Residents of San Antonio’s newest high-rise apartments will be able to choose between panoramic views of the city skyline and intimate scenes of San Pedro Creek Park.
Downtown developer Weston Urban has started leasing for the Continental Residences, a 16-story high-rise built near San Pedro Creek between Commerce and Dolorosa streets.
The 290-unit apartment complex is built between the old Arana Building and the Continental Hotel and includes a pool, lounges, mixed-income housing and a courtyard overlooking San Pedro Creek.
The development is in the middle of a city block full of historic structures. Weston Urban bought the site from the city in 2022 and has preserved the facades of the 1928 Arana building on Dolorosa Street and turned the Continental Hotel into a 28-unit hotel focused on extended stays.
The company also deeded the De La Garza house, a historic single-family home, to Bexar County, said Weston Urban Vice President Mark Jensen. The white cottage is tucked next to the Continental Residence’s lobby, which features a pool table, mailboxes and Pac-Man video game consoles for residents.
Jensen and Sunny Davila, the building’s general manager, said they worked with local designer Analy Diego to bring some of that cultural history into the building itself with a curated art collection displayed throughout the apartment complex.
An assemblage of paintings can be found in the halls and common areas of the Continental Residences.
The building’s sixth floor is where many of those common areas are located, including a fitness center facing the downtown skyline, a pool, patio, co-working space and club room. A 16th-floor sky lounge provides panoramic views of San Antonio’s downtown.
Targeting local living
Jensen said the building is geared towards young professionals, with more one-bedroom and studio apartments.
The University of Texas-San Antonio is adding to its downtown footprint and will house the College of AI, Cyber, and Computing on the other side of Dolorosa Street. The City of San Antonio and Bexar County both have large buildings in the area. Jensen says employees, students and faculty have all begun to tour the Continental Residences.
The Continental Residences received tax breaks for providing housing opportunities for lower income residents. Davila and Jensen said the building has units set aside for people making 60% and 80% of San Antonio’s area median income, annual salaries of $40,620 and $54,150, respectively, for a one-person household.
Davila said the building was meant to appeal to a diverse set of incomes. Monthly rents start at $1,200 and go up to $4,900 for the Continental Residences’ most expensive unit. Most rents are between $1,200 and $2,300, Jensen added.
“What we have is great value for the rents we’re offering,” Davila said, noting the building’s brick exterior, full-size appliances and quality finishes.
Adding businesses to the mix
The Continental Residences are part of Weston Urban’s broader effort to add residential and retail options downtown. The developer built 300 Main, another apartment building in downtown, and the Frost Bank Tower. Bringing in food and beverage options to Continental’s street-facing retail spaces has proved slow, though, Jensen said.
“What we’ve found to be tough is really selling that vision for small local restaurateurs,” Jensen said. “These smaller-scale urban storefronts, it takes time to find good fits.”
The restaurant space facing Commerce Street will also have access to a courtyard that overlooks San Pedro Creek. Residents and restaurant customers will be able to mingle in that space, Jensen said.
San Antonio’s rental market has taken a more renter-friendly turn. According to data from Zillow, average monthly rents have dropped by $20 since January and $50 since February 2025.
Jensen acknowledged the surplus in supply. It could take the Continental Residences a year or two to fill up, he said, but that surplus was ultimately good for San Antonio residents, who would have more, cheaper options.
“In this little part of San Antonio,” Davila said. “We really have a niche.”
