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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

Weston Urban expected to buy Koehler House to serve as hotel, restaurant

February 21, 2022 By Richard Webner Leave a Comment

The Koehler House is located at 310 W. Ashby Place.

Developer Weston Urban is reaching beyond downtown as it prepares to buy the historic Koehler House from the Alamo Colleges District.

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Historic Preservation, Hotels, Tobin Hill, Transactions, Weston Urban Tagged With: ', Alamo Colleges District, Alamo Colleges District Board of Trustees, Archdiocese of San Antonio, Catholic Student Center, Conservation Society of San Antonio, Dr. Robert Vela, Dry Goods Building, Frost Tower, Geekdom, Graham Weston, Hughes home, Jordan McMorrough, Koehler Cultural Center, Koehler House, Office of Historic Preservation, Otto Koehler, Pearl Brewery, Rand building, Randy Smith, San Antonio College, Savoy building, Shanon Shea Miller, Texas Historic Landmark, Tobin Hill, Tobin Hill Community Association, Weston Urban

108-year-old Tobin Hill home demolition on hold after SAC says it’s not interested in buying it

January 12, 2022 By Richard Webner Leave a Comment

The proposed demolition of the 108-year-old Hughes home in Tobin Hill, owned by the Archdiocese of San Antonio, is on hold after community outcry led San Antonio College to withdraw its interest in the property.

Filed Under: Architecture, City of San Antonio, Historic Preservation, Neighborhoods, Tobin Hill Tagged With: Archdiocese of San Antonio, Catholic Student Center, Conservation Society of San Antonio, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Hughes home, Jordan McMorrough, Ken Slavin, La Meri, Lynn Knapik, Mario Bravo, Mason Maury, Mike Flores, Monte Vista, Office of Historic Preservation, OHP, R.M. Hughes, Robert Vela, Russell Hughes, SAC, San Antonio College, Shanon Shea Miller, Tobin Hill, Tobin Hill Community Association, Vincent Michael

Preservationists helpless as archdiocese seeks to demolish 108-year-old home in Tobin Hill

November 16, 2021 By Richard Webner 7 Comments

The Hughes home, 312 W. Courtland Place, was built in 1913.

The Archdiocese of San Antonio seems determined to demolish the 1913 Hughes house, adjacent to San Antonio College, despite appeals from preservation groups, the neighborhood and the city.

Filed Under: Architecture, City of San Antonio, Historic Preservation, Neighborhoods, Tobin Hill Tagged With: AHP Digital, Alamo Colleges, Archdiocese of San Antonio, Conservation Society of San Antonio, Frank Lloyd Wright, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Jordan McMorrough, Ken Slavin, Mario Bravo, Mason Maury, Monte Vista, Office of Historic Preservation, Otto Koehler, Pearl Brewing Company, R.M. Hughes, R.M. Hughes & Co., Ricki Kushner, Russell Hughes, San Antonio College, San Pedro Springs Park, Shanon Shea Miller, Tier One Neighborhood Coalition, Tobin Hill, Tobin Hill Community Association, Tobin Hill Historic District, Vincent Michael

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

November 4, 2021 By Richard Webner 2 Comments

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, Restaurants, 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

Houston developer Urban Genesis adding 160 apartments around the St. Mary’s Strip

September 15, 2021 By Richard Webner 45 Comments

This property on the 300 block of West Grayson Street was recently purchased by Houston developer Urban Genesis.

Urban Genesis plans to begin construction in mid-2022 on the apartments, which will be three to four stories tall.

Filed Under: Development, Housing, Midtown & Pearl, St. Mary's Street, Tobin Hill, Transactions Tagged With: ACI, Alternative Clubs Inc., Cervecería Chapultepec, David Adelman, Historic and Design Review Commission, HRDC, Lonesome Rose, Matt Shafiezadeh, Midtown Station, Pearl, Sabot Development, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Authority, Sojo Commons, SOJO Urban Development, St. Mary's Strip, Steve Yndo, The Shops at La Cantera, Tobin Hill, Urban Genesis

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

Artistic memorial to Taco Land owner Ram Ayala goes up at San Antonio’s Velvet Taco

May 22, 2021 By San Antonio Current 2 Comments

Matt Simpson spreads thin-set onto the wall of Velvet Taco while Mig Kokinda figures out which hand-stenciled tiles go on next.

Ram Ayala, the late owner of Taco Land, received a fitting tribute last Saturday with the installation of a memorial mosaic at the site of the storied underground rock club.

Filed Under: Art, Food & Drink, Music, Nightlife, Tobin Hill Tagged With: "Gypsy Doug" Morgan, Jeff Smith, Matt Simpson, Mig Kokinda, Pearl, Ram Ayala, SausTex Records, Taco Land, Tacoland, Velvet Taco

For 210 Josephine Apartments, Lynd Co. is receiving 75-year property tax break courtesy of SAHA. Will these types of deals continue?

March 28, 2021 By Heron Staff 62 Comments

Rendering shows apartment building by the Lynd Company and the San Antonio Housing Authority.

The Lynd Company and the San Antonio Housing Authority are partnering on a 259-unit development in Tobin Hill. SAHA’s involvement means Lynd’s $58.3 million project will benefit from a full property tax exemption.

Filed Under: Development, Housing, Tobin Hill

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