq ft parking lot located at 910 Northern Blvd. in San Antonio. The project, filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) under the name Embia SAT Airport Parking, is privately funded and developed by Embia Land Holdings LLC. The estimated cost for the work is $250,000, which equates to $2 per square foot.

The scope of work is strictly for the parking lot infrastructure. Pape-Dawson Consulting Engineers, LLC serves as the design firm of record for this development. The registered accessibility specialist for the project is Peter F Grojean. The project was registered with TDLR in November 2025, and plan review was completed in December 2025. The current status is Review Complete.

Construction Timeline and Scale

Construction is scheduled to begin in January 2026. The filing indicates the project is scheduled to finish in January 2027. This establishes a build window of 365 days. While the estimated cost of $250,000 is below the Bexar County median of $600,000 for similar new construction filings, the size of 130,000 sq ft is significantly larger than the county median of 6,300 sq ft. The cost per square foot of $2 is below the county median of $115 per square foot.

The location is in Bexar County, within ZIP code 78216. According to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates, the area has a population of about 42,044 and a median household income of $55,488. The housing stock in this ZIP code consists of 22,138 units, with a median owner-occupied home value of $281,700. The area is noted for being mostly renter-occupied.

Pape-Dawson Consulting Engineers, LLC is the design firm for six other TDLR-registered projects in the region. These include projects in San Marcos and Alamo Heights, with total estimated costs of $9,415,875 across those filings. One project in San Marcos is valued at $5,000,000, while another in San Marcos is valued at $2,000,000. The firm also has a project in Marion valued at $115,875 and one in Alamo Heights valued at $50,000.

The Bexar County unemployment rate was 4.7 percent in July 2026, which is higher than a year earlier. The project remains in the pre-construction phase per the filing data, with all regulatory reviews completed. The development is intended for private use on private land, serving the specific needs of the Embia Land Holdings LLC portfolio.