Lone Star District Apartment Locator, San Antonio
San Antonio Apartment Locators serves the Lone Star District, the south-of-downtown corridor anchored by the former Lone Star Brewery site along Lone Star Boulevard at the edge of Southtown. The brewery structures have sat vacant for decades through multiple stalled redevelopment attempts; as of early 2026, New Braunfels-based Southstar holds the project and was running community input sessions with no confirmed program, unit count, or timeline. We place renters in the confirmed neighborhoods adjacent to the site - Southtown, King William, Lavaca, Collins Garden, and Roosevelt Park - with free pre-qualification and same-day response during posted hours. The rental stock along S Flores Street, Roosevelt Avenue, and Lone Star Boulevard runs predominantly early-1900s Class C: fourplexes, bungalows, and single-family homes with independent ownership, where a manager reviews a file directly rather than routing it through a software rule. Blue Star Arts Complex, the Mission Reach of the San Antonio River, and the King William Historic District define the corridor's character.
- Southtown
- King William
- Lavaca
- Collins Garden
- Roosevelt Park
- Lone Star Blvd corridor
- Blue Star Arts Complex area
Same-day response during posted business hours.
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Free to renters
Community pays the referral fee
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TREC #9003398
Spirit Real Estate Group, LLC
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NAAL member
National Association of Apartment Locators
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Same-Day Response
During posted business hours
The gap between the listing and the answer
A renter working from a listing site sees sticker price and no signal about whether their application will clear in Lone Star. Both gaps close with the same work.
The listing shows price, not policy
Zillow tells you a unit is available. It does not tell you the property wants 620 credit with a 7-year eviction lookback and will not take a guarantor. Two buildings on the same street, same rent, run different standards.
Application fees are the real cost of guessing
They run $50-$75 each and are non-refundable. Apply at four properties that were never going to approve your file and you have spent $200-$300 to be told no four times.
A $200 balance blocks like a $2,000 one
Property debt is the hardest single screening factor in San Antonio. A small balance is rarely ignorable; at a lot of properties it is a hard stop until it is cleared or a payment plan is documented.
The advertised rent is not the monthly cost
Valet trash, pest, RUBS water and sewer, billing admin and tech or amenity packages add 7-15% over base rent, and CPS Energy swings hard in summer.
Rent by unit type in Lone Star District
Ranges across the communities we work with in this submarket. The July 2026 metro averages for comparison: studio $888, 1BR $1,095, 2BR $1,394, 3BR $1,826.
| Unit type | Typical range | What drives the spread |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | $750 - $1,000 | Limited; most stock is 1BR and 2BR in fourplex and single-family format. Window units are standard. |
| 1 Bedroom | $850 - $1,100 | Below the July 2026 metro average of $1,095; early-1900s finishes are the norm. |
| 2 Bedroom | $1,050 - $1,400 | The volume unit type across fourplex and duplex stock; in-unit laundry connections are uncommon. |
| 3 Bedroom | $1,300 - $1,750 | Single-family homes and larger bungalows; a proportionally large share of non-conventional inventory. |
Ranges across the communities we work with, confirmed July 2026. Metro baseline: RentCafe / Yardi Matrix, July 2026. Add the mandatory fee stack (7-15% over base rent) for your real monthly cost.
Commutes from Lone Star District
Off-peak drive-time estimates to the employment centers this submarket actually serves. Peak-hour times on Loop 410, Loop 1604, I-10, I-35 and US-281 run materially longer.
| Destination | Off-peak drive | Route |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown employment core | 5-10 min | S Flores, Lone Star Blvd, or I-37 northbound; the northern edge borders the downtown core |
| JBSA-Fort Sam Houston | 10-15 min | I-37 N then I-35 N or Broadway |
| South Texas Medical Center | 20-28 min | S Flores to I-10 W |
Off-peak estimates, confirmed July 2026. We check your specific address and shift on request.
What the stock in Lone Star is actually made of
The Lone Star District does not yet carry rentable apartment inventory on the brewery site itself; the site is in early planning with no confirmed construction timeline. The rental population lands in the adjacent historic neighborhoods along Lone Star Boulevard, S Flores Street, and the Southtown and Collins Garden edges. That stock runs predominantly early-1900s Class C: fourplexes, bungalows, and single-family homes with independent ownership, where on-site managers review files directly rather than routing them through a software rule. A thin Class B layer exists along the Southtown axis toward St. Mary's Street. Class A is essentially absent at current rent levels in this pocket. Non-conventional inventory, single-family homes, duplexes, and garage apartments, makes up a proportionally large share compared with most San Antonio submarkets. The San Antonio River and Mission Reach run adjacent to the eastern side of the corridor; specific parcels close to the river carry a flood plain designation worth verifying by address before signing. San Antonio ISD serves all residential addresses in the corridor. CPS Energy bills most units directly; window units are the norm in the older stock and carry real summer seasonality.
Why building age matters to your application
About 18% of San Antonio's rental stock, roughly 47,352 units, was built between 1980 and 1989. That older Class B and C product is where an on-site manager still makes case-by-case decisions on a complicated file. Newer Class A generally runs a software rule with a hard floor. If your file carries a credit, rental history or background complication, the age profile of a submarket predicts your odds better than its reputation does.
How we handle specific communities in Lone Star
Rental inventory in the Lone Star District vicinity, particularly the Class C and non-conventional stock in Collins Garden, Roosevelt Park, Lavaca, and the Southtown fringe, often does not appear on major listing platforms. Much of the inventory is owner-managed rather than run by a property management company, and individual landlords frequently require direct contact before scheduling a tour. San Antonio Apartment Locators tracks available properties across the tier stack in our Screening and Cost Index, with particular attention to which independent owners review property debt and broken leases case-by-case and what deposit or documentation that requires. Where move-in specials exist in this corridor, they tend toward negotiated deposit reductions or flexible first-month timing rather than the formal one-to-three-month concessions common in Class A product; we calculate the net effective rent either way so you compare real costs. Because the Lone Star Brewery site remains in early planning with no apartment inventory on it yet, we place clients in the confirmed rentable neighborhoods at the time of each search rather than posting a roster that ages against a speculative delivery.
We publish aggregates rather than a public property list for one reason: a named list with a credit minimum attached goes stale within weeks, and a stale screening number is worse than no number. Every community entry we hand you carries the date it was last confirmed and who confirmed it. That is the standard our San Antonio apartment locators hold across every submarket in Bexar County, and it stays free to you.
Get the current list for Lone StarHow we search Lone Star
Same three screening hubs, applied to this submarket's specific stock and screening standards.
Credit Issues
The credit file itself. Score, thin file, derogatory marks, and income qualification, matched to properties that will review it.
- Credit-band-to-class table: 650+ opens everything, down to Class C only under 550
- Deposit ranges and when a third-party guarantee applies
Rental History
What a prior landlord reported, broken leases, evictions, and property debt. The highest-intent of the three screening hubs.
- How amount owed and age of the incident drive the outcome
- Property-debt playbook, clear it or document a payment plan first
Background Issues
Criminal history, handled with the most care of the three hubs. Property policies stated factually, never framed as automatically disqualifying or acceptable.
- How offense age and class change the outcome
- Which property classes review older non-violent records case-by-case
Military & PCS Relocation
BAH-aligned, base-proximate searches for service members and PCS movers across Joint Base San Antonio, with SCRA guidance.
- BAH-to-neighborhood alignment by rank (MHA TX285)
- Proximity and commute realities for each JBSA base
Relocation & Remote Renters
For out-of-town renters who can't tour from 1,000 miles away, video walkthroughs, remote applications, and submarket orientation.
- Video walkthroughs of shortlisted units
- Remote application and lease signing
Luxury & High-Rise
High-rise and luxury inventory in the Pearl, Downtown, Stone Oak, La Cantera, and The Rim, with full fee-stack transparency at the top end.
- Which submarkets hold true high-rise and luxury stock
- The compressed ~$180/month luxury-to-mid-tier gap
Moving Concierge
Utility, internet, and insurance setup framed around San Antonio's unique municipal utility stack, CPS Energy and SAWS.
- CPS Energy setup (sole electric provider) and seasonality budgeting
- SAWS water/sewer setup
Four steps to a verified Lone Star list
Tell us the complication
Three screening questions, credit, rental history, background, plus budget and move date. Nothing is shared with a property until you say so.
We pre-qualify your file
We check your file against current standards for communities in Lone Star, and call the leasing office directly where the answer is not already recorded.
You get a verified list with the full math
Properties that will review your file, each with base rent, the mandatory fee stack, current concession, net effective rent and a confirmation date.
We advocate through application and lease
We flag your file to the leasing office ahead of the application, follow up during review, and handle a remote application and lease signing if you are moving from out of town.
Lone Star District on the map
Searching in Lone Star?
Tell us the complication and the budget. We will tell you which communities here will review your file.
Why Lone Star renters choose us
We publish the screening numbers
The rent range, commute times and class mix on this page are not behind a form. Check any other San Antonio locator site and see whether you can find the same thing for this submarket.
We pre-qualify before you pay anything
Your file gets checked against a property's current standards before you submit a non-refundable application fee. If it will not clear, we say so and route you somewhere it will.
We talk to leasing offices weekly
That is how we know which Lone Star properties just dropped a credit minimum, which concessions never hit a listing site, and which on-site managers genuinely review a complicated file.
Free to you, and we explain how
The community pays a referral fee out of the budget it would otherwise spend on listing-site advertising. No cash-back gimmick, no fee to you, no charge if you never lease.
What renters searching Lone Star say
We publish reviews only from this brand's own Google Business Profile, with written permission. The examples below are illustrative of the work and are labelled as such until verified reviews replace them.
"They ran my file first and told me straight which properties would look at a broken lease with a balance still owed. No wasted application fees."
Renter (example)
Northeast San Antonio
"I was PCSing to Fort Sam from out of state and leased sight-unseen off a video walkthrough. They matched the search to my BAH by rank."
Service Member (example)
Fort Sam Houston
"They showed me the full monthly cost, valet trash, RUBS, the tech fee, not just the sticker rent. The 'cheaper' unit was actually more expensive."
Renter (example)
Medical Center
Lone Star District: your questions
What is the Lone Star District in San Antonio?
The Lone Star District takes its name from the former Lone Star Brewery complex, roughly 73 acres along Lone Star Boulevard about a mile and a half south of downtown in the Southtown arts corridor. The brewery structures have sat vacant for decades through multiple failed redevelopment attempts. As of early 2026, New Braunfels-based Southstar holds the project and was running community input sessions with no confirmed program, unit count, or delivery timeline. The practical rental search uses the district name to find housing in the rentable neighborhoods adjacent to the site: Southtown, King William, Lavaca, Collins Garden, and Roosevelt Park.
Is there rental inventory on the Lone Star Brewery site itself?
Not yet, and nothing is under construction. The site is in early planning under Southstar as of early 2026, and program, unit counts, and phasing remain unsettled. A developer has announced intent; that is not the same as delivered inventory. Saying so plainly is more useful than repeating a developer timeline that may shift again. We place clients in the confirmed rentable neighborhoods now and can track the site's development as it progresses.
What type of rentals are available near the Lone Star District?
The rentable stock in the adjacent historic neighborhoods is predominantly early-1900s Class C: fourplexes, bungalows, and single-family homes with independent ownership in Collins Garden, Roosevelt Park, Lavaca, and the Southtown fringe. Window units are standard; in-unit laundry connections are not common. A thin Class B layer exists along the Southtown axis. Non-conventional inventory, single-family homes and duplexes, makes up a proportionally large share of what rents at this price point and proximity to downtown.
Can I rent in this area with a broken lease or prior eviction?
This is one of the more workable corridors for complicated files because independent ownership is the dominant model in Collins Garden, Roosevelt Park, and Lavaca. An on-site owner or manager can review a file directly, which differs from how a software rule operates. The age and balance of a prior incident drive the conversation more than the label. A zero balance on an older broken lease is a different conversation from an open balance currently owed. Clients should pull their own Bexar County JP record before applying. We run the intake first and tell you which properties match your file before you spend a non-refundable application fee.
How close is this area to Downtown San Antonio?
Very close. The Downtown employment core is 5 to 10 minutes from most addresses via S Flores, Lone Star Boulevard, or I-37 northbound, and the northern edge of Southtown borders the downtown core directly. That proximity at C-class rent levels is the same practical argument that has pushed Southtown rents higher over time, making Collins Garden, Roosevelt Park, and the Lone Star District corridor the next accessible tier for Downtown workers priced out of Southtown proper.
What transit options serve the Lone Star District?
VIA Metropolitan Transit runs service along Roosevelt Avenue and S Flores Street through the corridor. The Green Line's southern segment is projected to serve the Steves Avenue corridor with service expected in 2028; that is a genuine future connection worth factoring into a longer-term lease commitment, but construction is not yet active in the neighborhood as of mid-2026. VIA bus coverage on Roosevelt and S Flores is functional today and connects toward downtown and the broader network. For renters commuting by car, I-37 and US-281 are accessible within minutes.
Is there a free apartment locator near the Lone Star District?
San Antonio Apartment Locators covers the Lone Star District and the south-of-downtown corridor, including Southtown, King William, Lavaca, Collins Garden, and Roosevelt Park. Same-day response during posted hours, Monday to Friday 9 AM to 6 PM and Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM. The service is free to renters - the community pays a referral fee.
How quickly can I lease an apartment near the Lone Star District?
Timeline depends on your screening file. A renter with clean credit and rental history can apply, get approved, and sign a lease within a few days. A complicated file - credit under 620, a broken lease, or property debt - takes longer because we pre-qualify with each property's leasing office before you spend a non-refundable application fee ($50-$75 each). Most searches in this corridor close within one to two weeks from intake to signed lease.
Question not answered here?
Send it over with your file details and we will answer it against current property standards, not a general rule of thumb.
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Collins Garden / Roosevelt Park
San Antonio Apartment Locators serves Collins Garden and Roosevelt Park, two adjacent historic neighborhoods just south of downtown San Antonio, wedged between Southtown and the Lone Star Brewery redevelopment site along S Flores Street, Roosevelt Avenue, Lone Star Boulevard, and Steves Avenue. Free to renters, licensed under Spirit Real Estate Group (TREC #9003398). The rental stock runs predominantly early-1900s Class C: fourplexes, bungalows, and single-family rentals with independent ownership, where a manager reviews a file directly rather than routing it through a software rule. A proportionally heavy single-family and duplex share sits alongside the apartment layer, with most rental units in the 1-bedroom through 3-bedroom range. Roosevelt Park, Collins Garden Library, and the Mission Reach anchor the neighborhood character, with Southtown to the north and Denver Heights adjacent to the east. Downtown workers, service industry employees, creatives priced out of Southtown, families, and second-chance clients make up most of the search volume.
See the numbersCentral San Antonio
San Antonio Apartment Locators serves the urban core - Downtown, the Pearl, Southtown, King William and the Tobin Hill edge along Broadway. Central holds one of only two real high-rise concentrations in Bexar County, with new podium towers sitting next to 1920s mill and warehouse conversions near the River Walk, so two apartments a block apart can price and screen very differently.
See the numbersSouth San Antonio
San Antonio Apartment Locators serves the Southside and Brooks corridor along US-281 South and I-37 - a submarket with its own employer base and one of the shorter Downtown San Antonio commutes at below-average rents. The Brooks redevelopment on the former military base has added newer Class A apartments and townhomes to an area otherwise dominated by older Class B and C stock, and about half of communities here are running move-in specials of one to three months free as of mid-2026.
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Rent by unit type, commutes and class mix across all 12 San Antonio submarkets we cover.
Apartment help in Lone Star District
Free pre-qualification, same-day response during posted hours. We publish the numbers so you can apply where you have a real chance.
- Free to you. The community pays the referral fee
- Licensed under Spirit Real Estate Group, LLC
- No approval promises, no undated numbers