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Photos: St. Patrick’s Day revelry consumes River Walk, downtown San Antonio

March 18, 2022 By Heron Staff

Several decorated floats parade through the River Walk in San Antonio, Texas, during a St. Patrick's Day-themed river parade sponsored by Visit San Antonio River Walk and the Harp & Shamrock Society of Texas on Saturday afternoon, March 19, 2022.

St. Patrick’s Day in downtown San Antonio? “Hold my beer,” the city said on Thursday.

Filed Under: Events, Photos, River Walk Tagged With: Durty Nelly's Pub, Mad Dogs British Pub, Maddy McMurphy's Irish Sports Bar, Pat O'Brien's, River Walk, San Antonio River, St. Patrick's Day, St. Patrick's Day Festival and River Parade, Waxy O'Connors

Aztec Theater owners adding rooftop restaurant, boutique hotel to historic building

March 15, 2022 By Ben Olivo

Renderings show the addition of a boutique hotel inside the Aztec Theater building, 104 N. St. Mary’s St. A rooftop restaurant and bar are included.

The Aztec Theater’s owners are seeking approval to add a rooftop restaurant and bar, part of a plan to convert unused office space into an upscale 77-room boutique hotel.

Filed Under: Architecture, Aztec Theatre, Historic Preservation, Hotels, River Walk Tagged With: Aztec Family Group LLC, Aztec Theater, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Overland Partners, River Walk, Sam Panchevre, Shreem Capital, West Crockett Street

Photos: ‘Stargazer’ sculpture by Mexican artist Pedro Reyes debuts on San Antonio River Walk

March 9, 2022 By Ben Olivo

"Stargazer (Citlali)," a large-scale sculpture by Mexican artist Pedro Reyes, was officially unveiled earlier this week on the River Walk.

About a week ago, the wrappings that had covered “Stargazer (Citlali)” were finally removed revealing the large-scale sculpture by Mexican artist Pedro Reyes.

Filed Under: Art, City of San Antonio, Parks & Plazas, Photos, River Walk, San Antonio River Tagged With: City of San Antonio, Department of Arts & Culture, Gary Sweeney, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Labor Plaza, Octavio Quintanilla, Pedro Reyes, Ries Niemi, River Walk, River Walk Public Art Garden, San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk, Stargazer (Citlali)

Augusta Flats, Jones & Rio apartment buildings in River North sold to Northeast group

January 7, 2022 By Richard Webner

Augusta Flats apartment homes in downtown San Antonio, Texas, on Jan. 6, 2022.

A partnership between two investment firms from the Northeast has purchased the Augusta Flats and Jones & Rio apartment complexes—two of the largest residential developments to be built in north downtown in recent years.

Filed Under: Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City of San Antonio, Housing, Museum Reach, River North, River Walk, Transactions Tagged With: 120 Ninth Street, Alamo Manhattan, Augusta Flats, Benefit Street Partners, Constellation Group, Jones & Rio, Museum Reach, Pearl, River North, River Walk, San Antonio Museum of Art, SC Bodner Company, Stillwater Capital, Strategic Properties of North America, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts

Historic Travis Building conversion into 63 apartments includes clean energy upgrades

January 7, 2022 By Ben Olivo

The 10-story Travis Building, 405 N. Saint Mary’s St., is being converted from office space to 63 apartments.

The circa-1920s Travis Building is being converted from office space into 63 luxury apartments by real estate firm Harris Bay.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development, Historic Preservation, Housing, Retail, River Walk, St. Mary's Street Tagged With: AACOG, Alamo Area Council of Governments, City Council, Continental Hotel, Craig Glendenning, Diane Rath, Essex Modern City, Harris Bay, Hedrick Building, Jake Harris, PACE, SA Climate Ready, Texas Property Assessed Clean Energy, The Original Blanco Cafe, Travis Building, Weston Urban

CPS Energy sells former HQ to out-of-town firm with hotel plans

January 5, 2022 By Richard Webner

The CPS Energy company, 145 Navarro St., is selling one of its buildings in downtown San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 4, 2022.

CPS Energy has sold its former headquarters at 145 Navarro St. on the River Walk to a real estate company that plans to renovate it into a hotel.

Filed Under: CPS Energy, Hotels, Office, Parking, River Walk, Transactions Tagged With: BH Properties, Blueprint Hospitality, CPS Energy, Kishan Patel, Le Meridien by Marriott, Nora Castro, Paula Gold-Williams, River Walk

Miami firm buys 120 Ninth Street apartment building

November 13, 2021 By Richard Webner

120 Ninth Street apartments

A commercial real estate firm from Miami has purchased the 120 Ninth Street apartment building on the River Walk across from Paramour nightclub.

Filed Under: Housing, Museum Reach, River North, River Walk, Transactions Tagged With: 120 Ninth Street, Carlyle Group, CCHIP, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, Constellation Group, Eduardo Otaola, Museum Reach, SC Bodner Co.

Pearl set to expand across river, into Samuels Glass building after commission approvals

November 4, 2021 By Richard Webner

The Samuel Glass Co. building at 221 Newell Ave. is slated to be renovated into the Market at Pearl.

The Pearl is poised to undergo its greatest expansion in years after the city’s Historic and Design Review Commission approved three projects at its Wednesday meeting.

Filed Under: Architecture, Development, Historic and Design Review Commission, Historic Preservation, Midtown & Pearl, Museum Reach, Pearl, River North, River Walk, Tobin Hill Tagged With: Cellars at Pearl, Clayton Korte, Elmira Apartments, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Market at Pearl, Newell Avenue, Pearl, Pearl Stable, Samuels Glass Co. building, San Antonio River, Silver Ventures, Southline Residences, Stephen Williams

Culinary destination planned for circa-1870s Maverick building on Soledad in downtown San Antonio

August 18, 2021 By Ben Olivo

R.S. Merit Real Estate Co. is planning an 11-room span inside a circa-1877 building at 112 Soledad St.

A historic preservation project consisting of multiple restaurants and a small hotel is taking shape in a two-story historic building on Soledad Street, next to the old Mexican Manhattan restaurant.

Filed Under: Development, Food & Drink, Historic Preservation, Hotels, River Walk, Soledad Street Tagged With: Canopy By Hilton, David Wieder, Derek Rosson, Fairmount Hotel, H.H. Hugman, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Home2 Suites by Hilton San Antonio Riverwalk, La Fogota, Maverick building, Nonna Osteria, Nosh, R.S. Merit Real Estate Co., River Walk, Riverview Towers, San Antonio River, Silo, Silo Restaurant Group, Sprinkle & Co. Architects, The Floodgate, University of Texas at San Antonio, UTSA, VIA Metropolitan Transit, Weston Urban, Winston Hotels, Witte building

Former WOAI-TV building on San Antonio’s River Walk eyed for hotel-condo 29-story tower

August 4, 2021 By Richard Webner

The former WOAI station building at 1031 Navarro St.

An unnamed 29-story hotel-and-condo tower is being proposed where the former WOAI-TV building currently stands vacant on the River Walk.

Filed Under: Architecture, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City of San Antonio, Development, Historic Preservation, Hotels, Housing, River Walk, San Antonio River Tagged With: Alteza Residences, Arts Residences, B&A Architects, DC Partners, Embleton Motor Company, Grand Hyatt San Antonio, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Karla Dupre, KMOL building, Kuper Sotheby's, Landrace, Michelle Vigil, Miguel Saldana, River Walk, Sinclair Broadcasting, Stephanie Rinn, Steve McHugh, The Moon’s Daughters, Thompson Hotel, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, Universal Services Group, Weston Urban, WOAI-TV

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