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Development Profile: Zachry Hospitality submits design for Hemisfair’s 17-story boutique hotel

September 6, 2022 By Heron Staff Leave a Comment

Renderings submitted by the Hemisfair Park Public Facilities Corp. show a 17-story, mixed-use tower to be built at Hemisfair at 222 S. Alamo St. The plans were scheduled to be presented to the Historic and Design Review Commission on Sept. 7, 2022.

The design for Hemisfair’s boutique hotel, an at-times controversial project that has gestates over several years, was given conceptual approval by the the city’s Historic and Design Review Commission (HDRC) without discussion on Wednesday.

Filed Under: Alamo Street, Architecture, City of San Antonio, Development, Hemisfair, Historic and Design Review Commission, Hotels, Market Street, South Alamo, Tourism Tagged With: Alamo Plaza, Andres Andujar, Chris Jaworski, City Council, David Zachry, Final Four, H.B. "Pat" Zachry, HDRC, Hemisfair, HemisFair '68, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Hilton Palacio Del Rio, Historic and Design Review Commission, Mike Villarreal, Overland Partners, Texas Legislature, Torch of Friendship, World’s Fair, Zachry Hospitality

Across the river from Pearl, 263-unit Elmira apartments expected to be completed in 2024

August 28, 2022 By Heron Staff 71 Comments

The site of the Pearl's next apartment project, 1126 E. Elmira St., appears to be under construction on Aug. 23, 2022.

Earlier this month, the Bexar County Commissioners Court agreed to begin negotiations with Broadway SA Investors GP, LLC, a company affiliated with Pearl Build, on a 10-year tax abatement for a 263-unit apartment project.

Filed Under: Architecture, Development, Housing, Midtown & Pearl, Museum Reach, Pearl, River North, Tobin Hill Tagged With: ARPA, Bexar County Commissioners Court, Bill Shown, Broadway SA Investors GP, Build Pearl, CCHIP, Christopher "Kit" Goldsbury, Elmira Apartments, Omar Gonzalez, Pearl, Silver Ventures, Tobin Hill, Tommy Calvert

Development Profile: Continental Hotel project construction in downtown San Antonio scheduled to begin September

July 26, 2022 By Heron Staff 3 Comments

Rendering shows the Continental Hotel and Arana Building project, 332 W. Commerce St., from the South Laredo and Dolorosa in San Antonio, Texas.

Weston Urban plans to build 255 apartments behind the old Continental Hotel on West Commerce Street.

Filed Under: Commerce Street, Development, Housing, Office, Retail, Weston Urban Tagged With: Arana building, Continental Hotel, Randy Smith, San Pedro Creek Culture Park, Weston Urban

Heron launches Business Membership program

June 23, 2022 By Heron Staff Leave a Comment

We can’t accomplish our mission without support from everyone in the community, and that includes the business community.

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: San Antonio Heron

San Antonio Heron relaunches EngageSA town hall series

June 9, 2022 By Heron Staff Leave a Comment

About 25 people attend a property appraisal town hall hosted by the San Antonio Heron and Jaime's Place at Jaime's Place, 1514 W. Commerce St. Volunteers from the Bexar County Appraisal District were on hand to answer questions from the audience. May 11, 2022.

We at the Heron are relaunching our EngageSA town hall series. It starts tonight with A Conversation with District 1 Councilman Mario Bravo, an interview followed by an audience Q&A on a range of pressing topics about San Antonio’s central district.

Filed Under: EngageSA, Events Tagged With: Cherrity Bar, Jaime's Place, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Mario Bravo, San Antonio Heron, Teri Castillo, The Friendly Spot

Fort Worth developer closer to building 340 apartments near San Antonio’s St. Paul Square

May 30, 2022 By Heron Staff Leave a Comment

Vaquero Ventures of Fort Worth is planning to build a 340-unit apartment building at 1220 E. Commerce St. in east downtown. Renderings sent to the HDRC on May 16, 2022.

Vaquero Ventures of Fort Worth is close to purchasing a 4.7-acre property at 1220 E. Commerce St. in San Antonio, Texas, for a 340-unit, five-story apartment building.

Filed Under: Architecture, Commerce Street, Development, Development Explorer, East Downtown, East Side, Historic and Design Review Commission, Housing, St. Paul Square Tagged With: Aiden by Best Western, Brandon Behrens, Cherry X Commerce, David Adelman, G.J. Sutton, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Merchants Ice complex, Quadrant Investment Properties, REATA Real Estate, RK Group, St. Paul Square, Staybridge Suites, Sunset Station, Texas Research and Technology Foundation, The Espee, Vaquero Ventures, Weinritter Realty

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

May 28, 2022 By Heron Staff 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

Development Profile: Weston Urban names 32-story apartment tower in downtown San Antonio: 300 Main

April 22, 2022 By Heron Staff 11 Comments

Latest renderings released by Weston Urban show the 300 Main, the 32-story apartment tower on the northeast corner North Main Avenue and East Travis Street, in downtown San Antonio, Texas. Released April 21, 2022.

Weston Urban plans to complete construction of 300 Main, its 32-story apartment tower on the northeast corner of North Main Avenue and East Travis Street, by spring 2024.

Filed Under: Center City Housing Incentive Policy, Development, Housing, Soledad Street, West Downtown, Weston Urban Tagged With: 300 Main, CCHIP, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Planning Commission, Weston Urban

Photos: Fiesta Flambeau Parade returns from Covid-related absence

April 10, 2022 By Heron Staff 55 Comments

Thousands of people attend the Fiesta Flambeau Parade on Saturday, April 9, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas.

Hundreds of thousands of party-goers witnessed the return of the Fiesta Flambeau Parade, one of Fiesta’s most attended events, following a two-year absence because of Covid-19.

Filed Under: Events, Fiesta, Photos, Slideshows Tagged With: Fiesta, Fiesta Flambeau Parade

Photos: Battle of Flowers Parade returns after two-year Covid cancellation

April 10, 2022 By Heron Staff 65 Comments

Thousands of people attend the Battle of Flowers Parade on Friday, April 8, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas.

The Battle of Flowers Parade returned to the streets of downtown San Antonio after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.

Filed Under: Events, Fiesta, Photos, Slideshows Tagged With: Alamo, Battle of Flowers Parade, Crockett Park, Fiesta

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