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Austin developer not seeking incentives for Probandt apartments in San Antonio’s Lone Star District

May 28, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

This waste paper recycling center at 400 Probandt St. is slated to become an apartment development by Austin developer OHT Partners.

A 310-unit apartment building by Austin developer OHT Partners, at 400 Probandt St., was granted final approval by the city’s design commission earlier this month.

Filed Under: Architecture, Development, Development Explorer, Historic and Design Review Commission, Housing, Lone Star, Mission Reach, South Side, Southtown Tagged With: Bexar Appraisal District, BFI Waste Systems of North America, Cabot Chase, Federal International Recycling and Waste Solutions, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Jackson Simons, JoNa Real Estate LLC of Dallas, Kay Hindes, Lone Star District, Mission Reach, Nesta Anderson, Office of Historic Preservation, OHT Partners, Pape-Dawson Engineers, Probandt Apartments, San Antonio River, San Pedro Acequia, Southtown, The Flats at Big Tex

Mourners gather at Main Plaza for vigil honoring Uvalde school shooting victims

May 26, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

Roxann and Phillip Peña and their two children, Josiah Rodriguez and Amisty Peña, embraced each other during the minutes of silence while wearing crimson shirts that read "Pray For Uvalde." Jessie Dominguez (left) and Karla Mota hold up signs as more than 100 mourners gathered in front of San Fernando Cathedral in downtown San Antonio early Wednesday evening, May 25, 2022, following the murder of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, the day before.

A few hundred mourners gathered in front of San Fernando Cathedral at Main Plaza early Wednesday evening for a vigil for the 19 children and two teachers killed on Tuesday inside Robb Elementary in Uvalde.

Filed Under: General News Tagged With: Main Plaza, San Fernando Cathedral, Uvalde

Olivo: Housing needed at all price points, Nirenberg says

May 25, 2022 By Ben Olivo 2 Comments

Development has increased around San Antonio’s Government Hill neighborhood over the last few years, resulting in modern out of place seeming homes and condos next to historic family residences as seen on Dec. 30, 2021.

How San Antonio’s discussion on housing costs has evolved from the Decade of Downtown to the pandemic-era shortage.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, Neighborhoods, Weston Urban Tagged With: 300 Main, Bexar County, CCHIP, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, Decade of DowntownStrategic Housing Implementation Plan, Ed Hinojosa Jr., Julián Castro, Moody’s Analytics, President Biden, Riverplace, Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, Universal Services Group, Weston Urban

As we turn 4, Heron receives Miami Foundation grant

May 23, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

A heron at San Pedro Creek Culture Park in San Antonio, Texas, the morning of Monday, May 23, 2022.

The Heron remains a tiny nonprofit newsroom, and we continue to work toward becoming self-financed. That said, we recently achieved a few milestones we’re excited to share.

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: Institute for Nonprofit News, NewsMatch, San Antonio Heron, The Miami Foundation

Photos: Blood moon dots San Antonio sky

May 16, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

A total lunar eclipse, aka the red blood moon, hangs above downtown San Antonio, Texas, on Sunday night, May 15, 2022.

A total lunar eclipse, aka a red blood moon, hung above downtown San Antonio on Sunday night.

Filed Under: Photos Tagged With: Alamo, Alamo Plaza, Moon, Red blood moon, Thai Lucky, Torch of Friendship, Total lunar eclipse, Tower Life building, Tower of the Americas

San Antonio’s $1.2 billion bond package passes overwhelmingly

May 7, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

Skyline downtown San Antonio.

The city of San Antonio’s $1.2 billion package, the largest in this city’s history, looks likely to pass after Bexar County posted early voting results shortly after 7 p.m.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Elections Tagged With: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio

Tower Life Building sold to ownership group led by McCombs family

May 3, 2022 By Ben Olivo 2 Comments

The Tower Life Building, 310 S. St Mary's St., in San Antonio, Texas, taken Dec. 1, 2021.

A group led by the McCombs family has purchased the Tower Life Building, which had been owned by the Zachry family for nearly 80 years.

Filed Under: Architecture, History, Office, Tower Life Building, Transactions Tagged With: 300 Main, Alamo Capital Advisors, Atlee B. Ayers, Bexar Appraisal District, Ed Cross, F. Albert Smith, Frost Tower, Great Depression, H.B. Zachry, J.W. Young, Joe Shields, John H. Smith, Jon Wiegand, Majestic Theatre, McCombs Enterprises, McCombs family, Red McCombs, Robert M. Ayers, San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio Light, San Antonio Transit Tower, Smith-Young Tower, Tower Life building, VIA Metropolitan Transit, Weston Urban, Zachry family

New affordable housing model in Texas takes shape on San Antonio’s East Side

April 20, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

The Lofts at Creekview is a $60 million, 301-unit mixed-income development planned by the San Antonio Housing Trust Public Facility Corp. at 3623 E. Commerce St. in District 2.

The San Antonio Housing Trust has introduced a new housing model that benefits the public more than developers, it says.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Deep Dive, Development, East Side, Housing, San Antonio Housing Trust, Texas Tagged With: American South Real Estate Fund, AT&T Center, City Council, Cohen-Esrey, Friedrich Lofts, Galaxy Builders, Jay Johnson, Lofts at Creekview, Loma Vista Apartments, Pete Alanis, Preston Hollow Community Capital, SA Hope Center, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan

Mila Coffee, brewery joining new market inside Cavender Cadillac buildings in downtown San Antonio

April 5, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

This rendering shows the Ready Made Market inside a former Cavender Cadillac dealership building behind The Soto office building, 711 Broadway.

A new food-and-beverage market called Make Ready, inside two former Cavender Cadillac dealership buildings off Broadway, is due to open this winter with a dozen tenants.

Filed Under: Avenue B, Broadway, Business, Development, Food & Drink, Historic Preservation, Office, River North Tagged With: Argo Group, Broadway, Broadway News, Brooklyn Avenue, Cavender Cadillac, Encore Bank, Hixon Properties, Make Ready, Marco Cardel, Mila Coffee, Pouring With Heart, SHOP Companies, The Soto, Ulrich Investment Consultants

Los Angeles firm to begin transformation of former CPS Energy building on San Antonio River Walk

April 3, 2022 By Ben Olivo 61 Comments

BH Properties of Los Angeles plans to upgrade CPS Energy's former office building at 146 Navarro St., which will include 20,000 square feet of ground-level retail and restaurant space.

BH Properties of Los Angeles announced last week that it’s preparing to start refurbishing CPS Energy’s former office building on Navarro Street into what it describes as a mixed-use destination on the River Walk.

Filed Under: Architecture, CPS Energy, Development, Navarro Street, Office, Parking, Retail, River Walk, South Presa Tagged With: Andrew Van Tuyle, Anuradha Koli, BH Properties, Blueprint Hospitality, Centro San Antonio, CPS Energy, Gensler, GrayStreet Partners, La Villita, Navarro Street, River Walk, South Presa Street, Tower Life building

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