Northeast Side / Windcrest Apartment Locator, San Antonio

The dominant product is 1970s and 1980s Class C garden communities along all three spines, with a substantial 1990s Class B layer throughout the corridor. Limited newer Class A exists near Loop 410. A meaningful non-conventional layer of single-family homes and duplexes adds inventory below the garden-apartment band. In-unit washer/dryer connections are not standard in the 1980s stock; confirming connection availability is the first practical filter renters run on units here. Most communities in the C-class tier pay flat-dollar referral fees and do not appear on major listing sites, so a locator search reaches inventory a self-search on Zillow or Apartments.com does not.

This corridor is one of the stronger options for second-chance files in northeast San Antonio. The 1980s Class C communities along Perrin Beitel, Walzem, and Nacogdoches include a meaningful share of properties where an on-site manager reviews a file directly rather than running a hard software cutoff. The age and balance of a prior incident drive the outcome 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.

Fort Sam Houston is 15 to 22 minutes off-peak via IH-35 South. JBSA-Randolph runs 22 to 32 minutes via IH-35 NE to FM 78 or Pat Booker Road. Both bases are reachable from this corridor, which is why BAH alignment and military clause questions come up consistently here. We match your BAH by rank to the all-in monthly cost, not base rent alone, before recommending any property. The combination of Fort Sam and Randolph proximity within a single submarket is unusual and drives a meaningful share of the search volume.

Yes, and the supply is above average relative to many northeast submarkets. Three-bedrooms run roughly $1,350 to $1,800 across the communities we work with (2026 rates). Family demand and the military renter profile here drive above-average three-bedroom inventory in both the 1980s C-class and 1990s B-class layers. Single-family homes and duplexes in the non-conventional layer add additional three-bedroom supply. We confirm washer/dryer connection status, the full monthly fee stack, and school district assignment before you apply.

For specific parcels, yes. Salado Creek runs through portions of the corridor, and flash flooding is a documented property-level risk for addresses close to the waterway. Two communities on different streets can have materially different flood exposure. We verify flood plain designation by address before you tour and include it on your list rather than leaving it as a post-signing discovery. FEMA flood maps are the authoritative source; Bexar County Appraisal District records note the designation by parcel. Renters insurance does not cover flood damage regardless of policy language.

Not uniformly. In-unit washer/dryer connections are not standard in 1970s and 1980s garden stock, and communities vary. This is the first practical filter we run on any C-class unit in the corridor because the absence changes the daily logistics of the address materially. Some properties have connections in select floor plans but not others; we confirm by unit type before your tour. Master-metered utilities and flat monthly water add-ons are also common in the older stock; both the connection status and the utility arrangement go on your list alongside sticker rent.

North East ISD serves most addresses in the corridor. Portions fall in Judson ISD, and the boundary is not always obvious from the street address alone. Windcrest, as an enclave city, sits fully within the corridor but school district assignment follows the boundary line rather than the city limits. We confirm a property's district assignment on request and do not rank or characterize districts, but the assignment is relevant for families and worth verifying before signing a lease.

San Antonio Apartment Locators covers the full Northeast Side inside Loop 410, including Perrin Beitel Road, Walzem Road, Nacogdoches Road, Thousand Oaks Drive, the IH-35 NE corridor, and Windcrest. 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.

As of mid-2026, roughly half of San Antonio communities are running one-to-three-months-free concessions, and vacancy near 10% means negotiating room exists across the Class B and C tiers in this corridor. December through February carries the deepest concessions; May through August is peak PCS and move-in demand. We track current specials and expiration dates on the communities we work with and include them on your verified list with a confirmation date. Many of these concessions never appear on Zillow or Apartments.com.