College of Texas at San Antonio’s latest downtown constructing might be open to college students beginning in August. Hundreds of scholars might be taking courses in two buildings straddling San Pedro Creek as UTSA positions its School of AI, Cyber and Computing within the coronary heart of San Antonio.
UT San Antonio is ending building on San Pedro II, the $130 million, 180,000-square-foot constructing, this summer time, based on Nick Tuttle, the college’s affiliate vice chairman of design and building.
The constructing is a part of UT San Antonio’s effort to place your entire School of AI, Cyber and Computing, round 5,000 college students, in downtown, mentioned Director of Capital Development Tyler Boehme.
College students have already been taking courses at San Pedro I, which sits on the east aspect of San Pedro Creek. San Pedro II will have the ability to serve about 3,400 college students, mentioned Wayne Davis, who managed the development effort with contractor Challenge Controls.
UT San Antonio officers opened the constructing to a tour final month, exhibiting 5 of the constructing’s seven flooring the place lecture rooms, laptop labs, workplaces, a restaurant and a pupil success middle are all positioned. The constructing’s northern entrance is alongside Dolorosa Avenue and a balcony with desk and chairs overlook the thoroughfare.
A number of facilities for pupil engagement and success are scattered all through the constructing and funded by native companies, like USAA and Valero. In a press launch saying the opening, UT San Antonio officers mentioned college students would have a possibility to work with trade professionals and native companies in San Pedro II.
Its southern entrance will open onto a garden with two seven-foot sculptures that can descend into San Pedro Creek.
Bexar County, Metropolis of San Antonio and San Antonio River Authority officers labored for a decade to revitalize the two.2-mile waterway, which was totally accomplished in 2025 for $300 million. The creek now hyperlinks to the western portion of downtown. College students can stroll throughout it between lecture rooms and amenities at San Pedro I and II.
San Pedro II was inbuilt over two and a half years. When totally accomplished, seven flooring might be open to college students and employees. The eighth ground will home mechanical and electrical infrastructure.
5 flooring have been accomplished forward of the opening. The primary three flooring are tied collectively by a floating stairwell that rises via an atrium going through Dolorosa Avenue. The fourth and fifth flooring have the same, although smaller, space with tall home windows that look out onto the downtown skyline and a typical space with tables and seats for college kids.
Boehme mentioned the sixth and seventh flooring are nonetheless underneath building, however might be open to college students by August of 2027.
He mentioned $105 million was spent on building. One other $25 million might be spent on gear, together with computer systems and servers for college kids.
Boehme added that UT San Antonio had extra land south of San Pedro I that could possibly be accessible for growth sooner or later.
