2025 San Antonio Bisnow Multifamily Annual Conference (BMAC)
Market Dynamics, Retail Activation & Delivering for Tenants
Event Ended On: Tuesday December 2 2025
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Speakers and Panels
Opening Case Study: The Power of The Ground Floor
Curating Retail to Create Real Community
Breaking Down the Capital Stack
Navigating Pipeline Challenges, Capital Flow, and Emerging Opportunities
Defining Modern Resident Living
How Experience, Community And Innovation Makes San Antonio’s Top Communities Stand Out
Why You Should Attend this San Antonio Commercial Real Estate Event
What You’ll Learn:
- How San Antonio’s ongoing population growth (~1.8% annually) and rising household formation are reshaping demand fundamentals, and how acquisition and investment teams from firms like Platte Canyon Capital, McCombs Enterprises, and others are approaching opportunities as the construction pipeline begins to moderate.
- With new multifamily starts down nearly 80% year-over-year, where is the market showing signs of stabilization? Learn how major developers such as Kairoi Residential and NRP are evaluating absorption, lease-up timelines and submarket performance through 2026.
- How community-driven ground-floor retail and curated experiences can transform multifamily properties, including insights into retail, dining, fitness and entertainment activation from operators such as Luby’s and unique experiential concepts expanding across San Antonio such as Purr-Fecto Cat Lounge.
- What emerging design, planning and resident-experience trends are defining the next generation of multifamily communities, with architectural perspectives from leaders like Alamo Architects and others shaping the city’s built environment.
- As San Antonio’s retail market retains occupancy above 95% and demand strengthens for walkable mixed-use environments, how developers such as Weston Urban and others are integrating retail, placemaking and neighborhood energy to drive tenant retention and property value.
- How developers are balancing luxury, market-rate, affordable and mixed-income communities across San Antonio, and what strategies firms such as Metropolitan Development and NRP are using to serve a wide range of renter segments in today’s environment.
- What legal, financing and land-use considerations, including zoning, entitlements, capital stack structuring and evolving regulatory conditions, are shaping deals heading into 2025 and 2026.
- How local development, architecture, retail and investment leaders are leveraging community-driven amenities, curated ground-floor programming and placemaking to differentiate assets in a competitive market.
How You'll Do More Business By Attending:
San Antonio added 2,868 new multifamily units during the first quarter of 2025, marking one of the strongest starts to the year since 2021. The metro has over 5,000 units under construction, but activity has begun to moderate as developers respond to higher financing costs and shifting tenant demand. While elevated deliveries continue to put pressure on absorption, stabilized vacancy has improved, signaling renewed leasing momentum heading into 2026.
This year’s conference will go beyond development trends to explore how retail activation and streetscape strategies are shaping the success of multifamily projects across San Antonio. Join us to hear from industry leaders as they break down current market dynamics, examine the full spectrum of multifamily strategies. including market-rate, luxury, affordable and mixed-income products and discuss how curated ground-floor retail, lifestyle-driven amenities and experiential placemaking are redefining leasing performance and tenant demand. Gain valuable insights into the data, forecasts and strategies shaping San Antonio’s multifamily market and learn how to position your business for success in the year ahead.
Who You’ll Meet During Networking: Owners, developers, investors, operators, brokers, city and government officials, business consultants, architects, engineers, lawyers, accountants, bankers, technology companies and more.
Why You Should Attend: Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to identify opportunities, build your network and expand your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no one knows how to help your business more than us. Join Bisnow to jump into the market and analyze its strengths, strategize and areas of opportunity.
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Venue
Kimpton Santo San Antonio - Riverwalk
431 S Alamo St
San Antonio, TX 78205
Ballroom: San Juan Ballroom
Parking Information:
Valet: $30.00 ++
Agenda
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8:00 AM 9:00 AM |
Breakfast And Networking
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9:00 AM 9:20 AM |
Opening Case Study: The Power of The Ground Floor
Curating Retail to Create Real Community
• How ground-floor retail, restaurant, and entertainment concepts can transform the identity, energy, and economic performance of multifamily communities.
• Best practices for selecting, curating, and designing retail partnerships that enhance foot traffic, drive resident engagement, and create a true sense of place.
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9:20 AM 10:05 AM |
Breaking Down the Multifamily Pipeline And Market Strategies
A Real Discussion on the State of Capital Markets and Development
• How investors and developers are adjusting capital strategies amid an 80% drop in new multifamily starts, shifting debt markets, and moderating construction pipelines across San Antonio. • What deal structures, acquisition strategies, and capital stack innovations are emerging as pricing resets, supply peaks in 2025, and submarket performance begins to diverge.
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10:05 AM 10:20 AM |
Networking Break
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10:20 AM 11:05 AM |
Defining Modern Resident Living
How Experience, Community And Innovation Makes San Antonio’s Top Communities Stand Out • How today’s leading developers, designers, and operators are elevating the resident journey, from amenities and activations to design choices, wellness, technology, and community-driven programming.
• The strategies behind building multifamily communities that stand out in San Antonio’s competitive landscape, including placemaking, service models, unit innovation, and evolving renter expectations.
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11:05 AM 11:30 AM |
Closing Networking
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San Antonio Multifamily Projects & News
- San Antonio retail construction surging to its highest level since 2019
- Track 20 of San Antonio’s biggest developments
- Multifamily Deliveries Elevated in San Antonio, but Pipeline Beginning to Thin
- Developers pull back on new apartment projects
- Report: Texas cities dominate new apartment construction in 2025
- Is renting an apartment in San Antonio and Austin becoming easier?
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