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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

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

Encore development gets tax incentive after gaining McKee-Rodriguez’s reluctant support

November 18, 2021 By Richard Webner 69 Comments

Construction work continues on Oct. 6 on Encore Multifamily's 386-unit apartment building that consumes most of the land bound by North Alamo, East Grayson, Austin, and West Carson streets.

An up-to-$7 million incentive package for a high-end apartment complex in Government Hill won unanimous approval from City Council on Thursday after a change of heart from District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez.

Filed Under: Broadway, Broadway East, City of San Antonio, Development, Government Hill, Housing, Neighborhoods Tagged With: Ana Sandoval, Broadway East, City Council, Clayton Perry, Decade of Downtown, Encore Multifamily, Fulcrum Development, Government Hill, GrayStreet Partners, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, John Courage, Manny Pelaez, Mario Bravo, Melissa Cabello Havrda, Midtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, Midtown TIRZ, Planning and Community Development Committee

Council delays ordinance requiring future housing developments to consider voucher holders

April 16, 2021 By Gaige Davila 2 Comments

Frost Bank and Weston Urban, which co-developed the tower along with KDC of Dallas, hosted a media tour on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron

The approval of an ordinance that would require future housing developments that receive city incentives to consider tenants with housing vouchers has been delayed by the City Council.

Filed Under: Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, San Antonio Housing Trust Tagged With: Ana Sandoval, City Council, Clayton Perry, Erik Walsh, Housing Authority of Bexar County, Lori Houston, Manny Pelaez, My City is My Home, Neighborhood & Housing Services Department, Rich Acosta, Roberto Treviño, Ron Nirenberg, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Authority, Section 8, Veronica Soto

San Antonio City Council votes 10-1 to approve new Alamo plan

April 15, 2021 By Richard Webner 5 Comments

The effort to overhaul the Alamo complex, which many had taken for dead last year, got a jump-start Thursday when City Council approved a deal with the state that will repurpose the historic Woolworth building and leave the Cenotaph in place.

Filed Under: Alamo, Alamo Plaza, City of San Antonio, Texas Tagged With: Alamo, Alamo Cenotaph, Alamo Endowment, Alamo Plaza, Alamo Trust, Battle of Flowers Parade, Clayton Perry, Dan Patrick, Davy Crockett, Erik Kramer, Fiesta Flambeau Parade, José Toribio Losoya, Lori Houston, Rebecca Viagran, Reed-Hilderbrand, Roberto Treviño, Ron Nirenberg, Shirley Gonzales, Texas General Land Office, William B. Travis

Charter amendment intended to add ‘affordable’ housing in San Antonio. Here’s what you’ll be voting on in May

March 2, 2021 By Ben Olivo 10 Comments

If approved by voters in May, the city charter amendment would allow bond dollars to be spent on housing and economic development projects.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Housing Tagged With: 2017-2022 bond program, affordable housing, Alazan Courts, Andy Segovia, Boyz II Men, city charter, City Council, Clayton Perry, Housing Commission, Jessica O. Guerrero, Lori Houston, Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force, Ron Nirenberg, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Authority, Sarah Sanchez, Vero Soto, workforce housing

Hemisfair Civic Park gets encouragement from City Council, despite delays

February 11, 2021 By Richard Webner 61 Comments

City Council members were by and large supportive of the Hemisfair redevelopment project, which has struggled for years with construction delays, during a presentation Wednesday.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Hemisfair, Parks & Plazas Tagged With: City Council, Civic Park, Clayton Perry, Hemisfair, Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corp., HPARC, John Courage, Lori Houston, Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Omar Gonzalez, Razi Hosseini, Ron Nirenberg, Thea Setterbo, Yanaguana Garden

Former Frost HQ renovation now costing City of San Antonio $141M

December 20, 2020 By Ben Olivo 69 Comments

The city’s renovation of the former Frost Bank headquarters has increased to $141 million, while expecting to save the city money in the long-run, city officials said.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development Tagged With: Ben Gorzell, City Council, City of San Antonio, Clayton Perry, Continental Hotel, Frost Bank, Lori Houston, Municipal Plaza building, San Fernando Gym, Weston Urban

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