UT San Antonio - San Pedro II Level 6&7 Finish Out

UTSA San Pedro II is a renovation project at 622 Dolorosa St in San Antonio, transforming approximately 44,000 square feet of shell space on levels 6 and 7 of the existing building. The filing identifies the work as "UT San Antonio - San Pedro II Level 6&7 Finish Out" with an estimated cost of $13,000,000. Construction started in September 2026 and is scheduled to finish in August 2027.

The scope of work focuses on the interior finish out to create new computer research labs and associated spaces for the College of AI, Cyber and Computing. This renovation/alteration project is registered with TDLR, with plan review completed in September 2026. The filing indicates the use of public funds, reflecting the institution's status as a public university in Bexar County.

Design and Financial Scale

Alta Architects serves as the design firm of record for UTSA San Pedro II. At $295 per square foot, the estimated cost is above the Bexar County median of $85 per square foot for similar renovation filings. The total estimated cost of $13,000,000 places this project in the top quarter of costs among 12,239 registered renovation and alteration filings in the county. The scheduled build window of 355 days is longer than the county median of 103 days for comparable projects.

The University of Texas at San Antonio has four other TDLR-registered projects totaling $138,543,291, including the main San Pedro II building renovation. Alta Architects has six other registered projects totaling $52,663,600, including the Laredo Multipurpose Building.

The project is in ZIP code 78204, where the U.S. Census Bureau estimates a population of about 11,944 and a median household income of $54,667. The area has 6,210 housing units with a median owner-occupied home value of $142,200. Bexar County’s unemployment rate was 4.7 percent in July 2026, higher than a year earlier, providing context for the local labor market during the construction phase.