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San Antonio Missions investor purchased land in May near potential baseball stadium site

November 8, 2022 By Richard Webner Leave a Comment

In May 2022, the property at 803 S. Medina St., north of the Guadalupe Street bridge, was purchased by a partnership managed by Bruce Hill, one of the investors buying the San Antonio Missions baseball team.

A partnership managed by Bruce Hill, one of the investors buying the San Antonio Missions double-A baseball team, purchased property on the near West Side in May, nearly adjacent to a site highlighted in a 2016 report as a suitable spot for a downtown baseball stadium.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development, Sports, Transactions, West Downtown, West Side Tagged With: AK Gillis & Sons I Ltd., Artpace San Antonio, Barrett Sports Group, Bruce Hill, CCDO, Center City Development and Operations Department, Centro San Antonio, Chilton Real Estate – Medina LP, City of San Antonio, Frank D. Wing Municipal Court Building, Graham Weston, Guadalupe Street, Kelly Saunders, Lone Star Materials, Nelson Wolff Municipal Stadium, Riley Robinson, Roger Hill, San Antonio, San Antonio Missions, San Pedro Creek Culture Park, School of Data Science and National Security Collaboration Center, South Frio Street, University of Texas at San Antonio, UTSA, Weston Urban

Opportunity Home San Antonio seeks $8M from housing bond for Alazan-Apache Courts expansion

October 14, 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.

Opportunity Home San Antonio has applied for $8 million from San Antonio’s housing bond for a new public housing development at Alazan-Apache Courts.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, Alazan-Apache Courts, Architecture, Development, Development Explorer, Historic Preservation, Housing, Neighborhoods, Opportunity Home San Antonio, West Side Tagged With: Able City, Alamo Architects, Alaza-Apache Courts, Alazan Courts, Apache Courts, City Council, Economic & Planning Systems, Ed Hinojosa Jr., FEMA, Guadalupe Street, Historic Westside Residents Association, Jannet Garcia, Kayla Miranda, Legacy at Alazán, Leticia Sanchez, Opportunity Home San Antonio, San Antonio Housing Authority, Seema Kairam, Victoria Courts, Wheatley Courts

Austin firm Sabot Development invests in historic San Antonio West Side building

July 19, 2022 By Richard Webner Leave a Comment

The former National Grocery Company building at 421 N. Medina St. in west downtown was recently purchased by Sabot Development of Austin.

Sabot Development of Austin is setting its sights on the Cattleman Square area on San Antonio’s near West Side—one of the most blighted areas of the urban core.

Filed Under: Historic Preservation, Transactions, VIA Metropolitan Transit, West Downtown, West Side Tagged With: Bexar County Adult Detention Center, Cattleman Square, David Adelman, DreamOn Group, Ed Cross, Grand building, Hemisfair, Jim Young, Lorraine Pulido, Mira, National Grocer Company building, North Frio, Rene Garcia, Rich Book building, Sabot Development, The '68, UTSA, VIA Centro Plaza, VIA Metropolitan Transit, Weston Urban, Whitt Printing Building

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

Inflation, interest rates jeopardize Cattleman Square Lofts affordable housing in downtown San Antonio

June 21, 2022 By Ben Olivo 2 Comments

Rendering of Cattleman Square Lofts October 2020 at 811 W. Houston St. by Alamo Community Group.

The cost to build Cattleman Square Lofts has ballooned by $6 million since January.

Filed Under: Bexar County, City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, West Downtown, West Side Tagged With: Alamo Colleges District, Alamo Community Group, Bexar County Commissioners, Cattleman Square Lofts, City Council, Enterprise Housing Credit Investors, Jennifer Gonzalez, Liberty Multifamily, Mission DG, Museum Reach Lofts, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Operation Finally Home, Patriot’s Pointe, Pete Alanis, Planning and Community Development Committee, San Antonio Housing Trust, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Teri Castillo, Texas Bond Review Board, The Spire at Vida, Veronica Garcia, VIA Metropolitan Transit

Esperanza Peace & Justice Center breaks ground on West Side museum

March 30, 2022 By Ben Olivo 61 Comments

Graciela Sanchez, director of the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Museo del Westside takes place on the morning of Tuesday, March, 29, 2022, at the Rinconcito de Esperanza, 816 S. Colorado St., San Antonio, TX, on the city's West Side.

After more than 10 years of planning, the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center is a year away from completing its Museo del Westside, a community space dedicated to West Side history and culture inside the old Ruben’s Ice House.

Filed Under: Historic Preservation, Museums, Neighborhoods, West Side Tagged With: Blanca "Blanquita Rosa" Rodríguez, Casa de Cuentos, David Gonzales, Esmeralda Reyes Rocha, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, Graciela Sanchez, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, Henry Gomez, Houck Foundation, Impact San Antonio, Irma Reyes Guevara, Las Tesoros de San Antonio, M&E Grocery Store, Manuel Reyes Jr., Mariachi Esperanza, MujerArtes, Museo del Westside, National Endowment for the Humanities, Patricia Reyes Zepeda, Rinconcito de Esperanza, Ruben's Ice House, San Antonio Area Foundation, Teri Castillo, West Side, Westside TIRZ

Photos: Cesar E. Chavez march returns to downtown San Antonio after two-year hiatus

March 26, 2022 By Heron Staff 59 Comments

Thousands of people march in the 26th annual Cesar E. Chavez March for Justice through downtown San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday, March 26, 2022.

The 26th Cesar E. Chavez March for Justice returned to the streets of San Antonio this morning following a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.

Filed Under: Events, Photos, West Downtown, West Side Tagged With: Cesar Chavez Foundation, Cesar E. Chavez Educational & Legacy Foundation, Cesar E. Chavez March for Justice, Erika Prosper, Ernest Martinez, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, Hemisfair, Paul Chavez, Ron Nirenberg, United Farm Workers of America

Castillo says San Antonio’s failing its citizens whose homes rack up code violations

December 18, 2021 By Ben Olivo 6 Comments

The city’s Development Services Department went on the offensive this week after being lambasted in a recent report by a University of Texas at Austin professor over its code enforcement practices and how often they lead to the demolition of homes.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Code enforcement, Housing, Neighborhoods, West Side Tagged With: Andy Segovia, Building Standards Board, City of San Antonio, Code enforcement, Demolition Prevention & Mitigation Pilot Program, Development Services Department, DSD, Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic at Texas Law, Heather K. Way, Historic Westside Residents Association, Mario Bravo, Opportunity at Risk, Planning and Community Development Committee, Teri Castillo, The University of Texas School of Law, University of Texas at Austin

Artist celebrated at Esperanza’s Día de los Muertos event where she volunteered

November 5, 2021 By Kayla Padilla 4 Comments

An altar by Blanca Rivera honors her friend Angie Merla, who was a volunteer at the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, during the center's annual Día de los Muertos event at the Rinconcito de Esperanza arts hub on the West Side.

Angie Merla, an artist and long-time volunteer at the Esperanza’s Día de los Muertos event, was honored with an ofrenda after she died of cancer earlier this year.

Filed Under: Art, Día de los Muertos, Holidays, Obituary, People, West Side Tagged With: Angie Merla, Blanca Rivera, Boys & Girls Club, Day of the Dead, Dia de los Muertos, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, MujerArtes, Rinconcito de Esperanza

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

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