Any concerns about the sheer size of the Lone Star’s $24 million incentive deal, or over the potential displacement of nearby residents, were outweighed by the fact that someone is finally breathing new life into these ghostly industrial shells after 25 years.
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Council passes $24M Lone Star incentive package, despite community concerns
On Thursday, City Council unanimously approved $24 million in incentives to help a partnership between GrayStreet Partners and Midway succeed where so many others have failed: to redevelop the blighted Lone Star Brewery complex.
Lone Star developers Midway, GrayStreet Partners seek $24M in city subsidies
The developers of the Lone Star Brewery are seeking $24 million in subsidies from the City of San Antonio to cover the cost of infrastructure and other public upgrades in and around the long-abandoned site.
‘It’s like conducting a symphony.’ Building downtown poses unique set of challenges
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.
Hixon-Cavender adds to Broadway holdings
The Hixon Properties and Cavender family partnership has added another acre to the footprint of the mini-neighborhood it is developing in north downtown on both Broadway and Avenue B.
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.
Hixon-Cavender partnership plans next phase of Broadway mini-neighborhood
Next up for the Hixon-Cavender partnership is a food-and-beverage market behind the recently-completed Soto office building on Broadway.
The most-read stories of 2020
This year-end list is your list. Here are the 10 downtown and neighborhood stories you consumed the most of in 2020.
Travis Park Plaza, Kress building rehabs to receive up to $2.5 million
On Tuesday, the Houston Street TIRZ board unanimously granted up to $2.5 million for the rehabs of the Travis Park Plaza office building and garage, across from Travis Park; and the Grant and Kress buildings on Houston Street.
GrayStreet gets approval to begin Broadway tower construction
Last Wednesday, GrayStreet Partners received the go-ahead from the Historic and Design Review Commission (HDRC) to begin construction of its planned 20 story hotel-office tower at 1603 Broadway and Newell Avenue.