The redevelopment of the long-vacant Friedrich Building complex on the East Side cleared another hurdle on Tuesday when it was awarded a $1.7 million grant from the Inner City Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone coffer. As a result, Dallas developer Provident Realty Advisors hopes to break ground on the 374-unit Friedrich Lofts project in February or […]
Hemisfair prefers next tenants to offer sweets, sweat
All options are on the table regarding two spaces available for lease at Hemisfair. But the park prefers something sweet in one space and something sweaty in the other. Last week, Hemisfair released a requests for information on the two spaces. The most prominent of the spaces is the one-story Pereida House (above), which faces […]
The Baldwin adds 271 apartments to east downtown
Since May, people have been settling into The Baldwin — a mixed-income apartment building at St. Paul Square. It’s hard to miss if you’re driving up and down U.S. 281. The 271-unit, four-story building neighbors the condo mid-rise Vidorra, and there’s a huge sign that sits atop the facade, facing the highway. It’s the first major for-rent […]
Alameda Theater, TPR complex plans to get first review
Plans for the expansion of the Alameda Theater building, which will house Texas Public Radio offices and event space, go to the Historic and Design Review Commission for first review on Wednesday. Outside, the project would create a kind of secondary facade that connects to San Pedro Creek. On the other side of the creek, […]
The Durango, luxury apartments on Presa, to receive county tax breaks
The Durango Apartments, a 13-story luxury tower planned for the northeast corner of South St. Mary’s Street and César E. Chávez Boulevard, is due to receive a 10-year, 40-percent tax abatement worth $349,475 from Bexar County. The award will go to Wimberley developer Tim Proctor and his company Laney Development Group, which is building the […]
At 120 Ninth Street, rents start at $1,300
If you needed another reminder that “market rate” is another term for “luxury” in the downtown, take a jaunt to the Museum Reach and look at what has gone up next to the VFW Post 76 at Ninth Street and the San Antonio River. This is 120 Ninth Street, a 220-unit apartment building by Indianapolis-based […]
UTSA moving on mission to expand downtown campus
A University of Texas at San Antonio downtown campus with more buildings, taller buildings, all clustered together. Not just on the main square-shaped campus that’s flanked by I-35/I-10 and South Frio Street, Buena Vista Street and César E. Chávez Boulevard, but on the Cattleman’s Square lot to the north and the College of Architecture property […]
Bat Loco Bash takes flight on Museum Reach
Every day at sunset, from April to October, 50,000 Mexican free-tailed bats leave their colony under I-35 at the Museum Reach to dine. Presumably, they go to the Pearl. In celebration of these winged creatures, the 6th annual Bat Loco Bash takes places 6-9 p.m. Tuesday at the Museum Reach, 1300 Camden St. Or, find […]
Playland pizza on Houston Street two weeks away from opening
Playland, a nontraditional pizzeria by the duo behind Southtown restaurants Feast and Battalion, and Rebelle at the St. Anthony Hotel, is two weeks away from opening in the Maverick apartment building on Houston Street, says partner and chef Stefan Bowers. Already, the restaurant’s patio has been outlined by a series of planters. Inside, the essential […]
County: $13.9M garage will help meet parking demand
On Wednesday, a new Bexar County parking garage planned for a lot just south of the courthouse gained preliminary approval from the city’s Historic and Design Review Commission. The $13.9 million, eight-floor garage will add 750 spaces to an area of downtown that’s quickly being developed. Two projects already underway — Encore SoFlo by Dallas-based Encore Enterprises […]