After years of waiting, shoppers on San Antonio’s far West Side are finally getting the red bullseye treatment. Target is moving ahead with plans for a new store at the southwest corner of Marbach Road and Loop 1604, where public records and fresh site photos show the pad cleared, graveled and a parking field starting to take shape. If the project is built as filed, it will be the city’s first new Target since 2012 and one of the largest retail builds along that stretch of 1604 in years.
What the permits show
Paperwork filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation pegs the project as Target #2976, with a listed construction start of April 17, 2026, and an estimated wrap-up date of March 19, 2027. The filing puts the estimated cost at about $21.3 million for a building footprint of roughly 148,356 square feet.
Site photos and agent updates
Local real estate agent Matthew James has been keeping an eye on the site, sharing photos and short videos that were published by MySA. The images show the lot cleared and graveled, with early parking lot work already visible. James told the outlet, "When a retailer like Target picks a location, it's not a guess," and local brokers point to surging westside population growth as the big draw. The project is being pitched as part of several pad sites along Loop 1604, and brokers expect a wave of new restaurants and shops to follow once the anchor store opens.
Retail ripple and local reaction
Online neighborhood groups have turned into full-blown wish lists, with residents calling for everything from Sam’s Club to Trader Joe’s. On the warehouse club front, MySA reports that a Sam’s Club spokesperson said "it's still a bit early for us to share specific details." In the meantime, locals and city watchers are weighing the tradeoffs, balancing excitement over new shopping options against worries about traffic and road capacity as new subdivisions keep popping up nearby.
Why developers are betting on the far West Side
Commercial listings and broker marketing for pad sites up and down Loop 1604 show multiple available tracts being pushed by national firms, including CBRE, touting high visibility to heavy daily traffic. A LoopNet listing for 1604 pad sites lists CBRE as the contact and highlights outparcels ready for retailers that want to ride Target’s coattails. Local outlets like the Express-News and the San Antonio Report have noted steady housing growth and school planning in the corridor, which brokers say should keep demand strong for big-box retail.
Timeline and what to watch
Project documents outline construction activity running through March 19, 2027, according to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Broker flyers and pad-site marketing point to a general spring opening window, but the real countdown will start once store-level leases are finalized and Target issues a formal corporate announcement. For now, the best clues will be city permits, building inspections and retailer filings that show the project moving from grading and site work into interior build-out and, eventually, hiring.
