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Out of Reach: Why San Antonio can’t get a grip on its affordable housing crisis

December 28, 2022 By Richard Webner Leave a Comment

With construction costs and interest rates soaring, San Antonio developers are struggling to make the numbers work for their affordable housing projects.

Filed Under: Development, Housing Tagged With: Alamo Community Group, Alazán-Apache Courts, Bexar County, Cattleman Square Lofts, CCHIP, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, Charles A. Gonzalez Senior Community, City of San Antonio, Debra Guerrero, East Meadows, Ed Hinojosa Jr., Ivy Taylor, Jennifer Gonzalez, Mark Carmona, NRP Group, Opportunity Home San Antonio, Pete Alanis, Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Victoria Courts, Viento Apartments

Alazan Courts, Cattleman Square Lofts among 14 projects set to receive $44M in San Antonio bond funding

December 9, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

The city of San Antonio is preparing to disburse nearly $44 million to housing developers and landlords for the production of 686 apartments, the repair of another 1,775 units, and the construction of 71 single-family homes.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, Neighborhoods Tagged With: Alamo Community Group, Alazan Creek, Alazán-Apache Courts, Arbor at West Avenue, Arbors at West Avenue, Atlantic Pacific, Cattleman Square Lofts, Centro Plaza, City Council, Cottage Creek, Fiesta Trails, Habitat for Humanity, housing bond, Inc., NRP Group, Opportunity Home San Antonio, Our Casas Resident Council, Pecan Hill, Pico Union Housing, Prospera Housing Community Services, Rancho Carlotta, San Antonio, San Antonio Housing Authority, SHIP, Spanish Pecan, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Teri Castillo, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, VIA Metropolitan Transit, Viento Apartments, Vista at Silver Oaks, West Side, Westside Affordable Homes, Westside Reinvestment Initiative, Winston Square and Roselawn, Woodhill

Houston developer Urban Genesis prepares to start 3 apartment projects in Tobin Hill

November 21, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

Houston developer Urban Genesis is planning to build 61 market-rate apartments here on the corner of East Elmira and North St. Mary’s streets in San Antonio, Texas. Construction is expected to begin first quarter 2023.

Houston developer Urban Genesis says it’s on schedule to start construction on its holdings on and off North St. Mary’s Street—overall, a $45 million series of developments for a total of 178 market-rate apartments—by first quarter 2023.

Filed Under: Development, Development Explorer, Housing, Midtown & Pearl, Neighborhoods, North St. Mary's, St. Mary's Strip, Tobin Hill Tagged With: Broadway, Elmira Highline, Matt Shafiezadeh, Pearl, Pearl Highline, SoJo Highline, St. Mary's Strip, St. Mary’s Highline, Tobin Hill, Tobin Hill Highline, Urban Genesis

Pearl developer Oxbow planning 9-story mixed-use building on East Josephine

November 16, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

Pearl developer Oxbow Development Group, formerly known as Silver Ventures, is planning to build a 9-story apartment tower at 102 E. Josephine St., San Antonio, Texas.

The Pearl’s development company is moving forward with plans to build a 9-story mixed-use structure, which would include 250-275 market-rate apartments, on a full city block bound by East Josephine, Isleta, East Grayson and the river.

Filed Under: Development, Development Explorer, East Josephine, Housing, Midtown & Pearl, Museum Reach, Neighborhoods, Pearl, River Walk, San Antonio River, Tobin Hill Tagged With: Can Plant, Cellars at Pearl, Credit Human, Don B. McDonald, East Grayson Street, East Josephine Street, Embrey Partners, Isleta Stree, Jake Harris, Kirksey Architecture, Kristina Good, Nathaniel Hawthorne Academy, Omar Gonzalez, Opportunity Home San Antonio, Oxbow, Oxbow Development Group, Pearl, San Antonio River, Southline Residences, The Lynd Co., Tin Top Flats, Tobin Hill, Velvet Taco, Zoning Commission

Harris Bay planning 1,000-unit, mixed-use development in rapidly-growing Tobin Hill

November 3, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

A 1,000-unit apartment development, spread across four parcels, is being proposed for West Josephine Street near North St. Mary's Street by developer Jake Harris in San Antonio, Texas. This is Polk Street, between West Josephine and West Grayson.

Developer Jake Harris is planning to build a 1,000-apartment project West Josephine that would also touch the St. Mary’s Strip. If built, it would add the flurry of new housing developments either under construction or in the planning stage for Tobin Hill.

Filed Under: Development, Housing, Midtown & Pearl, Neighborhoods, Nightlife, North St. Mary's, Parking, Retail, St. Mary's Street, Tobin Hill Tagged With: Alfonso Robalin, Chad Cary, Embrey Partners, Harris Bay, Jake Harris, Mario Bravo, Matt Shafiezadeh, Nathaniel Hawthorne Academy, North St. Mary's Street, Opportunity Home San Antonio, Oxbow Development Group, Patrick Christensen, Pearl, Polk Street, Sabot Development, San Antonio River, St. Mary's Strip, Texas Neon Advertising Company, The Josephine, The Lonesome Rose, The Lynd Co., Tin Top Flats at The Creamery, Tobin Hill, Tobin Hill Community Association, Travis Building, Urban Genesis, West Grayson Street, West Josephine Street

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

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

San Antonio TikTok personality Christine Ahuyon struggles to find affordable housing for the disabled

September 8, 2022 By Kayla Padilla Leave a Comment

Local TikTok personality Christine Ahuyon has found few options when it comes to affordable housing that’s also made for those with disabilities.

Filed Under: Housing, People, Profiles Tagged With: Cattleman Square Lofts, Christine Ahuyon, disABILITY SA, John F. Kennedy High School, John F. Kennedy Park, Melanie Cawthon, Opportunity Home San Antonio

Across the river from Pearl, 263-unit Elmira apartments expected to be completed in 2024

August 28, 2022 By Heron Staff 71 Comments

The site of the Pearl's next apartment project, 1126 E. Elmira St., appears to be under construction on Aug. 23, 2022.

Earlier this month, the Bexar County Commissioners Court agreed to begin negotiations with Broadway SA Investors GP, LLC, a company affiliated with Pearl Build, on a 10-year tax abatement for a 263-unit apartment project.

Filed Under: Architecture, Development, Housing, Midtown & Pearl, Museum Reach, Pearl, River North, Tobin Hill Tagged With: ARPA, Bexar County Commissioners Court, Bill Shown, Broadway SA Investors GP, Build Pearl, CCHIP, Christopher "Kit" Goldsbury, Elmira Apartments, Omar Gonzalez, Pearl, Silver Ventures, Tobin Hill, Tommy Calvert

Is San Antonio rushing its $150 million housing bond?

August 19, 2022 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

Mayor Ron Nirenberg speaks during a City Council B session on Aug. 10, 2022, about the housing bond in City Council chambers in San Antonio, Texas.

Today, the City of San Antonio is due to formally begin the process of finding developers to build and preserve apartments, and build houses, as part of the $150 million housing bond.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, Neighborhoods Tagged With: Alamo Community Group, Billy Mitchell Apartments, Cattleman Square Lofts, City Council, City of San Antonio, Four25 San Pedro, Granada Homes, Housing Commission, Jennifer Gonzalez, Liberty Multifamily, Mission DG, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Operation Finally Home, Opportunity Home San Antonio, Patriot’s Pointe, Ron Nirenberg, Roseville Phase II, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, SHIP, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, The Aspire at Vida, The Aurora, Veronica Garcia

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