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Opportunity Home San Antonio seeks $8M from housing bond for Alazan-Apache Courts expansion

October 14, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

Drone shot taken July 30, 2021, shows the Alazan Courts in the foreground and the downtown San Antonio skyline in the background.

Opportunity Home San Antonio has applied for $8 million from San Antonio’s housing bond for a new public housing development at Alazan-Apache Courts.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, Alazan-Apache Courts, Architecture, Development, Development Explorer, Historic Preservation, Housing, Neighborhoods, Opportunity Home San Antonio, West Side Tagged With: Able City, Alamo Architects, Alaza-Apache Courts, Alazan Courts, Apache Courts, City Council, Economic & Planning Systems, Ed Hinojosa Jr., FEMA, Guadalupe Street, Historic Westside Residents Association, Jannet Garcia, Kayla Miranda, Legacy at Alazán, Leticia Sanchez, Opportunity Home San Antonio, San Antonio Housing Authority, Seema Kairam, Victoria Courts, Wheatley Courts

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

Apartments proposed for historic Tower Life Building in downtown San Antonio

August 9, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

The Tower Life Building, 310 S. St Mary's St., in San Antonio, Texas, taken Dec. 7, 2021.

The Tower Life Building’s new owners want to convert the long-time office building into 234 apartments with 10,000 square feet of restaurant space each on the ground and river levels.

Filed Under: Bexar County, Bexar County PFC, Development, Development Explorer, Historic Preservation, History, Housing, Office, Tower Life Building Tagged With: Alamo Capital Advisors, Bexar County, Bexar County PFC, Bexar County Public Facility Corp., City of San Antonio, Commissioners Court, Continental Hotel, David Marquez, Ed Cross, Jon Wiegand, Justin Rodriguez, McCombs Enterprises, Nelson Wolff, Ron Nirenberg, SA Tower Life, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, Tommy Calvert, Tower Life building, Weston Urban

Austin firm Sabot Development invests in historic San Antonio West Side building

July 19, 2022 By Richard Webner Leave a Comment

The former National Grocery Company building at 421 N. Medina St. in west downtown was recently purchased by Sabot Development of Austin.

Sabot Development of Austin is setting its sights on the Cattleman Square area on San Antonio’s near West Side—one of the most blighted areas of the urban core.

Filed Under: Historic Preservation, Transactions, VIA Metropolitan Transit, West Downtown, West Side Tagged With: Bexar County Adult Detention Center, Cattleman Square, David Adelman, DreamOn Group, Ed Cross, Grand building, Hemisfair, Jim Young, Lorraine Pulido, Mira, National Grocer Company building, North Frio, Rene Garcia, Rich Book building, Sabot Development, The '68, UTSA, VIA Centro Plaza, VIA Metropolitan Transit, Weston Urban, Whitt Printing Building

Public invited to Alazan Courts design workshop

June 24, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

Drone shot taken July 30, 2021, shows the Alazan Courts in the foreground and the downtown San Antonio skyline in the background.

The San Antonio Housing Authority is hosting a design workshop for the Alazan Courts redevelopment on the near West Side, San Antonio’s oldest public housing community that could be demolished and rebuilt, or refurnished.

Filed Under: Alazan-Apache Courts, Development, Historic Preservation, Housing, Neighborhoods, San Antonio Housing Authority, West Side Tagged With: Able City, Alamo Architects, Alazan Courts, Clinton administration, East Meadows, Economic & Planning Systems, Ed Hinojosa Jr., Gardens at San Juan Square, Henry Cisneros, HUD, Lori Houston, Michael Reyes, Obama administration, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Juan Homes, San Juan Square, Victoria Commons, Victoria Courts, West Side, Wheatley Courts

Saved from demolition: Hughes home in San Antonio’s Tobin Hill purchased by chef Weissman, investor Chu

June 10, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

The Hughes home in Tobin Hill, 312 W. Courtland Place, was saved from potential demolition when chef Andrew Weissman and investor May Chu purchased the home on June 8, 2022. The two partners in the purchase gave a tour to members of the San Antonio Conservation Society and other preservationists on June 10, 2022.

The Hughes home in Tobin Hill, which was once on the path toward demolition, has been purchased by chef Andrew Weissman and preservationist May Chu, who plan to convert the first floor into a wine-and-cheese bar.

Filed Under: Architecture, Conservation Society of San Antonio, Food & Drink, Historic Preservation, Neighborhoods, Tobin Hill Tagged With: Andrew Weissman, Archdiocese of San Antonio, Catholic Student Center, Great Hearts Monte Vista South, Hughes house, Koehler House, May Chu, Monte Vista, Otto Koehler, Pearl Brewing Company, Russell Hughes, San Antonio College, Temple Beth El, The Conservation Society of San Antonio, Tobin Hill, Tobin Hill Community Association, Vincent Michael

Marriott Tribute brand chosen for Aztec’s boutique hotel

June 1, 2022 By Richard Webner Leave a Comment

Part of the Aztec Theater building, 104 N. St. Mary’s St., is scheduled to be turned into a boutique hotel that will include a rooftop restaurant and bar.

Renovation of the Aztec Theater building’s upper floors into a 77-room boutique hotel is expected to begin in August.

Filed Under: Architecture, Aztec Theatre, Historic Preservation, Hotels, River Walk Tagged With: Austin Southpark Hotel, Aztec Family Group, Aztec Theater, Bhavin Patel, Hotel Emma, Magnolia Hotel Houston, Marriott Tribute, Omni Mokara Hotel & Spa, Sam Panchevre, Shreem Capital, The St. Anthony, The Tremont House

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

‘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

Esperanza Peace & Justice Center breaks ground on West Side museum

March 30, 2022 By Ben Olivo 61 Comments

Graciela Sanchez, director of the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Museo del Westside takes place on the morning of Tuesday, March, 29, 2022, at the Rinconcito de Esperanza, 816 S. Colorado St., San Antonio, TX, on the city's West Side.

After more than 10 years of planning, the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center is a year away from completing its Museo del Westside, a community space dedicated to West Side history and culture inside the old Ruben’s Ice House.

Filed Under: Historic Preservation, Museums, Neighborhoods, West Side Tagged With: Blanca "Blanquita Rosa" Rodríguez, Casa de Cuentos, David Gonzales, Esmeralda Reyes Rocha, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, Graciela Sanchez, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, Henry Gomez, Houck Foundation, Impact San Antonio, Irma Reyes Guevara, Las Tesoros de San Antonio, M&E Grocery Store, Manuel Reyes Jr., Mariachi Esperanza, MujerArtes, Museo del Westside, National Endowment for the Humanities, Patricia Reyes Zepeda, Rinconcito de Esperanza, Ruben's Ice House, San Antonio Area Foundation, Teri Castillo, West Side, Westside TIRZ

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