Lots and acreage in Shavano Park, TX

Building a custom home in and around Shavano Park

Shavano Park is a small, leafy city on San Antonio's north side, about 12 miles from downtown near the crossing of Loop 1604 and Northwest Military Highway. Most of its land is already home to large houses, and the MLS files some nearby parcels under San Antonio, so this page counts land within about a mile of the city center.

Only two parcels are listed right now, and they are a matched pair: both are lots of about an acre in Huntington at Shavano Park, ZIP 78231, each asking about $899,000. Buyers at that price are planning a custom home, not holding land.

A two-lot market

Both listings sit in the same enclave and are zoned to Northside ISD, so the choice comes down to the lot itself: its slope, trees, orientation and how a house would sit on it. They have been listed about 122 days at the median, with no price cuts. When land rarely comes up in a built-out city like this, sellers tend to wait for the right buyer. If neither lot suits you, watch Hill Country Village, Hollywood Park and Castle Hills nearby, and set an alert for new parcels.

From lot to finished house

Buying the lot is the first of several steps. Most custom builds follow a similar path, and it pays to line up the later steps before you close on the land.

• Read the deed restrictions and any HOA design guidelines for minimum square footage, materials, roof pitch and setbacks
• Get a survey and, on sloped or wooded lots, a topographic survey and tree survey
• Have a builder or architect sketch the house on the lot and price it
• Confirm which utilities are at the lot and who provides water and sewer
• Plan for architectural committee approval, which can add weeks before construction starts

Making the most of a long listing

Four months on the market gives a buyer time to do the homework before committing. The Rothrock Realty Team can gather the HOA and plat documents, compare the two lots side by side and build a due diligence period into your contract long enough for your builder to weigh in. JBSA-Camp Bullis is about seven miles away if the commute matters to your household.

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