Bexar County · San Antonio–New Braunfels · Unit turns, value-add & amenities
Multifamily Renovation Contractor in San Antonio
San Antonio combines a very large pool of 1970s and 80s apartment stock with rents that sit well below Austin and Dallas. That combination makes cost discipline the deciding factor: the same finish package that pencils in Dallas frequently does not here. The scopes that work in San Antonio are efficient, repeatable and priced to a lower achievable rent.
What Apartment Renovation Costs in San Antonio
Per-unit ranges at 2026 pricing. Most San Antonio projects land in the light value-add band. Where a specific project falls depends on unit size, the condition of plumbing and electrical behind the walls, and how much of the scope requires a permit.
| Scope | Per unit | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Standard unit turn | $1,500–$4,000 | Paint, flooring, appliance swap-out, hardware, punch and make-ready cleaning. |
| Light value-addmost common here | $5,000–$12,000 | Resurfaced or replaced counters, cabinet fronts, lighting and plumbing fixtures, flooring throughout. |
| Full classic-to-premium | $12,000–$25,000 | New cabinets and counters, full appliance package, flooring, lighting, fixtures, and often a reconfigured kitchen or bath. |
Ranges reflect completed work across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. A walked scope on your specific property replaces these ranges with a fixed number.
What Makes San Antonio Different
Renovation scope is not portable between markets. Building stock, permitting and weather all change what the right scope is, and these are the factors that drive it in San Antonio.
The building stock
A deep inventory of 1970s and 80s two- and three-story garden walk-ups, concentrated around the Medical Center, the Wurzbach corridor and the northeast. Unit sizes tend to run generous compared with DFW product of the same vintage, which affects flooring and paint quantities more than owners expect.
Why owners renovate here
Steady population growth and military-linked demand keep occupancy stable, while rents remain modest. Value-add here is about lifting a property from below-market to market rather than to premium, so the winning scope is usually light-to-moderate and executed at volume.
Permitting in San Antonio
Permits are issued through the City of San Antonio Development Services Department, with separate trade permits. Properties near the Medical Center and in historic districts carry additional review. Portfolio-level filing for repeating scope is the standard approach and materially shortens the front end.
Weather and code drivers
Bexar County sees significant hail and periodic flash flooding, and summer heat loads make HVAC condition and attic insulation a genuine operating-cost issue rather than a cosmetic one. Upgrading insulation during a renovation frequently pays back faster here than an equivalent spend on finishes.
San Antonio Submarkets We Work In
We work throughout San Antonio and Bexar County. These are the submarkets where most of the renovation-grade multifamily stock sits.
- Medical Center
- Northeast San Antonio
- Wurzbach corridor
- Northwest / Leon Valley edge
- South Side
- Windcrest area
San Antonio is run as a mobilised project, and works best at portfolio scale where one mobilisation covers substantial volume.
What We Are Called In To Do
The scopes San Antonio owners and asset managers bring us most often.
- Volume-efficient light value-add packages
- HVAC replacement and attic insulation upgrades
- Below-market to market repositioning
- Large-community phased unit turn rotations
- Exterior envelope and breezeway repair
200+
Communities renovated
Across TX, OK & AR
12,000+
Units completed
And counting since 2018
98.4%
On-time delivery
Across multifamily projects
Zero
Resident displacement
Phased rotation, every job
San Antonio Multifamily Renovation Questions
Standard make-ready turns run about $1,500–$4,000 per unit and light value-add packages $5,000–$12,000, which is where most San Antonio work lands. A full classic-to-premium interior runs $12,000–$25,000 but is harder to justify here, because achievable rents sit below Austin and Dallas. Note that San Antonio units of this vintage often run larger than DFW equivalents, which raises flooring and paint quantities per unit.
Because achievable rent is lower. A $20,000 per unit interior needs a rent premium to service it, and San Antonio rents on renovated older product frequently will not support that. The scope that works here lifts a property from below-market to market with an efficient, repeatable package rather than chasing a premium the submarket will not pay.
Often yes, more so than in North Texas. Summer heat loads in Bexar County make HVAC condition and attic insulation an operating-cost issue, and on properties where the owner pays any part of cooling, that upgrade can pay back faster than an equivalent spend on visible finishes. It also reduces resident turnover driven by utility burden.
San Antonio is a mobilised market for us rather than a daily drive, so it works best at portfolio scale where one mobilisation covers substantial volume. A handful of units generally does not carry the setup cost efficiently. If you are running several communities or a full-property rotation, the economics work well.
Pricing a San Antonio Renovation?
Send the unit count, the vintage and what you are trying to achieve on rent. A project manager walks the property and returns a scope and budget within one business day — not a form letter.