SAMMinistries will run the 201-unit Commons at Acequia Trails

A new housing project to help support more than 200 chronically homeless people officially broke ground Wednesday.

The Commons at Acequia Trails, located off Old Corpus Christi Road, will provide 201 units of permanent supportive housing run by San Antonio Metropolitan Ministries (SAMM). The group expects it to be done by late 2026 and filled to near capacity within 90 days.

More than just a place to live, permanent supportive housing offers services for people who have been homeless for at least a year and have disabling conditions.