H-E-B Opens 114,000-SF San Marcos Store at I-35 and McCarty
The retailer’s third San Marcos store opened October 7, completing another sizeable retail development along the I-35 corridor.
H-E-B opened its third San Marcos store on October 7, bringing a 114,000-square-foot retail building into operation at I-35 and McCarty Lane. The opening is a completed-development milestone along the Austin–San Antonio corridor.
The store includes pharmacy services, curbside pickup and a True Texas BBQ restaurant. The owner’s announcement confirms the operational opening, but does not establish a total construction cost or a general-contractor appointment for this article.
Project at a Glance
- Store area:
- 114,000 SF
- Location:
- I-35 and McCarty Lane
- Opening:
- October 7, 2026
- Local network:
- Third San Marcos store
- Construction value:
- Not established in the opening release
A retail building with several operating functions
The program combines grocery retail with food preparation, pharmacy and pickup services. Those functions make the store’s operation broader than a simple sales floor, with customer access and service areas contributing to how the development works.
For construction coverage, opening day is a clear milestone: the building is serving customers. It should not be repackaged as a fresh groundbreaking or a newly available construction contract simply because the announcement has appeared in the current news cycle.
Keep separate H-E-B projects separate
The San Marcos completion is distinct from other H-E-B proposals along the corridor, including the Buda project covered by TCH. Budgets, teams and schedules associated with those developments cannot be transferred to this store without project-specific evidence.
That matters when following a retailer with multiple sites advancing at once. A completed building, a registered future store and a renovation can all produce recent announcements, but they represent different types of construction activity and different opportunities for the supply chain.
The next useful detail
A verified project-team announcement or an owner account of the build would add detail to the construction record. Until then, the report records the confirmed floor area, location and opening, keeping the undisclosed budget and contractor roles open rather than filling them with assumptions.