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Austin developer not seeking incentives for Probandt apartments in San Antonio’s Lone Star District

May 28, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

This waste paper recycling center at 400 Probandt St. is slated to become an apartment development by Austin developer OHT Partners.

A 310-unit apartment building by Austin developer OHT Partners, at 400 Probandt St., was granted final approval by the city’s design commission earlier this month.

Filed Under: Architecture, Development, Development Explorer, Historic and Design Review Commission, Housing, Lone Star, Mission Reach, South Side, Southtown Tagged With: Bexar Appraisal District, BFI Waste Systems of North America, Cabot Chase, Federal International Recycling and Waste Solutions, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Jackson Simons, JoNa Real Estate LLC of Dallas, Kay Hindes, Lone Star District, Mission Reach, Nesta Anderson, Office of Historic Preservation, OHT Partners, Pape-Dawson Engineers, Probandt Apartments, San Antonio River, San Pedro Acequia, Southtown, The Flats at Big Tex

Development Profile: Weston Urban names 32-story apartment tower in downtown San Antonio: 300 Main

April 22, 2022 By Heron Staff 11 Comments

Latest renderings released by Weston Urban show the 300 Main, the 32-story apartment tower on the northeast corner North Main Avenue and East Travis Street, in downtown San Antonio, Texas. Released April 21, 2022.

Weston Urban plans to complete construction of 300 Main, its 32-story apartment tower on the northeast corner of North Main Avenue and East Travis Street, by spring 2024.

Filed Under: Center City Housing Incentive Policy, Development, Housing, Soledad Street, West Downtown, Weston Urban Tagged With: 300 Main, CCHIP, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Planning Commission, Weston Urban

Mayor Nirenberg, City Council signal support for revised Zachry-Hemisfair lease

March 16, 2022 By Richard Webner 58 Comments

Construction continues at Hemisfair's future Civic Park on the southeast corner of South Alamo and East Market streets on Monday, March 14, 2022.

Mayor Ron Nirenberg and the City Council gave enthusiastic support on Wednesday to the city’s proposal to rewrite a five-year-old agreement with Zachry Hospitality regarding its plan to develop the northwest corner of Hemisfair, a long-delayed project.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development, Hemisfair, Parks & Plazas Tagged With: Andres Andujar, City Council, City of San Antonio, Civic Park, David Adelman, David Zachry, HDRC, Hemisfair, HemisFair '68, Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corp., HemisFair Park PFC, Hemisfair Park Public Facilities Corp., Hemisfair Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, Hemisfair TIRZ, Historic and Design Review Commission, HPARC, John Courage, Johnson Trube & Associates, Lori Houston, Mario Bravo, NCAA Final Four, NRP Group, Ron Nirenberg, Schultze House, Yanaguana Garden, Zachry, Zachry Corp., Zachry Hospitality

Aztec Theater owners adding rooftop restaurant, boutique hotel to historic building

March 15, 2022 By Ben Olivo 65 Comments

Renderings show the addition of a boutique hotel inside the Aztec Theater building, 104 N. St. Mary’s St. A rooftop restaurant and bar are included.

The Aztec Theater’s owners are seeking approval to add a rooftop restaurant and bar, part of a plan to convert unused office space into an upscale 77-room boutique hotel.

Filed Under: Architecture, Aztec Theatre, Historic Preservation, Hotels, River Walk Tagged With: Aztec Family Group LLC, Aztec Theater, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Overland Partners, River Walk, Sam Panchevre, Shreem Capital, West Crockett Street

Developer’s plan to build 8 homes in Dignowity Hill sent back to drawing board

March 10, 2022 By Ben Olivo 6 Comments

A single-family home development called CherryCourt. is being planned by Mint Development of San Antonio for two vacant lots on the 1000 block of North Cherry Street in Dignowity Hill Historic District on the near East Side. This rendering shows the view from Cherry Street.

A new project called CherryCourt, eight 2-story homes in Dignowity Hill, was recently rejected by the Historic and Design Review Commission.

Filed Under: Architecture, City of San Antonio, Development, Dignowity Hill, East Side, Historic and Design Review Commission, Housing, Neighborhoods Tagged With: CherryCourt, Conservation Society, Cory Edwards, Dignowity Hill, Dignowity Hill Historic District, Gabriel Q. Velasquez, Hays Street Bridge, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, James H. Cervantes, Jeffrey Fetzer, Mint Development, Monica Savino, North Cherry Street, Office of Historic Preservation, OHP, Ricardo Turrubiates, Scott W. Carpenter, Terramark Urban Homes, The Conservation Society of San Antonio, Ziga Architecture Group

UPDATED: St. John’s Square project moving forward despite SAHA’s exit

February 5, 2022 By Ben Olivo 39 Comments

St. John's Square is an eight-story, 250-unit development being proposed for the southeast corner of East Nueva and South St. Mary's streets by Austin developer Dennis McDaniel and the San Antonio Housing Authority.

An Austin developer and St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church are moving forward with plans to build St. John’s Square, a 253-unit apartment building near La Villita, despite the San Antonio Housing Authority backing away from the project.

Filed Under: Development, Housing, San Antonio Housing Authority, South St. Mary's Tagged With: 210 Josephine Apartments, A. David Lynd, Affordable Housing Partners Inc., Alazan Courts, Berkshire Hathaway, David Nisivoccia, Dennis McDaniel, East Meadows, Ed Hinojosa Jr., HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, HUD, La Villita, Lynd Company, Marivel Resendiz, Moving to Work, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Authority, St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, St. John’s Square, Tim Alcott, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Victoria Commons, Victoria Courts, Warren Buffet, Wheatley Courts

Fort Worth developer planning to build 342 apartments in east downtown San Antonio

January 19, 2022 By Ben Olivo 71 Comments

Vaquero Ventures of Fort Worth is planning to build a 340-unit apartment building at 1220 E. Commerce St. in east downtown.

Fort Worth developer Vaquero Ventures received conceptual approval from the Historic and Design Review Commission on Wednesday on its envisioned 342-unit, five-story apartment building at 1220 E. Commerce St. in east downtown.

Filed Under: Alamodome Garden, Architecture, Building Explorer, Commerce Street, Denver Heights, Development, Dignowity Hill, East Downtown, East Side, Historic and Design Review Commission, Housing, Neighborhoods, St. Paul Square Tagged With: Aiden by Best Western, Alamodome Gardens, Ashley Farrimond, Brandon Behrens, Cherry X Commerce, David Adelman, Denver Heights, Dignowity Hill, Griffin & Farrimond, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Killen, Merriman Anderson Architects, Quadrant Investment Properties, REATA Real Estate, RK Group, St. Paul Square, Sunset Station, Sunset Station Train Depot, Texas Research and Technology Foundation, The Baldwin, The Espee, Valerie Cortez, Vaquero Ventures, VelocityTX, Vidorra

Bakke Development granted approval for Southtown ice house concept

January 17, 2022 By Ben Olivo 56 Comments

Bakke Development is planning a mixed-use retail project at 207 Roosevelt Ave., that includes an ice house, office space, and potentially a restaurant. Renderings go before the Historic and Design Review Commission on Jan. 19, 2022.

Local developer Bakke Development Corp.’s plan for an ice house and retail complex on a prominent intersection in Southtown goes before the Historic and Design Review Commission this week.

Filed Under: Development, Food & Drink, Historic and Design Review Commission, Lone Star, Mission Reach, Neighborhoods, Retail, San Antonio River, South St. Mary's, Southtown Tagged With: Bakke Development Corp., Brandt Bakke, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Lone Star Brewery, Meier Bros. Monuments, Mission Reach, San Antonio River

108-year-old Tobin Hill home demolition on hold after SAC says it’s not interested in buying it

January 12, 2022 By Richard Webner Leave a Comment

The proposed demolition of the 108-year-old Hughes home in Tobin Hill, owned by the Archdiocese of San Antonio, is on hold after community outcry led San Antonio College to withdraw its interest in the property.

Filed Under: Architecture, City of San Antonio, Historic Preservation, Neighborhoods, Tobin Hill Tagged With: Archdiocese of San Antonio, Catholic Student Center, Conservation Society of San Antonio, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Hughes home, Jordan McMorrough, Ken Slavin, La Meri, Lynn Knapik, Mario Bravo, Mason Maury, Mike Flores, Monte Vista, Office of Historic Preservation, OHP, R.M. Hughes, Robert Vela, Russell Hughes, SAC, San Antonio College, Shanon Shea Miller, Tobin Hill, Tobin Hill Community Association, Vincent Michael

Hemisfair’s Civic Park construction imminent as planners race to meet 2025 Final Four deadline

December 23, 2021 By Ben Olivo 62 Comments

The Hemisfair Civic Park design plans approved by the Historic and Design Review Commission on Oct. 29, 2021.

After a delay of more than two years, the construction of Hemisfair’s Civic Park is finally imminent, it appears. A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for sometime in January after the City Council approved last week a $27.9 million construction contract for Skanska USA Building.

Filed Under: 2017-2022 bond, 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Development, Hemisfair, Parks & Plazas Tagged With: "Confluence of Civilizations", Acequia Madre de Valero, Andres Andujar, City Council, Civic Park, David Adelman, GGN, HDRC, Hemisfair, HemisFair '68, Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corp., Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Hilton Palacio Del Rio, Historic and Design Review Commission, HPARC, Juan O'Gorman, Millennium Park, NCAA Men's Final Four, NRP Group, Omar Gonzalez, Overland Partners, Skanska USA Building, The '68, Zachry Corp.

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