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Chris Hill

‘It’s like conducting a symphony.’ Building downtown poses unique set of challenges

April 22, 2021 By Richard Webner

As tourists and locals flock to the Canopy by Hilton, downtown’s latest hotel, they most likely won’t have a clue as to the difficulties in building something that tall, and on the river no less.

Filed Under: Architecture, City of San Antonio, Commerce Street, Development, Hotels, River Walk Tagged With: Canopy By Hilton, Chris Hill, Crockett Urban Ventures, David Adelman, Domingo, Floodgate, GrayStreet Partners, Hemisfair, Otro, Patrick Shearer, River Walk, San Pedro Creek Culture Park, St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church, The '68

Tiki bar, Vietnamese restaurant set to open early 2021 inside Witte building

December 16, 2020 By Ben Olivo

Esquire Tavern owner Chris Hill has announced more details on the tiki bar and Asian restaurant he’s been planning for the 1890s building rehab.

Filed Under: Commerce Street, Food & Drink, Historic Preservation Tagged With: Boulevardier Group, Chris Hill, Eric Treviño, Esquire Tavern, House of Ma, Hugman's Oasis, Jeret Pena, Jill Giles, Louis Singh, River Walk, Robert H.H. Hugman, Singh's Vietnamese, Witte building

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