The redevelopment of the old San Antonio Light newspaper building, and the satellite structure that housed its presses, received partial approval from the Historic and Design Review Commission on Friday. For the circa-1931 building at Broadway and McCullough Avenue, developer GrayStreet Partners’ request to modify its plans for the south and east facades received approval […]
Next Alamo plan draft likely coming out in August
The public will have to wait until early August before it sees the next draft of the Alamo interpretive plan. Three weeks ago, the plan — which calls for closing Alamo Street and relocating the Cenotaph memorial, among other controversial ideas — was unveiled in a series of tense public meetings. Various groups turned out, […]
Next round of Alamo Plaza revisions coming up
It’s been two weeks since a series of tense public meetings were held, in which opponents of the Alamo interpretive plan squared off against out-of-town planners and public officials who defend the proposal’s larger points. Those larger points include the relocation of the 1930s Cenotaph memorial, closure of Alamo Street and roping off the plaza […]
Updated: Judge denies request to freeze permits for Hays Street Bridge apartments
Updated 10:56 a.m. Tuesday In a ruling Monday, District Judge Laura Salinas denied a request by the Hays Street Bridge Restoration Group that would have temporarily halted the development of a five-story apartment project just north of the bridge at Cherry and Lamar streets on the near East Side. [ Read the Judge Salinas’ decision. […]
Work to begin Monday on Broadway timber-framed office building
For many years now, the segment of Broadway between McCullough and Jones avenues — in downtown’s northern pocket — has been dying a slow death. Once known as San Antonio’s dealership row, the last of the car salesmen, Cavender Cadillac, left five years ago for Loop 1604. Other, smaller businesses have cleared out leaving building shells […]
Hemisfair’s grand park construction begins this summer
Later this summer, construction crews will begin to transform the expanse of land at Market and Alamo streets into one of America’s great urban parks akin to Millennium Park in Chicago or Discovery Green in Houston, Hemisfair planners say. The $58 million civic park, as it’s known, is considered the centerpiece of the Hemisfair revitalization […]
Update: Sculley approves Hays Street Bridge apartments
Updated 12:35 p.m. with comments from developer Mitch Meyer City Manager Sheryl Sculley on Tuesday approved a five-story apartment project that a local development team is proposing for a controversial vacant lot just north of the Hays Street Bridge on the near East Side. Developer Mitch Meyer, who is partnering with Eugene Simor, owner of […]
Barge commuter service now available for Pearl residents
Barge operator Go Rio Cruises on Monday launched a nonstop service called Commuter Express, a ride intended to take office workers from the Pearl to downtown in the morning, and back to the Pearl at the end of the day. The company hopes to meet a potential transportation demand for downtown workers living in the […]
Scooters are here to stay, but they will be regulated
It’s been like a party on streets since Bird scooters unloaded about 150 of its electric vehicles in the downtown area two Fridays ago. Their max speed is 15 miles per hour, and last week I saw an older gentleman (who had to have been in his 70s) in a brown suit whipping around King […]
Food trucks to flock again to Houston Street
The lunch options on Houston Street will get a significant boost on Friday with The Spot of Houston, a kind of midday food truck festival on the empty lot on Houston and Jefferson streets. The participants are Lada Ladies (enchiladas), Bebere Ethiopian, Garbanzo (Mediterranean), Twisted Traditions (German, American, Asian and Italian), Ay Papi (Puerto Rican), […]