Lots and acreage in Windcrest, TX

Acreage in and around Windcrest

Windcrest is a compact northeast-side city about nine miles from downtown San Antonio, bordered by Kirby, Converse, Live Oak and the city of San Antonio. Its streets were filled in long ago, and the MLS files some nearby land under San Antonio, so this page counts parcels within about a mile of Windcrest.

Just two parcels are listed, both classed as acreage and both in ZIP 78239. One is in the Gardens of Windcrest and the other is a remaining piece of the 1604/Inner Loop development. Together they average about $175,000, the median tract is about 1.3 acres, and one of the two reaches an acre or more.

Land rarely comes up in Windcrest

A city this built out does not produce many vacant parcels. What does come up tends to be leftover land from an older development or a tract that never got built on. With only two to choose from, set an alert and be ready to act, and widen the search to Converse, Kirby and Live Oak if neither fits.

What to check on a leftover tract

Parcels described as development remains can carry questions a finished lot does not. Before you buy, confirm these points with the city, the county and the title company:

• Legal access from a built, maintained public street
• Whether water, sewer and power reach the tract and at what cost
• Zoning, and whether the land must be platted before a permit is issued
• Drainage easements, detention areas and floodplain status
• Any HOA or deed restrictions carried over from the original development

Schools, bases and pace

Both tracts are in North East ISD. JBSA-Fort Sam Houston is about five miles away and JBSA-Randolph about six, which matters if you plan to build near your duty station. The median parcel has been listed about 199 days, with no price cuts, so sellers are patient. Some tracts sit because of access or utility problems a buyer discovers late; others are simply overlooked. The Rothrock Realty Team can pull plats and title records and help you tell the difference.

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