Drivers zipping along I-35 through Schertz have a new construction zone to rubberneck at. The long-planned Home Depot at Schertz Station is pushing through its final construction phase, with bold "coming soon" banners now visible from the highway. The more than 135,000-square-foot home improvement superstore and its adjoining garden center are taking shape on a prime pad inside the 72-acre Schertz Station retail hub. Home Depot says the store remains on track for an early-2027 opening.
State Filings Spell Out Size, Cost And Timeline
Filings with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation lay out the project specs: a 107,519-square-foot main Home Depot building plus a 28,113-square-foot garden center, totaling about 135,632 square feet. The records list an estimated construction cost of roughly $13 million and show that work began in mid-October 2025, with administrative completion scheduled by August 1, 2026.
Big-Box Anchor For A Booming Retail Hub
Schertz Station is billed as a mixed-use retail destination and has been rapidly filling up with national brands. The Merit CRE project page shows the 72-acre site at I-35 and Cibolo Valley Drive and lists tenants that include EVO Entertainment, Portillo's, Hopdoddy and CAVA, among others. The Home Depot site will be the development's largest single footprint so far and will sit beside a growing cluster of restaurants and service businesses that are already under construction or open for business.
Home Depot Bets Big On Store Expansion
The Schertz location is part of a broader expansion push for the home improvement chain. In a company release announcing 12 new U.S. stores and more than 1.6 million square feet of additional retail space, Senior Executive Vice President Ann-Marie Campbell said, "We're excited about all of the progress we've made in our stores. And our efforts are paying off," as the company highlighted expanded same-day fulfillment and pro services. The Home Depot said the initiative is intended to speed deliveries and strengthen local staffing.
What Shoppers Can Expect Inside
A recent site visit revealed the familiar trappings of a modern big-box buildout, including a covered garden center, an outdoor lumber yard and a dedicated pickup zone for online orders. MySA photographed the exterior and reported the "coming soon" signage in early July. While TDLR filings point to an administrative completion date of August 1, 2026, Home Depot has told local reporters that the public opening is expected in early 2027.
Traffic, Roads And Utilities Braced For The Surge
City and planning records show that Schertz Station came with a hefty public infrastructure component, including road upgrades and utility work designed to handle the wave of retail traffic and new development. The City of Schertz notes that the project will add hundreds of thousands of square feet of retail space and calls it the area's most significant commercial development in decades. Developers and city officials say that foundation is meant to keep traffic moving as more tenants flip their signs to "open."
Once the doors finally swing open, the Schertz Home Depot will rank among the largest new additions to the I-35 retail corridor and serve as another marker of the rapid investment flowing into the suburbs northeast of San Antonio. Home Depot has not yet set a firm ribbon-cutting date, and company representatives say the opening will be locked in once interior work is complete and hiring is in full swing.
