Construction Begins on 127,000-SF Port San Antonio Innovation Center  

Construction has started on Port San Antonio’s Innovation Center, located in Texas and the heart of the 1,900-acre technology and innovation campus. Sundt Construction, Inc. is the general contractor for the project.

The facility will be in the heart of the campus that is already home to over 80 employers and their more than 14,000 employees that include leading names in the aerospace, cybersecurity, robotics and defense sectors.

The 127,000-square-foot Innovation Center feature a 2,500-person multipurpose arena on the building’s southeast side. The new facility will host various events, including concerts, electronic gaming, technology competitions and trade shows. Additional components of the $53-million center will also include a new home for the San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology, a showroom to demonstrate innovations being developed throughout the San Antonio community, and a “maker space” where universities, startup ventures and mature industry sectors can collaborate in the development of next-generation technologies.

In 2019, Port San Antonio entered into a pre-development agreement with American Triple I Partners LLC to refine plans to build the Innovation Center. Sundt joined and supported the Triple I team during the pre-development process. The Port’s board of directors approved the project in August 2020, and completion is expected in early 2022. Architect RVK designed the project.