San Antonio 23 Curbside Expansion

HEB San Antonio 23 is undergoing a minor remodel at 5910 Babcock Road in San Antonio. The project, filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) as San Antonio 23 Curbside Expansion, involves a renovation and alteration of 500 square feet. The estimated cost for this work is $399,000, resulting in a calculated cost of $798 per square foot.

The scope of work is defined as a minor remodel, with construction starting in September 2026. TDLR completed the plan review process in September 2026, and the project is scheduled to finish in March 2027. The registered accessibility specialist for this filing is Melvyn Archer, and the design firm of record is Absolute Design Partners.

Project Context and Comparisons

This renovation is privately funded and takes place on private land for private use. When compared to 12,245 other TDLR-registered renovation and alteration filings in Bexar County, this project’s estimated cost of $399,000 is above the county median of $250,000. The scheduled build window of 184 days is longer than the county median of 103 days. Additionally, the $798 per square foot cost is above the county median of $85 per square foot.

HEB Grocery Company LP has six other TDLR-registered projects in its portfolio, totaling $3,840,704. These include locations in Conroe, Lubbock, Sugar Land, San Antonio, and Frisco. Absolute Design Partners, the firm handling this design, is also of record for six other projects totaling $4,685,351, including work in Burleson, Conroe, Katy, The Woodlands, and Lubbock.

The project is located in ZIP code 78240, which has a population of about 57,014 and a median household income of $62,203, according to U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates. Housing in this area is mostly renter-occupied, with a median owner-occupied home value of $245,100. Bexar County unemployment was 4.7 percent in July 2026, higher than a year earlier, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

City of San Antonio permit records show two permits on file at this street address, issued between March 2025 and May 2026. These include one mechanical permit and one on-premise sign permit. The most recent permit listed is for Twin Liquors #66 at 5910 Babcock Road.