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Out of Reach: Why San Antonio can’t get a grip on its affordable housing crisis

December 28, 2022 By Richard Webner Leave a Comment

With construction costs and interest rates soaring, San Antonio developers are struggling to make the numbers work for their affordable housing projects.

Filed Under: Development, Housing Tagged With: Alamo Community Group, Alazán-Apache Courts, Bexar County, Cattleman Square Lofts, CCHIP, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, Charles A. Gonzalez Senior Community, City of San Antonio, Debra Guerrero, East Meadows, Ed Hinojosa Jr., Ivy Taylor, Jennifer Gonzalez, Mark Carmona, NRP Group, Opportunity Home San Antonio, Pete Alanis, Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Victoria Courts, Viento Apartments

Apartments proposed for historic Tower Life Building in downtown San Antonio

August 9, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

The Tower Life Building, 310 S. St Mary's St., in San Antonio, Texas, taken Dec. 7, 2021.

The Tower Life Building’s new owners want to convert the long-time office building into 234 apartments with 10,000 square feet of restaurant space each on the ground and river levels.

Filed Under: Bexar County, Bexar County PFC, Development, Development Explorer, Historic Preservation, History, Housing, Office, Tower Life Building Tagged With: Alamo Capital Advisors, Bexar County, Bexar County PFC, Bexar County Public Facility Corp., City of San Antonio, Commissioners Court, Continental Hotel, David Marquez, Ed Cross, Jon Wiegand, Justin Rodriguez, McCombs Enterprises, Nelson Wolff, Ron Nirenberg, SA Tower Life, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, Tommy Calvert, Tower Life building, Weston Urban

Nirenberg, Wolff: San Antonio business leaders interested in buying Missions

July 8, 2022 By Richard Webner Leave a Comment

Mayor Ron Nirenberg speaks at a ground breaking ceremony for 300 Main, the 32-story apartment tower on the northeast corner North Main Avenue and East Travis Street on Thursday, April 21, 2022, in downtown San Antonio, Texas.

Several local business leaders are interested in buying stakes in the San Antonio Missions baseball team, Mayor Ron Nirenberg and County Judge Nelson Wolff said in separate interviews, while declining to say who the leaders were.

Filed Under: Bexar County, City of San Antonio, Development, San Pedro Creek, Sports, Transactions, West Downtown, Weston Urban Tagged With: Bexar County, City of San Antonio, Elmore Sports Group, Freeman Coliseum, Jeremy Sneed, Major League Baseball, Mario Bravo, Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium, Nelson Wolff, Peter J. Holt, Randy Smith, River Walk, Roy Bragg, San Antonio Missions, San Pedro Creek, San Pedro Creek Culture Park, The Link, Tommy Calvert, University of Texas at San Antonio, UTSA, Weston Urban

A stadium or a new waterway? Leaders present competing visions for site in west downtown San Antonio

July 1, 2022 By Richard Webner Leave a Comment

The Convent Park River Walk entrance at Convent and Augusta streets is where The Link could begin and head west, connecting to the San Pedro Creek Culture Park.

Two envisioned projects for west downtown—The Link from County Commissioner Tommy Calvert and a sports stadium by Weston Urban —could be competing head-to-head.

Filed Under: Bexar County, City of San Antonio, Development, Parks & Plazas, River Walk, San Antonio River, San Pedro Creek, Sports, West Downtown, Weston Urban Tagged With: Al Groves, Alamodome, Artpace, AT&T Center, Bexar County, Brenda Vickrey Johnson, Chuck Brehm, City of San Antonio, Clayton Perry, Decade of Downtown, Graham Weston, Mario Bravo, Monica Trevino-Ortega, Nelson Wolff, Randy Smith, Riley Robinson, River Walk, SAISD, San Antonio Independent School District, San Antonio—Toyota Field, San Pedro Creek Culture Park, Teri Castillo, Tommy Calvert, Vickrey & Associates, Weston Urban

Exclusive: Weston Urban pursuing land for potential sports stadium in downtown San Antonio

June 30, 2022 By Richard Webner 4 Comments

Property in the foreground, at the corner of North Flores and West Martin streets, are being eyed for a stadium by developer Weston Urban. June 29, 2022.

Weston Urban has lately approached at least two entities that own property near San Pedro Creek seeking to buy their land while mentioning plans to build a sports stadium.

Filed Under: Development, San Pedro Creek, Sports, Transactions, West Downtown, Weston Urban Tagged With: Alamodome, American GI Forum, Artpace San Antonio, Barrett Sports Group, Bernard Toomey, Bexar County, Fox Tech High School, Frost Tower, Graham Weston, Institute of Texas Cultures, Jeremy Sneed, John Toomey, Kedrick Wright, Monica Ramos, Randy Smith, Riley Robinson, River Walk, SAISD, San Antonio Missions, San Pedro Creek, San Pedro Creek Culture Park, The Link, The Rand, Tommy Calvert, Toomey Family Limited Partnership, Weston Urban, Wolff Stadium

Olivo: Housing needed at all price points, Nirenberg says

May 25, 2022 By Ben Olivo 2 Comments

Development has increased around San Antonio’s Government Hill neighborhood over the last few years, resulting in modern out of place seeming homes and condos next to historic family residences as seen on Dec. 30, 2021.

How San Antonio’s discussion on housing costs has evolved from the Decade of Downtown to the pandemic-era shortage.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, Neighborhoods, Weston Urban Tagged With: 300 Main, Bexar County, CCHIP, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, Decade of DowntownStrategic Housing Implementation Plan, Ed Hinojosa Jr., Julián Castro, Moody’s Analytics, President Biden, Riverplace, Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, Universal Services Group, Weston Urban

Largest-ever $1.2B bond package set for May 7 election in San Antonio

February 10, 2022 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

West Side drone shot. August 29, 2022.

On Thursday, the City Council unanimously approved the proposed $1.2 billion, 2022-2027 bond package—the largest in San Antonio’s history—a vote that now puts the historic infrastructure plan in the hands of voters in the May 7 election.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Elections, Housing Tagged With: 2022-2027 bond, Adriana Rocha Garcia, American Rescue Plan Act, Bexar County, Carver Branch Library, City Council, Ella Austin Community Center, Erik Walsh, Hemisfair, housing bond, John Courage, Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio Zoo, Texas Department of Transportation, Tower of the Americas

San Antonio’s City Council approves 10-year affordable housing plan

December 17, 2021 By Ben Olivo 47 Comments

Housing file art San Antonio Texas.

The City Council on Thursday approved the Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, a framework document with the overarching goal of helping 95,000 households in San Antonio who spend more than 30% of their monthly income on housing.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Development, Housing Tagged With: Bexar County, City Council, Clayton Perry, Cynthia Spielman, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Jessica O. Guerrero, Kristin Davila, Lori Houston, Mario Bravo, Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force, Ron Nirenberg, SA: Ready to Work program, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, SHIP, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Teri Castillo

Olivo: How McKee-Rodriguez’s support for a luxury housing project helps shape the Decade of Downtown

December 2, 2021 By Ben Olivo 77 Comments

Let’s make one thing clear, the Decade of Downtown in San Antonio is alive and well. It hasn’t expired. And it will continue as long as there are city policies designed to incentivize the production of market-rate housing in the downtown area.

Filed Under: Broadway East, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City of San Antonio, Development, East Side, Government Hill, Housing, Lone Star, Midtown & Pearl, Neighborhoods, Pearl, Sidebar Deep Dive Tagged With: 1800 Broadway, Alazán-Apache Courts, Ana Sandoval, AREA Real Estate, Bexar County, Broadway, Broadway corridor, CCHIP, Center City Housing Incentive Program, City Council, City of San Antonio, Criterion, David Adelman, Decade of Downtown, East Side, Encore Multifamily, Encore SoFlo, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, Fulcrum Development, Government Hill, Government Hill Alliance, GrayStreet Partners, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Hixon Properties, Ian Benavidez, Inner City Development Incentive Program, Inner City TIRZ, Inspire Downtown, Jake Jopling, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Jefferson Bank, Julián Castro, Lone Star Brewery, Lynd Company, Mario Bravo, Michael Amezquita, Midtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, Midtown TIRZ, Museum Reach, OHT Partners, Pearl, Sabot Development, SAISD, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Independent School District, San Antonio River, Shirley Gonzales, Southtown, Teri Castillo, Texas Organizing Project, Universal Services Group, Vistana

Alameda Theater restoration poised to resume as new mural is unveiled

October 21, 2021 By Benjamin Gonzalez 2 Comments

The restoration of the Alameda Theater at 318 W. Houston St. is set to resume soon.

A small crowd of more than 20 people gathered outside the Alameda Theater on West Houston Street recently to view the unveiling of a new, five-part mural project by local artist Alan Calvo.

Filed Under: Alameda Theater, Art, Bexar County, City of San Antonio, Houston Street, West Downtown Tagged With: Alameda Theater, Alameda Theater Conservancy, Alan Calvo, Alberto Alegre, Amor Eterno, Antonio Aguilar, Art Everywhere, Bexar County, Cantinflas, Centro San Antonio, City of San Antonio, Houston Street TIRZ, Isabel Marie Sanchez, Lola Beltran, Maria Felix, Trey Jacobson, Vicente Fernandez

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