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Midtown & Pearl

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

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

Hops & Hounds planning new location on Museum Reach segment of San Antonio’s River Walk

June 17, 2022 By Richard Webner 1 Comment

Hops & Hounds, a restaurant and dog park, is slated to open at 1123 Avenue B on the Museum Reach, around December 2022.

Hops & Hounds, a restaurant and dog park on the Northeast Side, plans to open a second location on the River Walk in north downtown next to Elsewhere Garden Bar & Kitchen.

Filed Under: Avenue B, Business, Food & Drink, Midtown & Pearl, Museum Reach, Nightlife, Pets & Animals, River North, River Walk Tagged With: Beaty Palmer Architects, Cavender family, Clint Wynn, Elsewhere Garden Bar & Kitchen, Hixon Properties, Hops & Hounds, Jamie Hardaway, Lee Beekly, Mila Coffee, Museum Reach, Office of Historic Preservation, OHP, River Walk, The Soto

Larger portion of CPS Energy’s Jones Avenue property now for sale

May 31, 2022 By Ben Olivo 2 Comments

The vacant property at 326 W. Jones Ave. has been on the market by CPS Energy for at least three years.

Since hiring an international real estate brokerage firm in 2018, CPS Energy has struggled to sell its former Jones Avenue Service Center at 326 W. Jones Ave.

Filed Under: CPS Energy, Midtown & Pearl, Museum Reach, River Walk Tagged With: Alamo Community Group, Bexar Appraisal District, Brackenridge ParkMexican Consulate, Camden Street, CBRE, City Council, CPS Energy, GreyStreet Partners, Jones Avenue Service Center, Justin Luera, La Villita, Midtown TIRZ, Museum Reach, Museum Reach Lofts, North St. Mary's Street, Pearl, River Walk, Rudy D. Garza, San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio Zoo, Urban Genesis, Villita Assembly Building, West Jones Avenue, Witte Museum

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

Tax subsidy sometimes used for affordable housing redirected to Broadway attractions north of downtown San Antonio

February 23, 2022 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

The San Antonio Zoo is considering several improvement projects totaling around $50 million including a gorilla enclosure, renovations to existing buildings and a completely new front gate.

A financial tool used to help fund affordable housing was recently repurposed for the San Antonio Zoo, the Witte Museum, Garden and Brackenridge Park, a move that has some nonprofit developers scratching their heads.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, Broadway, City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, How Things Work, Midtown & Pearl, Museum Reach, Property Values, River North, San Antonio Zoo, Tobin Hill Tagged With: 2022-2027 bond, Alamo Community Group, Brackenridge Park, Broadway, Brooks City-Base TIRZ, ButterKrust Bakery, Cattleman Square Lofts, Cellars at the Pearl, City Council, City of San Antonio, Encore Multifamily, Erik Walsh, Government Hill, GrayStreet Partners, Houston Street TIRZ, Inner City TIRZ, Jennifer Gonzalez, Jones & Rio, Lone Star Brewery, Lori Houston, Mario Bravo, Maverick Dog Park, Midtown TIRZ, Midway, Museum Reach, Museum Reach Lofts, Pearl, Prospera Housing Community Services, Ryan M. Sweeney, SA: Ready to Work, San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio Light, San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio Zoo, San Pedro Springs Park, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Sunken Garden Theater, Tim Morrow, Vista Verde Apartments, Westside TIRZ, Witte Museum

Rising rents, high occupancies signal ‘Decade of Downtown’ in San Antonio has worked, developers say

February 4, 2022 By Richard Webner 89 Comments

San Antonio Downtown drone shot.

The downtown San Antonio apartment market, which city leaders went to such great effort to grow, has matured to a point where it is drawing major attention from out-of-town investors.

Filed Under: Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City of San Antonio, Deep Dive, Development, Housing, Midtown & Pearl, Southtown Tagged With: 120 Ninth Street, Alamo Manhattan, Augusta Flats, Austin Investor Interests, Blackstone, Brad Miller, Brady Tower, Broadway, Broadway East, Cadillac Lofts, Canopy By Hilton, CCHIP, Cellars at Pearl, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City Council, Constellation Group, Covid-19, Crockett Urban Ventures, David Adelman, Decade of Downtown, Ed Cross, Encore Multifamily, Encore SoFlo, Flats at River North, Franklin Templeton Investments, Government Hill, GrayStreet Partners, Hemisfair, HemisFair Park PFC, HemisView Village, Heritage Plaza, Inspire Downtown, Institutional Property Advisors, Jeremy Jessop, JJ Real Co., Jones & Rio, Jones and Rio, Julián Castro, Midway, Mission Escondida, Mission Reach, Mission Trails, Museum Reach, Patrick Shearer, Pearl, River Walk, Rivera on Broadway, Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, San Antonio River, San Pedro Creek Culture Park, SC Bodner Company, Southline, Southtown, Southtown Flats, Stillwater Capital, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Strategic Property Investment, The '68, The Agave, The Baldwin, The Floodgate, Towers at the Majestic, University of Texas at San Antonio, Vistana, West Oaks, Weston Urban, White Conlee

Olivo: How McKee-Rodriguez’s support for a luxury housing project helps shape the Decade of Downtown

December 2, 2021 By Ben Olivo 77 Comments

Let’s make one thing clear, the Decade of Downtown in San Antonio is alive and well. It hasn’t expired. And it will continue as long as there are city policies designed to incentivize the production of market-rate housing in the downtown area.

Filed Under: Broadway East, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City of San Antonio, Development, East Side, Government Hill, Housing, Lone Star, Midtown & Pearl, Neighborhoods, Pearl, Sidebar Deep Dive Tagged With: 1800 Broadway, Alazán-Apache Courts, Ana Sandoval, AREA Real Estate, Bexar County, Broadway, Broadway corridor, CCHIP, Center City Housing Incentive Program, City Council, City of San Antonio, Criterion, David Adelman, Decade of Downtown, East Side, Encore Multifamily, Encore SoFlo, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, Fulcrum Development, Government Hill, Government Hill Alliance, GrayStreet Partners, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Hixon Properties, Ian Benavidez, Inner City Development Incentive Program, Inner City TIRZ, Inspire Downtown, Jake Jopling, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Jefferson Bank, Julián Castro, Lone Star Brewery, Lynd Company, Mario Bravo, Michael Amezquita, Midtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, Midtown TIRZ, Museum Reach, OHT Partners, Pearl, Sabot Development, SAISD, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Independent School District, San Antonio River, Shirley Gonzales, Southtown, Teri Castillo, Texas Organizing Project, Universal Services Group, Vistana

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