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.
Government Hill
Encore development gets tax incentive after gaining McKee-Rodriguez’s reluctant support
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.
Dallas developer struggles to gain City Council support for Broadway East project in Government Hill
District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez is opposing an up-to-$7 million incentive package for a development east of the Pearl by Encore Multifamily of Dallas because it’s composed of all market-rate apartments.
Development profile: Encore Multifamily’s Broadway East project
Construction works has begun on the first phase of Broadway East, a $90 million, 386-unit market-rate apartment complex by Dallas firm Encore Multifamily that’s one block east of Broadway near the Pearl.
Midtown TIRZ board approves up to $7M for Encore apartments north of downtown San Antonio
The 386-unit, market-rate apartments by Dallas developer Encore Multifamily is the first phase of the Broadway East master-planning community across from the Pearl.
Granada Homes’ $63M renovation set to begin this month under new partnership
A $63 million project to rehabilitate the historic Granada Homes senior apartment tower is set to begin this month under a new partnership that no longer includes the San Antonio Housing Authority.
Pandemic derails GrayStreet Partner’s plans for Broadway East, delays W Hotel
GrayStreet’s Broadway East urban community derailed. W Hotel on hold. The Light building rehab lags behind schedule. That’s just GrayStreet’s projects on Broadway. The Covid pandemic has stymied many of the local developer’s downtown projects.
Top downtown San Antonio stories of 2020
Here are the most news-worthy stories of 2020 for the downtown San Antonio area.
Thai restaurant, tiki bar Hello Paradise now open on East Grayson
Hello Paradise, a new outdoor bar and restaurant by bar developer Jeret Peña, celebrates its official opening today on East Grayson Street in Government Hill.