Coming out of its shell: Peanut Lofts opening in San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO – The Peanut Factory Lofts, 939 S. Frio, will offer housing to students at the downtown campus of UTSA and is set to open in December.

The Class A lofts will be made up of 98 units — 30 percent of which will be leased to students and university professionals, according to San Antonio’s Center City Development Office.

“We’re just a few blocks from UTSA, so it will be quite a few students who live in this complex,” said Russell Yeager, vice president of BIG RED DOG San Antonio. “And it will also be opened up to just general market rate folks who want to be in the area, so its going to be kind of a mix.”

The silos of the old Birdsong Peanut Factory will be retrofitted to become housing units as well. On top of the silos will be a 3,000-sf penthouse, which has already been leased.