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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

Künstler Brewing opening tap room at Hemisfair next summer

December 1, 2021 By Ben Olivo 2 Comments

Künstler Brewing, a microbrewery in the Lone Star Arts District, is expected to open its second location at Hemisfair next summer.

Filed Under: Alamo Street, Food & Drink, Hemisfair, Retail Tagged With: Hemisfair, Künstler Brewing, Lone Star Arts District, Paleteria San Antonio, Vera and Brent Deckard

Construction work in and around Maverick Plaza has begun, expected to last two years

September 25, 2021 By Richard Webner 2 Comments

Construction on Maverick Plaza began in August and is expected to take two years to complete.

Construction work began last month on a makeover of Maverick Plaza at La Villita, three years after local chef Johnny Hernandez’s Grupo La Gloria signed a 49-year lease with the city to turn it into a culinary destination.

Filed Under: Alamo Street, City of San Antonio, Development, La Villita, Parks & Plazas Tagged With: Grupo La Gloria, Johnny Hernandez, La Villita, Maverick Plaza, Paul Berry

B&D Ice House returns to its roots as Bruno’s Dive Bar

April 7, 2021 By Rocky Garza Jr. 3 Comments

The Newmans have transformed B&D Ice House into Bruno’s Dive Bar, in honor of Bruno and Diane Dzanksi, the original owners of B&D.

Filed Under: Alamo Street, Food & Drink, Nightlife, Southtown Tagged With: B&D Ice House, Bruno Dzanski, Bruno's Dive Bar, Diane Dzanski, Jody Newman, Mel Ramos, Steve Newman, The Friendly Spot

Funeral home owner planning apartment-condo mid-rise in downtown San Antonio

December 12, 2020 By Ben Olivo 11 Comments

Robert “Dick” Tips, owner of Mission Park Funeral Chapels and Cemeteries, is pursuing the development of a mid-rise apartment and condo building near the Broadway corridor.

Filed Under: Alamo Street, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, Development, Housing, Retail Tagged With: 6th Street, Avenue E, Broadway, Brooklyn Avenue, CCHIP, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City Council, Fairmont Hotel, Griffin & Farrimond, James Griffin, Killen, Mission Park Funeral Chapels and Cemeteries, Museum Reach, North Alamo Street, Pearl, Robert "Dick" Tips, San Antonio River

Nirenberg signs Alamo resolution; City and state to now negotiate on 50-year plaza lease

October 2, 2018 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Texas General Land Commissioner George P. Bush have signed off on the Alamo master plan that has drawn much controversy since the latest iteration was unveiled to the public in early June.

Filed Under: Alamo, Alamo Street, City of San Antonio Tagged With: Alamo, Alamo Defenders Descendants Association, Alamo Plaza, David Lake, George P. Bush, Lake Flato, Roberto Treviño, Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio Conservation Society, This is Texas Freedom Force

Next Alamo plan draft likely coming out in August

July 11, 2018 By Ben Olivo 3 Comments

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, […]

Filed Under: Alamo, Alamo Plaza, Alamo Street

Next round of Alamo Plaza revisions coming up

July 10, 2018 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Alamo, Alamo Plaza, Alamo Street

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