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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

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

Rammed earth. Giant screws as piers. City of San Antonio building sustainable housing that’s also affordable

July 2, 2021 By Maggie Ryan 57 Comments

An affordable home to be built using the rammed earth technique is planned for the south lot at San Salvador Avenue and Denver Boulevard on the far East Side of San Antonio.

San Antonio Affordable Housing Inc., a nonprofit branch of the city, plans to build two experimental homes on the far East Side, one using earthen materials for its walls, another whose foundation can be adjusted post-construction.

Filed Under: Architecture, City of San Antonio, East Side, Housing, Neighborhoods Tagged With: 3050 Eisenhauer, Alamo Architects, David Komet, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, Ian Benavidez, Jaime Damron, Jim Bailey, Komet Consultants, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, Office of Urban Redevelopment of San Antonio, OURSA, Peter Greenblum, REnewSA, Rinconcito de Esperanza, San Antonio Affordable Housing Inc., Scott Price

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