San Antonio files $11M Main Plaza renovation, food building

The City of San Antonio has registered an $11 million renovation of Main Plaza with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The work covers restroom upgrades, accessibility improvements to the plaza and a new food and beverage building.

Project TABS2027004871, registered Nov. 1, 2026, lists the city as owner and WGI, Inc. as design firm. The address is Buildings 3 and 4 at 115 N. Main Plaza, the downtown square between San Fernando Cathedral and the Bexar County Courthouse.

Why it matters

This is a public project on public land, so the construction work will go out to bid. General contractors and trade subcontractors now have about six months’ notice before the registered May 2027 start. For downtown restaurant and retail owners, the filing puts a new city-built food and beverage venue on the central square.

The numbers

The filing puts the estimated cost at $11.0 million and marks it as a project using public funds on public land. It lists 64,642 sq ft, a figure its scope line attaches to the new food and beverage building. The estimated start date is May 1, 2027, with completion set for April 1, 2028, an 11-month build.

What’s next

A TDLR registration comes before a building permit, not after. The next public records to watch are the city’s construction bid solicitation and a building permit for 115 N. Main Plaza. Either one would name the contractor and confirm the schedule in the state filing. This desk will report the contractor and the winning bid amount once the city posts them.

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