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UTSA receives funding for next Dolorosa building in downtown San Antonio

November 18, 2022 By Heron Staff 1 Comment

UTSA is preparing to design its new Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Careers (IEC) building at Dolorosa and South Laredo streets. This renderings is for illustration purposes and does not represent the final design.

UTSA’s $124 million Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Careers (IEC) building, the university’s next phase on Dolorosa, received full funding.

Filed Under: Development, Education, UTSA, West Downtown Tagged With: Bexar County jail, Bruce Hill, Entrepreneurship and Careers building, Gensler, Graham Weston, Innovation, Joe Izbrand, Kimberly Andrews Espy, National Security Collaboration Center, Overland Parters, San Antonio Missions, San Pedro Creek Culture Park, San Pedro I, San Pedro II, School of Data Science, Taylor Eighmy, The University of Texas System Board of Regents, University of Texas at San Antonio, UT Permanent University Fund, UTSA, Weston Urban

Development Profile: UTSA School of Data Science, National Security Collaboration Center

October 16, 2022 By Heron Staff Leave a Comment

San Pedro Creek Culture Park opens to the public on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, which include a segment next to the future UTSA UTSA School of Data Science and National Security Collaboration Center, 506 Dolorosa, San Antonio, Texas.

UTSA’s School of Data Science and National Security Collaboration Center, 506 Dolorosa, are scheduled to officially open for the spring semester in January.

Filed Under: Development, Education, UTSA, West Downtown Tagged With: Joe Izbrand, San Pedro Creek Culture Park, UTSA, UTSA National Security Collaboration Center, UTSA School of Data Science

UTSA has started building its data science school, national security center on Dolorosa

January 31, 2021 By Ben Olivo 67 Comments

In December, UTSA began expanding its downtown presence with the construction of a six-story building on Dolorosa that will house its new School of Data Science and National Security Collaboration Center.

Filed Under: Bexar County, City of San Antonio, Development, Education, San Pedro Creek, Tech, Tech District, UTSA, West Downtown, Weston Urban Tagged With: Bexar County, City of San Antonio, Continental Hotel, Dolorosa, Frost Tower, Graham Weston, Houston Street, San Pedro Creek, Taylor Eighmy, University of Texas at San Antonio, University of Texas System Board of Regents, UTSA, UTSA National Security Collaboration Center, UTSA Open Cloud Institute, UTSA School of Data Science

UTSA data science school, national security center construction expected to begin in December

June 11, 2020 By Ben Olivo 56 Comments

Design rendering for UTSA School of Data Science and National Security Collaboration Center by Whiting-Turner | Jacobs | Overland.

UTSA expects to complete the $90 million School of Data Science and National Security Collaboration Center on Dolorosa by 2022.

Filed Under: Development, Education, UTSA, West Side

With Frost Tower finished, Weston Urban pivots toward housing

September 22, 2019 By Ben Olivo 50 Comments

The Frost Bank tower taken from Geekdom at dusk on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron

Weston Urban is obligated to build at least 265 housing units on nearby properties it purchased, or will purchase, from the city and Frost Bank. Its housing production in west downtown will “far exceed that.”

Filed Under: Development, Housing, UTSA, West Side, Weston Urban

UTSA opening West Side resource center this fall

August 27, 2019 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

University of Texas at San Antonio downtown campus. July 2, 2019

UTSA is preparing to open a resource center on the West Side, a walk-in-type space scheduled to open this fall as an element of its downtown campus expansion.

Filed Under: Neighborhoods, UTSA, West Side

As downtown development spreads, displacement and gentrification are set to roll over the West Side

May 21, 2019 By Heron Staff 43 Comments

Some West Side community members are concerned about the potential for mass displacement caused by rising property values, predatory practices by investors and code violation enforcements in a part of San Antonio many people consider the cultural heartbeat of the city.

Filed Under: Deep Dive, Development, Neighborhoods, UTSA, West Side

UTSA campus to connect to West Side community in university’s expansion plan

May 16, 2019 By Ben Olivo 46 Comments

The UTSA downtown campus would connect to the near West Side via a pedestrian bridge and elevated park along the Buena Vista Street bridge, according to the latest expansion plan.

Filed Under: Education, UTSA, West Side

Weston Urban purchases iconic Toudouze building, eyes synergy with UTSA expansion

April 26, 2019 By Ben Olivo 65 Comments

Weston Urban’s strategy for its many west downtown properties is to create a “tight-knit fabric” with UTSA’s expansion.

Filed Under: Development, UTSA

Anticipating UTSA’s impact on the historic West Side

October 22, 2018 By Ben Olivo 4 Comments

In mid-September, the University of Texas at San Antonio announced plans to quadruple its downtown campus with new buildings east of the highway, into downtown proper, but also westward toward the historic West Side.

Filed Under: UTSA, West Side

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