Industrial and Commercial General Contractors
Universal City, TX

The construction sector is Universal City's largest employment category with over 1,200 workers — a proportion that reflects both the military construction activity nearby and the commercial buildout that has followed the northeast San Antonio growth corridor. Northlake Business Park's expansion into science and technology tenants represents the kind of defense-adjacent commercial development that has historically clustered around major Air Force installations. Companies that support JBSA operations, military simulation companies, defense electronics firms, and government contractors all need commercial office and light industrial space that meets both their operational requirements and the security environment expectations that come with working near a federal installation.

The 43-acre mixed-use development at Loop 1604 and Kitty Hawk Road — with planned office, hotel, and retail components — is the kind of project that requires an experienced general contractor operating at scale. A mixed-use development of that footprint involves multiple concrete systems: post-tension or reinforced structural slabs for hotel and office floors, parking structure decks with specific waterproofing and drainage requirements, retail site concrete with high daily traffic loads, and hardscape that integrates the commercial components. Coordinating all of those scopes under a unified quality control process is what separates a commercial general contractor from a residential or light commercial operator.

The Forum at Olympia Parkway is one of the most productive retail centers on the northeast side of San Antonio, and its parking lot and site infrastructure takes the daily punishment of a high-volume suburban retail center. Parking lot maintenance, overlay, and reconstruction projects at high-traffic retail centers require a contractor who can phase the work around retail operations — keeping access lanes open for customers while replacing failed sections of pavement — not just a contractor who can pour concrete in an open field. We have executed phased retail parking construction and understand the operational coordination it requires.

Bexar County soils on the northeast side of San Antonio are predominantly expansive clay with moderate to high plasticity indices. We treat that as a design input, not an obstacle: lime or cement stabilization, controlled compaction, and moisture monitoring during the sub-base construction phase are built into our standard process for commercial and industrial projects in Universal City and throughout northeast Bexar County.

Inner Loop Construction covers Universal City with commercial office building construction, retail site packages, business park site and building concrete, parking lot construction, multifamily and residential subdivision site concrete, and the infrastructure flatwork that new commercial developments require from initial site permit through final TxDOT or city street acceptance. We are an established presence in the northeast San Antonio corridor and bring established relationships with local ready-mix suppliers and inspection services to projects here.