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Development Explorer: 29-story residential tower, retail center at Hemisfair

October 17, 2022 By Heron Staff Leave a Comment

A 29-story residential tower and a three-level retail building are planned for East Market Street at Hemisfair in San Antonio, Texas, as shown in these renderings submitted for the Oct. 19, 2022, Historic and Design Review Commission meeting. Developer Post Lake Capital Partners of Austin is building the market-rate apartments and retail space.

New Hemisfair renderings show a 29-story, 360-unit apartment tower with a 7-level parking garage and 25,000 square feet of retail space on East Market Street. The plans are up for review this week.

Filed Under: Architecture, Development, Development Explorer, Hemisfair, Historic and Design Review Commission, Housing, Market Street, Parking, Retail, River Walk Tagged With: Andres Andujar, City Council, Civic Park, Decade of Downtown, East Market, FitzGerald Associates Architects, Grand Hyatt, HDRC, Hemisfair, Hemisfair Park Public Facilities Corp., Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Historic and Design Review Commission, Julián Castro, NCAA Final Four, Post Lake Capital Partners, River Walk, Source Plaza, South Alamo, Zachry Hospitality

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

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

Photos: Fiesta is back!

April 2, 2022 By Heron Staff 61 Comments

John-Paul Calvo and Uriel Diaz pose for a photo during Fiesta Fiesta at Hemisfair, San Antonio, TX, on Thursday, March 31, 2022. Photo by Chris Stokes | Heron contributor

Thousands of people gathered for Fiesta Fiesta, the official start of San Antonio’s 11-day party with a purpose at Hemisfair on Thursday night.

Filed Under: Events, Fiesta, Hemisfair, Photos, Slideshows Tagged With: Fiesta, Fiesta Fiesta, Hemisfair

Mayor Nirenberg, City Council signal support for revised Zachry-Hemisfair lease

March 16, 2022 By Richard Webner 58 Comments

Construction continues at Hemisfair's future Civic Park on the southeast corner of South Alamo and East Market streets on Monday, March 14, 2022.

Mayor Ron Nirenberg and the City Council gave enthusiastic support on Wednesday to the city’s proposal to rewrite a five-year-old agreement with Zachry Hospitality regarding its plan to develop the northwest corner of Hemisfair, a long-delayed project.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development, Hemisfair, Parks & Plazas Tagged With: Andres Andujar, City Council, City of San Antonio, Civic Park, David Adelman, David Zachry, HDRC, Hemisfair, HemisFair '68, Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corp., HemisFair Park PFC, Hemisfair Park Public Facilities Corp., Hemisfair Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, Hemisfair TIRZ, Historic and Design Review Commission, HPARC, John Courage, Johnson Trube & Associates, Lori Houston, Mario Bravo, NCAA Final Four, NRP Group, Ron Nirenberg, Schultze House, Yanaguana Garden, Zachry, Zachry Corp., Zachry Hospitality

Zachry’s failure to make Hemisfair rent payments prompts new lease agreement

March 14, 2022 By Richard Webner 67 Comments

Constructions continues at Hemisfair's future Civic Park on the southeast corner of South Alamo and East Market streets on Monday, March 14, 2022.

Years behind schedule, the construction of Hemisfair’s Civic Park has been delayed in part by Zachry Hospitality’s inability to start construction of its multi-use development.

Filed Under: 2017-2022 bond, 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Development, Hemisfair, Parks & Plazas Tagged With: ’68 World’s Fair, Andres Andujar, Cambridge Holdings, City Council, Civic Park, Convention Center, David Zachry, East Market Street, H.B. Zachry, Hemisfair, Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corp., HemisFair Park PFC, Hemisfair Park Public Facilities Corp., Hilton Palacio Del Rio, HPARC, John Jacks, Lori Houston, Lynd Hospitality, Mario Bravo, Omar Gonzalez, Rod Radle, Ron Nirenberg, Schultze House, South Alamo Street, Tara Snowden, Thea Setterbo, Tower of the Americas, Tower Park, Yanaguana Garden, Zachry Hospitality

Photos: Grassroots concert at Hemisfair benefits Ukrainian San Antonio

March 12, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

Sergio Leal performs during a concert benefiting Ukrainian San Antonio, the local nonprofit cultural group that is raising money for medical supplies to send back home, on Thursday, March 10, 2022, at Hemisfair.

Several dozen supporters of local Ukrainian Americans attended a benefit concert at Hemisfair on Thursday night.

Filed Under: Events, Hemisfair, Photos Tagged With: Adam Tutor, Andrea "Vocab" Sanderson, CommonWealth Coffeehouse & Bakery, Hemisfair, Olenka Bravo, Russia, San Antonio Sound Garden, Ukraine, Ukrainian San Antonio, Viktonya Lundblade

Hemisfair’s Civic Park construction imminent as planners race to meet 2025 Final Four deadline

December 23, 2021 By Ben Olivo 62 Comments

The Hemisfair Civic Park design plans approved by the Historic and Design Review Commission on Oct. 29, 2021.

After a delay of more than two years, the construction of Hemisfair’s Civic Park is finally imminent, it appears. A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for sometime in January after the City Council approved last week a $27.9 million construction contract for Skanska USA Building.

Filed Under: 2017-2022 bond, 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Development, Hemisfair, Parks & Plazas Tagged With: "Confluence of Civilizations", Acequia Madre de Valero, Andres Andujar, City Council, Civic Park, David Adelman, GGN, HDRC, Hemisfair, HemisFair '68, Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corp., Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Hilton Palacio Del Rio, Historic and Design Review Commission, HPARC, Juan O'Gorman, Millennium Park, NCAA Men's Final Four, NRP Group, Omar Gonzalez, Overland Partners, Skanska USA Building, The '68, Zachry Corp.

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

Hemisfair opposes city’s plan to rehab vacant building as Park Police HQ

September 21, 2021 By Richard Webner 50 Comments

Building 277 at Hemisfair will become the new San Antonio Bike Police headquarters.

The city is at odds with the Hemisfair over its plan to renovate a vacant building near the Tower of the Americas into a headquarters for its Park Police department.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Hemisfair, Parks & Plazas Tagged With: Audit and Accountability Committee, Building 277, Cara DeAnda, Hemisfair, Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corp., HPARC, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, John H. Wood Jr. Federal Courthouse, Park Police, Phyllis Viagran, Public Safety Committee, Public Works Department, Razi Hosseini, San Antonio Police Department, SAPD, St. Mary's Street, Steve Yndo, Thea Setterbo, Tower of the Americas, Tower Park, Zachry Corp.

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