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Pre-construction work set to begin on $92.9M Friedrich Lofts on San Antonio’s East Side

September 23, 2022 By Heron Staff 3 Comments

The Friedrich industrial complex at 1617 E. Commerce St. July 8, 2021.

This month, crews are scheduled to begin the environmental abatement process on the ruinous Friedrich industrial site, preparing it for the mixed-income 358-unit Friedrich Lofts by 2025.

Filed Under: Denver Heights, Development, Dignowity Hill, East Side, Historic Preservation, Neighborhoods, San Antonio Housing Trust Tagged With: Denver Heights, Dignowity Hill, East Side, Friedrich, Friedrich Air Conditioning Co., Friedrich Lofts, Government Hill, Greystone, HUD, John Miller, Pete Alanis, Provident Realty Advisors, San Antonio Housing Trust, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, South Real Estate Fund

Property resulting from Hays Street Bridge dispute in San Antonio has new owner

August 17, 2022 By Richard Webner Leave a Comment

This 2-acre property at 223 S. Cherry St. just north of the Alamodome was transferred to developer Mitch Meyer in 2019 by the City Council as the final city action in the Hays Street Bridge saga.

A shell company led by local developer Cory Stehr has purchased a property next to the Alamodome that resulted from the Hays Street Bridge dispute.

Filed Under: Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City of San Antonio, East Downtown, East Side, Hays Street Bridge, Transactions Tagged With: 1902 Nightclub, 223 S. Cherry St., Alamo Beer Co., Alamodome, Berkley V. and Vincent M. Dawson Park, CCHIP, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, Cherry X Commerce, City Council, City of San Antonio, Cory Stehr, David Adelman, Don Thomas, Erika Ragsdale, Eugene Simor, Hays Street Bridge, Hays Street Bridge Restoration Group, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Leeds building, Michael Jersin, Mitch Meyer, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Sunset Station, Texas Supreme Court, The Espee

‘Public good’ debated over $2.1M tax incentive for Grayson Heights in San Antonio’s Government Hill

June 20, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

Grayson Heights near Joint Base San Antonio—Fort Sam Houston is a multi-phased development by a partnership that includes developers J.J. Feik and Tim Sanford, and real estate consultant Robert Hunt.

The Residence at Grayson Heights, a 281-unit, market-rate development in Government Hill, was awarded a $2.1 million tax incentive last week, but not without heavy criticism from some on the City Council.

Filed Under: Development, East Side, Government Hill, Housing, Neighborhoods Tagged With: Bexar Appraisal District, Breakaway Brewing Co., City Council, COPS Metro, Denver Heights, Dignowity Hill, DPT Laboratories, East Carson Street, Government Hill, Ian Benavidez, J.J. Feik, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, Mario Bravo, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Pearl, Ron Nirenberg, Spofford Avenue, The Residence at Grayson Heights

Three ways to celebrate Juneteenth in San Antonio this weekend

June 18, 2022 By San Antonio Current Leave a Comment

The Juneteenth Festival returns to Comanche Park this year.

Although Juneteenth is only in its second year as a federally recognized holiday, the San Antonio community has long been celebrating the holiday.

Filed Under: East Side, Events, Holidays Tagged With: Alamo Beer Company, Artpace, Dream Big Scholarship Fund, Gary Givens, Juneteenth, Legacy Park, Mama Dee, Ruben V, SA Juneteenth Block Party/Fair, San Antonio Juneteenth Commission, The Legends, Young James Brown and the P-Funk Outlaws

‘We’ve been gentrified.’ McKee-Rodriguez spurring new conversation about gentrification in San Antonio

June 11, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

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.

District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez wants a displacement study completed when developers seek incentives from the city.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City of San Antonio, Denver Heights, Development, Dignowity Hill, East Side, Government Hill, Housing, Neighborhoods, Property Values Tagged With: Bexar Appraisal District, Decade of Downtown, Denver Heights, Diego Bernal, Dignowity Hill, Encore, Ford Foundation, ForEveryoneHome, Friedrich Air Conditioning Co., Government Hill, Grayson Heights, Grounded Solutions Network, Ian Benavidez, Inner City TIRZ, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Julián Castro, María Villagómez, Mario Bravo, Midtown TIRZ, Mission Escondida, Mission Trails, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Phyllis Viagran, Provident Realty Advisors, San Antonio Housing Trust Public Facility Corp., San Pedro Creek Culture Park, Soap Factory, Soapworks, White Conlee

Fort Worth developer closer to building 340 apartments near San Antonio’s St. Paul Square

May 30, 2022 By Heron Staff Leave a Comment

Vaquero Ventures of Fort Worth is planning to build a 340-unit apartment building at 1220 E. Commerce St. in east downtown. Renderings sent to the HDRC on May 16, 2022.

Vaquero Ventures of Fort Worth is close to purchasing a 4.7-acre property at 1220 E. Commerce St. in San Antonio, Texas, for a 340-unit, five-story apartment building.

Filed Under: Architecture, Commerce Street, Development, Development Explorer, East Downtown, East Side, Historic and Design Review Commission, Housing, St. Paul Square Tagged With: Aiden by Best Western, Brandon Behrens, Cherry X Commerce, David Adelman, G.J. Sutton, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Merchants Ice complex, Quadrant Investment Properties, REATA Real Estate, RK Group, St. Paul Square, Staybridge Suites, Sunset Station, Texas Research and Technology Foundation, The Espee, Vaquero Ventures, Weinritter Realty

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

Developer’s plan to build 8 homes in Dignowity Hill sent back to drawing board

March 10, 2022 By Ben Olivo 6 Comments

A single-family home development called CherryCourt. is being planned by Mint Development of San Antonio for two vacant lots on the 1000 block of North Cherry Street in Dignowity Hill Historic District on the near East Side. This rendering shows the view from Cherry Street.

A new project called CherryCourt, eight 2-story homes in Dignowity Hill, was recently rejected by the Historic and Design Review Commission.

Filed Under: Architecture, City of San Antonio, Development, Dignowity Hill, East Side, Historic and Design Review Commission, Housing, Neighborhoods Tagged With: CherryCourt, Conservation Society, Cory Edwards, Dignowity Hill, Dignowity Hill Historic District, Gabriel Q. Velasquez, Hays Street Bridge, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, James H. Cervantes, Jeffrey Fetzer, Mint Development, Monica Savino, North Cherry Street, Office of Historic Preservation, OHP, Ricardo Turrubiates, Scott W. Carpenter, Terramark Urban Homes, The Conservation Society of San Antonio, Ziga Architecture Group

Breakaway Brewing Co. slated to open in Government Hill in San Antonio this fall

February 20, 2022 By Ben Olivo 47 Comments

Breakaway Brewing Company is slated to open at 1518 E. Grayson St. in Government Hill sometime in the fall.

A new brewery called Breakaway Brewing is coming to the downtown area, this time to the rapidly growing Government Hill neighborhood.

Filed Under: Business, East Side, Food & Drink, Government Hill, Neighborhoods, Nightlife, Retail Tagged With: Betty's Battalion, Breakaway Brewing Company, Chris Pal-Freeman, Encore Multifamily, Folklores Coffee House, Government Hill, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Caisson, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Lackland Air Force Base

Fort Worth developer planning to build 342 apartments in east downtown San Antonio

January 19, 2022 By Ben Olivo 71 Comments

Vaquero Ventures of Fort Worth is planning to build a 340-unit apartment building at 1220 E. Commerce St. in east downtown.

Fort Worth developer Vaquero Ventures received conceptual approval from the Historic and Design Review Commission on Wednesday on its envisioned 342-unit, five-story apartment building at 1220 E. Commerce St. in east downtown.

Filed Under: Architecture, Building Explorer, Commerce Street, Denver Heights, Development, Dignowity Hill, East Downtown, East Side, Historic and Design Review Commission, Housing, Neighborhoods, St. Paul Square Tagged With: Aiden by Best Western, Alamodome Gardens, Ashley Farrimond, Brandon Behrens, Cherry X Commerce, David Adelman, Denver Heights, Dignowity Hill, Griffin & Farrimond, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Killen, Merriman Anderson Architects, Quadrant Investment Properties, REATA Real Estate, RK Group, St. Paul Square, Sunset Station, Sunset Station Train Depot, Texas Research and Technology Foundation, The Baldwin, The Espee, Valerie Cortez, Vaquero Ventures, VelocityTX, Vidorra

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