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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

UPDATED: St. John’s Square project moving forward despite SAHA’s exit

February 5, 2022 By Ben Olivo 39 Comments

St. John's Square is an eight-story, 250-unit development being proposed for the southeast corner of East Nueva and South St. Mary's streets by Austin developer Dennis McDaniel and the San Antonio Housing Authority.

An Austin developer and St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church are moving forward with plans to build St. John’s Square, a 253-unit apartment building near La Villita, despite the San Antonio Housing Authority backing away from the project.

Filed Under: Development, Housing, San Antonio Housing Authority, South St. Mary's Tagged With: 210 Josephine Apartments, A. David Lynd, Affordable Housing Partners Inc., Alazan Courts, Berkshire Hathaway, David Nisivoccia, Dennis McDaniel, East Meadows, Ed Hinojosa Jr., HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, HUD, La Villita, Lynd Company, Marivel Resendiz, Moving to Work, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Authority, St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, St. John’s Square, Tim Alcott, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Victoria Commons, Victoria Courts, Warren Buffet, Wheatley Courts

SAHA sees end in sight for Victoria Commons development in Lavaca

October 22, 2021 By Richard Webner 4 Comments

The last phases of the Victoria Commons master planned community in the Lavaca neighborhood south of downtown could be built on these vacant pieces of land.

Last month, the San Antonio Housing Authority signed a memorandum of understanding with homeowners on Leigh Street who had opposed two apartment buildings planned on vacant land facing Interstate 37 due to concerns about traffic and drainage.

Filed Under: Development, Housing, Lavaca, San Antonio Housing Authority, Southtown Tagged With: Cherise Rohr-Allegrini, City Council, Ed Hinojosa Jr., Lavaca, Leigh Street, McMonigal Place, Refugio Street, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Authority, Tim Alcott, Vicki Perkins, Victoria Commons, Victoria Courts, Walter Wilson

Alazan Courts on West Side could get $75M for redevelopment—if San Antonio voters approve

October 11, 2021 By Ben Olivo 1 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 requesting $75 million for the Alazan Courts from the upcoming 2022-2027 bond program, which San Antonio voters will be asked to approve in May.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, Alazan-Apache Courts, City of San Antonio, Development, Historic Preservation, Housing, Neighborhoods, San Antonio Housing Authority, West Side Tagged With: Able City, Alazan Courts, City Council, David Nisivoccia, Ed Hinojosa Jr., Erik Walsh, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, Graciela Sanchez, President Biden, President Clinton, President Obama, Ron Nirenberg, SAHA, Saldaña & Associates, San Antonio Housing Authority, Westside Preservation Alliance

New York firm plans to buy and renovate historic Aurora Apartments in Tobin Hill

September 8, 2021 By Richard Webner 5 Comments

The Aurora Apartments, 509 Howard St., may soon undergo a renovation. Feb. 10, 2021.

Fairstead, a development firm from New York City, plans to renovate the historic Aurora Apartments tower in Tobin Hill, allowing the building’s elderly residents to stay in their units.

Filed Under: Historic Preservation, Housing, San Antonio Housing Authority, Tobin Hill Tagged With: Aurora Apartments, Fairstead, HUD, Jordan Capellino, Las Varas Public Facility Corp., Mitch Meyer, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Authority, TDHCA, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Tobin Hill, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Wedgwood

Granada Homes’ $63M renovation set to begin this month under new partnership

August 3, 2021 By Richard Webner 1 Comment

The Granada apartments located at 311 S. St. Mary's St. Photo taken Sept. 1, 2020.

A $63 million project to rehabilitate the historic Granada Homes senior apartment tower is set to begin this month under a new partnership that no longer includes the San Antonio Housing Authority.

Filed Under: Architecture, Development, Historic Preservation, Housing, River Walk, San Antonio Housing Authority, St. Mary's Street Tagged With: AFL-CIO, Ed Hinojosa, Ensemble Apartments, Government Hill, Granada Homes, Granada Trades Council Housing Inc., HUD, Las Varas Public Facility Corp., Las Vargas PFC, LIV Granada, Marivel Resendiz, Merchants Bank of Indiana, Mission DG, Pat Biernacki, Plaza Hotel, River Walk, SAHA, San Antonio Building Trades Council, San Antonio Housing Authority, The Lofts at Marie McGuire Apartments, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Victor Atkins, Villa Hermosa Apartments, Wedgwood Senior Apartments

Hinojosa Jr. named president and CEO of San Antonio Housing Authority

July 15, 2021 By Ben Olivo 5 Comments

Late Wednesday, the San Antonio Housing Authority board of commissioners voted Ed Hinojosa Jr., a 17-year veteran of the agency, as president and CEO following a national search.

Filed Under: Alazan-Apache Courts, Development, Housing, Neighborhoods, San Antonio Housing Authority Tagged With: Alazán-Apache Courts, Andrew Cuomo, Cassiano Homes, Choice Neighborhood, David Nisivoccia, East Meadows, Ed Hinojosa Jr., Hemisfair, HUD, Lincoln Courts, President Biden, President Clinton, President Obama, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Authority, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Victoria Courts, Wheatley Courts

Housing in San Antonio at crossroads with expired downtown incentive policy, new council members elected

July 8, 2021 By Richard Webner 4 Comments

Skyline downtown San Antonio. May 20, 2021.

In the area of housing, it seems likely that the early 2020s will mark another turning point for San Antonio.

Filed Under: Bexar County, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force, Neighborhoods, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust Tagged With: Adriana Rocha Garcia, Bexar County, Bexar County PFC, Biden administration, Broadway corridor, CCDO, CCHIP, Center City Development & Operations Department, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, Cevallos Lofts, City of San Antonio, Continental Hotel, Cynthia Spielman, David Nisivoccia, Decade of Downtown, Ed Hinojosa Jr., Friedrich Air Conditioning Co., Friedrich Lofts, GrayStreet Partners, Housing Policy Framework, Housing Trust PFC, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, John Courage, Julián Castro, Lone Star Brewery, Lone Star District, Mario Bravo, Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force, Midway, NALCAB, National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, NIMBYism, Pearl, Pete Alanis, Proposition A, Ron Nirenberg, Sabot Development, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust Public Facility Corp., SHIP, Shirley Gonzales, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Teri Castillo, The Baldwin, The Flats at River North, Tier One Neighborhood Coalition, Under One Roof, Vero Soto, Veronica Garcia, Weston Urban

Granada Homes restoration takes building back to original 1928 days

May 25, 2021 By Ben Olivo 4 Comments

The $51 million renovation of the Granada Homes building on South St. Mary’s and Villita streets includes restoring the common areas to look almost exactly as they did when the building opened in 1928 as the Plaza Hotel.

Filed Under: Architecture, City of San Antonio, Development, Historic Preservation, History, Housing, River Walk, San Antonio Housing Authority, St. Mary's Street Tagged With: AFL-CIO, Emily Morgan, Granada Homes, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Mark Tolley, Medical Arts Building, Milam building, Mission DG, Plaza Hotel, SAHA, San Antonio Building and Construction Trades Council, San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio Housing Authority, Shane Denn, Smith-Young Tower, Tower Life building

Two bills to reform PFCs, which provide tax breaks to developers, make progress in Legislature

May 5, 2021 By Richard Webner 1 Comment

Efforts by state lawmakers to rein in the use of public facility corporations, which provide lucrative tax breaks to developers building mixed-income apartment complexes, have remained under the radar at the Texas Legislature, with battles over voting and gun rights dominating the headlines.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, Texas Legislature Tagged With: Acero, AMI, area median income, AREA Real Estate, Armando Walle, Christina Rosales, City of San Antonio, Debra Guerrero, Gary Gates, Heather K. Way, Jim Plummer, Jon Rosenthal, NRP Group, Paul Bettencourt, PFCs, public facility corporations, Red Berry Estate, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Trust, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, San Pedro Creek, Texas Housers, Texas Legislature, The Baldwin, The Flats at River North, University of Texas at Austin School of Law

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