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Austin developer not seeking incentives for Probandt apartments in San Antonio’s Lone Star District

May 28, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

This waste paper recycling center at 400 Probandt St. is slated to become an apartment development by Austin developer OHT Partners.

A 310-unit apartment building by Austin developer OHT Partners, at 400 Probandt St., was granted final approval by the city’s design commission earlier this month.

Filed Under: Architecture, Development, Development Explorer, Historic and Design Review Commission, Housing, Lone Star, Mission Reach, South Side, Southtown Tagged With: Bexar Appraisal District, BFI Waste Systems of North America, Cabot Chase, Federal International Recycling and Waste Solutions, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Jackson Simons, JoNa Real Estate LLC of Dallas, Kay Hindes, Lone Star District, Mission Reach, Nesta Anderson, Office of Historic Preservation, OHT Partners, Pape-Dawson Engineers, Probandt Apartments, San Antonio River, San Pedro Acequia, Southtown, The Flats at Big Tex

Olivo: Housing needed at all price points, Nirenberg says

May 25, 2022 By Ben Olivo 2 Comments

Development has increased around San Antonio’s Government Hill neighborhood over the last few years, resulting in modern out of place seeming homes and condos next to historic family residences as seen on Dec. 30, 2021.

How San Antonio’s discussion on housing costs has evolved from the Decade of Downtown to the pandemic-era shortage.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, Neighborhoods, Weston Urban Tagged With: 300 Main, Bexar County, CCHIP, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, Decade of DowntownStrategic Housing Implementation Plan, Ed Hinojosa Jr., Julián Castro, Moody’s Analytics, President Biden, Riverplace, Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, Universal Services Group, Weston Urban

As San Antonio mulls $150M affordable housing bond, city celebrates apartments built from 2017 bond

April 25, 2022 By Richard Webner 1 Comment

West End on Frio is a 24-unit apartment complex at 711 S. Frio St. funded in part by the $20 million neighborhood improvements bond of 2017. Photo taken April 22, 2022.

If the $150 million housing bond passes, it will greatly expand the city’s role in creating and preserving affordable housing, but it’s not entirely unprecedented.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Development, Housing Tagged With: 2017-2022 bond, 2022-2027 bond, Agora Assets LLC, Four25 San Pedro, Franklin Development, Greenline North, LIHTC, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, Neighborhood Improvements bond, NHSD, Office of Recovery Programs, Park at 38Thirty, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Terramark Urban Homes, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, U.S. Department of Treasury, Veronica Soto, West End on Frio

Development Profile: Weston Urban names 32-story apartment tower in downtown San Antonio: 300 Main

April 22, 2022 By Heron Staff 11 Comments

Latest renderings released by Weston Urban show the 300 Main, the 32-story apartment tower on the northeast corner North Main Avenue and East Travis Street, in downtown San Antonio, Texas. Released April 21, 2022.

Weston Urban plans to complete construction of 300 Main, its 32-story apartment tower on the northeast corner of North Main Avenue and East Travis Street, by spring 2024.

Filed Under: Center City Housing Incentive Policy, Development, Housing, Soledad Street, West Downtown, Weston Urban Tagged With: 300 Main, CCHIP, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Planning Commission, Weston Urban

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

San Antonio City Council approves new agreement with Zachry for long-delayed Hemisfair project

April 7, 2022 By Richard Webner 52 Comments

Construction continues at Hemisfair's future Civic Park on the southeast corner of South Alamo and East Market streets on Thursday, April 7, 2022.

On Thursday, City Council approved a new agreement with Zachry Hospitality to redevelop the northwest corner of Hemisfair after the company failed to pay rent or meet its construction deadlines in a 2017 deal.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development, Hemisfair, Parks & Plazas Tagged With: ’68 World’s Fair, Andy Segovia, City Council, David Adelman, David Zachry, Hemisfair, Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corp., Hemisfair TIRZ, HPARC, John Courage, Johnson Trube & Associates, Lori Houston, NCAA Final Four, Richard Oliver, Ron Nirenberg, Schultze House, Tara Snowden, The Conservation Society of San Antonio, Vincent Michael, Visit San Antonio, Yanaguana Garden, Zachry, Zachry Hospitality

Mila Coffee, brewery joining new market inside Cavender Cadillac buildings in downtown San Antonio

April 5, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

This rendering shows the Ready Made Market inside a former Cavender Cadillac dealership building behind The Soto office building, 711 Broadway.

A new food-and-beverage market called Make Ready, inside two former Cavender Cadillac dealership buildings off Broadway, is due to open this winter with a dozen tenants.

Filed Under: Avenue B, Broadway, Business, Development, Food & Drink, Historic Preservation, Office, River North Tagged With: Argo Group, Broadway, Broadway News, Brooklyn Avenue, Cavender Cadillac, Encore Bank, Hixon Properties, Make Ready, Marco Cardel, Mila Coffee, Pouring With Heart, SHOP Companies, The Soto, Ulrich Investment Consultants

Los Angeles firm to begin transformation of former CPS Energy building on San Antonio River Walk

April 3, 2022 By Ben Olivo 61 Comments

BH Properties of Los Angeles plans to upgrade CPS Energy's former office building at 146 Navarro St., which will include 20,000 square feet of ground-level retail and restaurant space.

BH Properties of Los Angeles announced last week that it’s preparing to start refurbishing CPS Energy’s former office building on Navarro Street into what it describes as a mixed-use destination on the River Walk.

Filed Under: Architecture, CPS Energy, Development, Navarro Street, Office, Parking, Retail, River Walk, South Presa Tagged With: Andrew Van Tuyle, Anuradha Koli, BH Properties, Blueprint Hospitality, Centro San Antonio, CPS Energy, Gensler, GrayStreet Partners, La Villita, Navarro Street, River Walk, South Presa Street, Tower Life building

‘Along the lines of Hotel Emma.’ Austin developer has big plans for San Antonio Express-News building

April 1, 2022 By Richard Webner Leave a Comment

The former San Antonio Express-News building, 301 Avenue E, was recently purchased by Sutton Co. of Austin, which has plans to convert it into a mixed-use development.

Sutton Co. of Austin plans to convert the 1929 newspaper building into a boutique hotel with multifamily housing, retail and perhaps even a music venue.

Filed Under: Architecture, Development, Historic Preservation, Hotels, Housing Tagged With: Austin American-Statesman, Austin City Limits, Avenue Lofts, Chicago Tribune, First United Methodist Church, GrayStreet Partners, Hotel Emma, Light Building, Los Angeles Times building, Mac Pike, Mark Medici, Moody Theater, Opportunity Zone, San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio Light, Sutton Co., The Hearst Corp., The Plaza Lofts, Tribune Tower

Houston developer Urban Genesis buys more land on North St. Mary’s in San Antonio

March 25, 2022 By Richard Webner 58 Comments

Houston developer Urban Genesis has purchased this property on the northeast corner of North St. Mary's and Camden streets with plans to build apartments. March 25, 2022.

Houston multifamily developer Urban Genesis is tightening its hold on North St. Mary’s Street with the purchase of a 0.6-acre vacant lot, down the street from the San Antonio Museum of Art, where it plans to build apartments.

Filed Under: Development, Housing, Midtown & Pearl, North St. Mary's, St. Mary's Street, Tobin Hill, Transactions Tagged With: Armadillo Boulders, David Adelman, El Nogal Mexican Restaurant, Elsewhere Garden Bar & Kitchen, Man Overboard Brewing Company, Matt Shafiezadeh, Midtown Station, Ming’s, Museum Reach, North St. Mary’s, Pearl, San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio River, Shiro Japanese Bistro, St. Mary's Strip, The Lonesome Rose, Tobin Hill, Tre Trattoria, Urban Genesis

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