A San Antonio developer plans to build a 5,400-square-foot commercial structure in Southtown that would feature multiple storefronts and parking.

Lavaca residents have raised concerns about the site in the past. It was slated to become a gas station and convenience store in 2021 and again in 2024. Both times, residents in the historic district called for a different use for the site.

Next week, the City of San Antonio’s Historic and Design Review Commission is scheduled to discuss plans for the proposed commercial structure at its meeting.

Illinois-based company KP+J Architects and Engineers submitted renderings and a site plan that show multiple businesses and 46 parking spaces.

Residents of the historic Lavaca neighborhood have signs in their yards expressing opposition to the Fuel Time gas station that was slated to begin construction in 2025 at 418 Florida Street. Credit: Bria Woods / San Antonio Report

KEM Texas, a limited liability company, now owns the 0.9-acre parcel between Florida and Carolina streets.

KEM’s principal, Paul Covey, is a partner at local development company GrayStreet Partners. GrayStreet acquired the parcel in 2019. In 2025, it was appraised at $850,000.

In 2021, the HDRC did not approve plans for a 7-Eleven store and three years later, a proposal for a different convenience store was withdrawn.

Melissa Stendahl, president of the Lavaca Neighborhood Association, said the group did not have any comment at this time. GrayStreet Partners could not be reached for comment.

Jasper Kenzo Sundeen covers business for the San Antonio Report. Previously, he covered local governments, labor and economics for the Yakima Herald-Republic in Central Washington. He was born and raised...