JW Marriott San Antonio River Walk

The Boutique Hotel, filed as the JW Marriott San Antonio River Walk, is being built at 130 E. Travis Street in San Antonio. This 301-guestroom development involves a major renovation and new addition to an existing 13-story tower. The total estimated cost for this project is $164,000,000, covering a site area of 603,637 sq ft.

The scope of work includes creating a new hotel wing, a restaurant and bar, ballrooms, and meeting rooms. A key feature is an exterior rooftop pool and terrace. The existing building will be renovated to house the guestrooms, while an additional tower is being added to the complex. The project is privately funded on private land, with International Bank of Commerce listed as the owner of record.

HKS serves as the design firm for this development. The project is registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) as a renovation and alteration. The registered accessibility specialist is Kimberly J Goss. TDLR completed the plan review in August 2026, and construction is scheduled to finish in April 2028, with work starting July 2026.

Project Scale and Context

At $164,000,000, this investment is above the median estimated cost for renovation and alteration filings in Bexar County, which stands at $250,000. The project’s size of 603,637 sq ft is significantly larger than the median of 4,115 sq ft for similar filings in the county. The estimated cost per square foot is $272, which is above the county median of $85 per sq ft. The scheduled build window of 635 days is longer than the county median of 103 days.

International Bank of Commerce has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $8,015,237, including locations in Austin and Dallas. HKS, the design firm, has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $181,683,681, including developments in Dallas. The site is located in ZIP code 78205, which has a population of about 1,653 according to U.S. Census estimates. The median household income in this area is $34,631, and the median owner-occupied home value is $470,200.

City of San Antonio permit records show one permit on file at this street address, issued in December 2025, for a Plumbing General Permit. The TDLR status for this project is Review Complete, confirming that the regulatory review phase has been successfully concluded.