The $7.5 million rehabilitation of the Witte building on East Commerce Street—aka, the Chinese restaurant—is well underway.
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City Council approves $2.5 million incentive for Light building rehab
A tax increment incentive worth up to $2.5 million for the $47 million San Antonio Light and print buildings project received final approval from the City Council last Thursday.
Geekdom to launch new school, opportunities for entrepreneurs
As Geekdom, the coworking space in the Rand building on Houston Street, celebrates its seventh birthday tonight, it will also toast the creation of its entrepreneurial trade school called The District, which is scheduled to open in February.
Work begins on Houston Street food hall
GrayStreet Partners, one of the largest holders of downtown real estate, has begun putting a 15,000-square-foot food hall into the ground and mezzanine levels of the former children’s museum on East Houston Street.
UTSA downtown campus to expand east of the interstate
The University of Texas at San Antonio will immediately begin an expansion east of Interstate 35, out of the near West Side and into downtown proper, with the construction of two new schools, the relocation of a third, and the creation of new housing. The $229 million expansion, the first of two phases in the […]
Light building project to receive $2.5 million incentive
GrayStreet Partners is due to receive a $2.5 million incentive for the restoration of the circa-1931 San Antonio Light building.
Weston Urban adds another building to its west downtown portfolio
Two weeks ago, the developer purchased an old two-story commercial building on the northwest corner of Commerce and North Flores streets.
San Antonio Light’s print building clears committee hurdle
Earlier this week, on Wednesday, developer GrayStreet Partners received the final go-ahead from the city’s historic review board to proceed with the adaptive reuse of the old San Antonio Light’s print building on the corner of McCullough Avenue and North Alamo Street. GrayStreet, which owns several prominent properties throughout downtown, has been renovating the former […]
Cost to renovate older Frost tower rises by $33 million
In a 9-1 vote, the City Council agreed to spend $33 million more to renovate the circa-1975 Frost Tower, which will eventually house the city’s administrative staff in 18 of its 22 floors.
Rezoning allows Pearl to add more apartments, hotel rooms, offices and breweries
On Tuesday, the Zoning Commission cleared the way for more expansion by rezoning 11 properties south and west of the Pearl, including the old Samuels Glass Co. and Fox Motel.
Parking, traffic concerns linger over Fox Tech plan
Some Fox Tech parents and students remain skeptical about the San Antonio Independent School District’s (SAISD) plan to build new administrative offices on the football field and track west of North Flores Street, while adding recreational space to the main campus. On Wednesday night, superintendent Pedro Martinez led a third and final community meeting on […]
Devils River Whiskey distillery, barber, coffee shop, pocket park coming to Burns building on Houston Street
Updated 12:40 p.m. with renderings of pocket park. By next summer, Dallas-based Devils River Whiskey will move its headquarters, while opening a second distillery and tasting room, inside the Burns building, 401 E. Houston St. “When you’re trying to grow a brand, it’s about getting the word out,” said owner Mike Cameron, who lives in […]
Green space options offered in Fox Tech plan
Maintaining green space at Fox Tech is among the top priorities for parents and students as San Antonio ISD officials continue to plan its new headquarters slated for the campus’ football field. On Wednesday night at Fox Tech, SAISD superintendent Pedro Martinez (above) presented two options to the public that show multi-purpose green space encircled […]
USAA’s ‘downtown campus’ taking shape
USAA doubled its downtown workforce Monday by adding more than 270 tech employees into One Riverwalk Place, 700 N. St. Mary’s St. The employees join 200 USAA employees already working at the building, which the company purchased in 2013. Currently, USAA is renovating four floors of the adjacent 28-story building at 300 Convent, formerly known […]
SAISD plans to build new headquarters on Fox Tech football field
By spring 2019, the construction of San Antonio Independent School District’s (SAISD) new headquarters is scheduled to begin on the Fox Tech football field, which is used everyday by students enrolled in the district’s Advanced Learning Academy (ALA) and The Centers for Applied Science and Technology (CAST Tech) schools. The development, adjacent to the newly-opened […]
Light building complex gets partial approval
The redevelopment of the old San Antonio Light newspaper building, and the satellite structure that housed its presses, received partial approval from the Historic and Design Review Commission on Friday. For the circa-1931 building at Broadway and McCullough Avenue, developer GrayStreet Partners’ request to modify its plans for the south and east facades received approval […]
Work to begin Monday on Broadway timber-framed office building
For many years now, the segment of Broadway between McCullough and Jones avenues — in downtown’s northern pocket — has been dying a slow death. Once known as San Antonio’s dealership row, the last of the car salesmen, Cavender Cadillac, left five years ago for Loop 1604. Other, smaller businesses have cleared out leaving building shells […]
Adelman could receive $335,000 incentive for Houston Street office building
Prominent downtown developer David Adelman could receive a city incentive worth up to $335,000 for the renovation of the historic Burns building, 401 E. Houston St. Currently, the remodel has begun on the four-story building. The $11.3 million project will add 39,000 square feet of creative office space to Houston Street, and continue a trend […]