“Some of them ended up … in a lot of really bad places,” one SAHA commissioner said of East Side residents uprooted the last time the agency redeveloped public housing.
Alazan-Apache Courts
Alazan-Apache Courts named one of America’s most endangered historic places
The San Antonio Housing Authority plans to demolish 501 public housing units, over multiple years, and replace them with a new mixed-income development.
SAHA’s eviction policy under review after pressure from residents, groups
In response to criticism over its eviction policy, SAHA said it will suspend noncriminal evictions until Dec. 31.
‘It’s like prison.’ Some Alazan-Apache Courts residents accuse SAHA of pushing them toward eviction
Several residents at Alazan-Apache Courts accuse the San Antonio Housing Authority of harassment by way of, what they describe as, bogus lease violations—which lead to evictions. SAHA paints a different picture.
Controversial Alazan Lofts gets boost from a reluctant zoning commission
At a heated Zoning Commission meeting Tuesday, commissioners paved the way for the development of the Alazan Lofts, a controversial 88-unit, mixed-income housing development south of the Alazan Courts.
‘Los Courts’ exhibit explores the legacy of San Antonio’s oldest public housing
When they opened in 1941, the Alazán-Apache Courts were a relief from the slum conditions that defined the West Side. A new exhibit called “Los Courts,” which opens Saturday, explores that legacy.