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GrayStreet Partners’ big dream for Houston Street that never materialized

January 20, 2022 By Richard Webner

The 300 block of East Houston Street includes the Vogue, Grant and Kress buildings.

In 2015, GrayStreet Partners announced it had purchased several iconic buildings on East Houston Street, and spoke of the corridor’s rebirth. Nearly seven years later, the local developer has been selling off its assets as it shifts focus, and capital, to other projects.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Historic Preservation, Houston Street, Office, Retail, Sidebar Deep Dive, Streets & Sidewalks, Tech District, Transactions Tagged With: Adam Neumann, Bohanan’s Prime Steaks and Seafood, Broadway East, CBRE, City of San Antonio, David Adelman, David and José Cáceres, Decade of Downtown, East Houston Street, Federal Realty Investment Trust, Frost Bank, Frost Bros., Frost Tower, Fulcrum Development, Geekdom, Graham Weston, GrayStreet Partners, Houston Street, Houston Street TIRZ, Ivy Taylor, Julián Castro, Kevin Covey, Kress building, La Panadería, Lone Star Brewery, Maryland, Mercado Roma, Mixtli, Neisner's, Nick Longo, Peter French, Pharm Table, Presa Street Bridge, River Walk, Rockville, Scott Herbold, Texas de Brazil, Travis Park Plaza, Vogue building, W Hotel, Walgreens building, West Houston Street, Weston Urban, WeWork, Wolff & Marx

Weston Urban buys former Navy Club site on River Walk

January 21, 2021 By Richard Webner

Weston Urban has purchased an historic building on the River Walk that once housed the famous Navy Club nightclub in order to provide river access to the adjacent Milam Building, which it plans to refurbish.

Filed Under: Development, River Walk, West Downtown, Weston Urban Tagged With: Frost Bank, Historic and Design Review Commission, Milam building, Navy Club, Phillip Sfair, Randy Smith, Weston Centre, Weston Urban

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

December 20, 2020 By Ben Olivo

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

‘It was important for us to open the park to people right now’

November 25, 2020 By Rocky Garza Jr.

The gates finally came down around the Weston Urban park on West Houston Street across from the Frost Tower.

“We would love to host events here at the park in the future, during Fiesta or Oktoberfest, and see possible wedding receptions being held here,” the new park’s director, David Robinson Jr. said looking forward to when the pandemic is over.

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Parks & Plazas, Tech District, West Downtown, Weston Urban Tagged With: Alamo Drafthouse, Centro San Antonio, Covid-19, David Robinson, David Robinson Jr., Fiesta, Frost Bank, Frost Tower, Houston Street, Oktoberfest, Pinkerton's Barbecue, Weston Urban, Weston Urban park

Royal Blue Grocery eyes February opening

September 20, 2018 By Ben Olivo

The Austin-based store will offer a little bit of everything, “coffee and breakfast tacos, grab-and-go salads and sandwiches, grocery, beer/wine, snacks, beverages.”

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Houston Street, Retail Tagged With: Book Building, Craig Staley, Frost Bank, Geekdom, Historic and Design Review Commission, Milam building, Rand building, Royal Blue Grocery, Savoy Hotel, Scaleworks, Weston Urban

Weston Urban adds another building to its west downtown portfolio

September 11, 2018 By Ben Olivo

Two weeks ago, the developer purchased an old two-story commercial building on the northwest corner of Commerce and North Flores streets.

Filed Under: Development, Office, Retail Tagged With: 7-Eleven, Frost Bank, Graham Weston, MetroPCS, Municipal Plaza building, Randy Smith, VIA, Weston Urban

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