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New affordable housing model in Texas takes shape on San Antonio’s East Side

April 20, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

The Lofts at Creekview is a $60 million, 301-unit mixed-income development planned by the San Antonio Housing Trust Public Facility Corp. at 3623 E. Commerce St. in District 2.

The San Antonio Housing Trust has introduced a new housing model that benefits the public more than developers, it says.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Deep Dive, Development, East Side, Housing, San Antonio Housing Trust, Texas Tagged With: American South Real Estate Fund, AT&T Center, City Council, Cohen-Esrey, Friedrich Lofts, Galaxy Builders, Jay Johnson, Lofts at Creekview, Loma Vista Apartments, Pete Alanis, Preston Hollow Community Capital, SA Hope Center, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan

Rising rents, high occupancies signal ‘Decade of Downtown’ in San Antonio has worked, developers say

February 4, 2022 By Richard Webner 89 Comments

San Antonio Downtown drone shot.

The downtown San Antonio apartment market, which city leaders went to such great effort to grow, has matured to a point where it is drawing major attention from out-of-town investors.

Filed Under: Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City of San Antonio, Deep Dive, Development, Housing, Midtown & Pearl, Southtown Tagged With: 120 Ninth Street, Alamo Manhattan, Augusta Flats, Austin Investor Interests, Blackstone, Brad Miller, Brady Tower, Broadway, Broadway East, Cadillac Lofts, Canopy By Hilton, CCHIP, Cellars at Pearl, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City Council, Constellation Group, Covid-19, Crockett Urban Ventures, David Adelman, Decade of Downtown, Ed Cross, Encore Multifamily, Encore SoFlo, Flats at River North, Franklin Templeton Investments, Government Hill, GrayStreet Partners, Hemisfair, HemisFair Park PFC, HemisView Village, Heritage Plaza, Inspire Downtown, Institutional Property Advisors, Jeremy Jessop, JJ Real Co., Jones & Rio, Jones and Rio, Julián Castro, Midway, Mission Escondida, Mission Reach, Mission Trails, Museum Reach, Patrick Shearer, Pearl, River Walk, Rivera on Broadway, Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, San Antonio River, San Pedro Creek Culture Park, SC Bodner Company, Southline, Southtown, Southtown Flats, Stillwater Capital, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Strategic Property Investment, The '68, The Agave, The Baldwin, The Floodgate, Towers at the Majestic, University of Texas at San Antonio, Vistana, West Oaks, Weston Urban, White Conlee

Ongoing since the Clinton administration, Victoria Commons final phases draw new concerns from Lavaca neighborhood

November 1, 2020 By Heron Staff 50 Comments

Kids play basketball at the Labor Street Park in October 2020.

As the San Antonio Housing Authority prepares to finish the Victoria Commons development in the Lavaca neighborhood, 20 years in the making, the agency is once again fielding concerns from the neighborhood.

Filed Under: Deep Dive, Development, Housing, Lavaca, San Antonio Housing Authority, Southtown

Amid rapid change, Government Hill divided on how to absorb incoming development

July 3, 2019 By Gaige Davila 49 Comments

The resident of this house in Government Hill displays an anti-gentrification sign that read "Tax incentives (for developers) to gentrify us feels like a genocide" in the front yard.

A difference of opinion on how this community should handle incoming development has caused a rift in Government Hill Alliance, the neighborhood association that’s represented the near-East Side community since 1988.

Filed Under: Deep Dive, East Side, Government Hill, Neighborhoods

As downtown development spreads, displacement and gentrification are set to roll over the West Side

May 21, 2019 By Heron Staff 43 Comments

Some West Side community members are concerned about the potential for mass displacement caused by rising property values, predatory practices by investors and code violation enforcements in a part of San Antonio many people consider the cultural heartbeat of the city.

Filed Under: Deep Dive, Development, Neighborhoods, UTSA, West Side

Renderings show 17-level, octagonal Floodgate apartments towering over River Walk

December 2, 2018 By Ben Olivo 6 Comments

The Floodgate apartment tower by developer Keller Henderson is proposed for 143 E. Commerce St.

The octagonal Floodgate apartments will rise 17 levels from the River Walk, standing between the Chris Hill-owned Esquire Tavern and the Witte building on East Commerce Street.

Filed Under: Deep Dive, Development, Housing, River Walk

Downtown’s housing incentives are changing. Here’s why you should care.

September 11, 2018 By Ben Olivo 81 Comments

If you think you don’t care about San Antonio’s Center City Housing Incentives Policy, also known as CCHIP, you’re probably fooling yourself.

Filed Under: Deep Dive, Development, Housing Tagged With: 120 Ninth Street, Casa Blanca Lofts, CCHIP, Center City Housing Incentives Policy, Dignowity Hill, Encore SoFlo, Lori Houston, Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Mission Trails, Pearl, The Arts Residences, White Conlee Builders

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Deep Dives

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