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Does your home need repairing? Here’s how to apply for piece of $45M in home rehab bond dollars

August 8, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

E Carson Street in Government Hill on Wednesday, April 3. V. Finster | Heron

Homeowners looking to tap into $45 million in city bond dollars for repairs ranging from foundation work to roof shingle replacement can submit their applications starting today.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Housing, Neighborhoods Tagged With: 2022-2027 bond program, City of San Antonio, Health Collaborative, housing bond, HUD, John Courage, Minor Repair Program, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program, SHIP, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Teri Castillo, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Under 1 Roof, UTSA’s Westside Community Center, Veronica Garcia

Circa-1920s Exchange Building up for sale

April 25, 2022 By Richard Webner 4 Comments

The circa-1920s Exchange Building, 152 E. Pecan St., currently a 10-story apartment building, is up for sale. April 25, 2022.

The owners of the Exchange Building, which includes the San Antonio Housing Trust Foundation, are preparing to sell the Prohibition-era building to a local buyer.

Filed Under: Housing, San Antonio Housing Trust, St. Mary's Street, Transactions Tagged With: Andrew Weissman, David Lake, Exchange Building, Graham Weston, John Courage, La Reve, Lake|Flato, Michael Sohocki, Pete Alanis, Restaurant Gwendolyn, San Antonio Housing Trust, San Antonio Housing Trust Foundation, Ted Flato, Thomas Guggolz, Weston Centre

San Antonio City Council approves new agreement with Zachry for long-delayed Hemisfair project

April 7, 2022 By Richard Webner 52 Comments

Construction continues at Hemisfair's future Civic Park on the southeast corner of South Alamo and East Market streets on Thursday, April 7, 2022.

On Thursday, City Council approved a new agreement with Zachry Hospitality to redevelop the northwest corner of Hemisfair after the company failed to pay rent or meet its construction deadlines in a 2017 deal.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development, Hemisfair, Parks & Plazas Tagged With: ’68 World’s Fair, Andy Segovia, City Council, David Adelman, David Zachry, Hemisfair, Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corp., Hemisfair TIRZ, HPARC, John Courage, Johnson Trube & Associates, Lori Houston, NCAA Final Four, Richard Oliver, Ron Nirenberg, Schultze House, Tara Snowden, The Conservation Society of San Antonio, Vincent Michael, Visit San Antonio, Yanaguana Garden, Zachry, Zachry Hospitality

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

Largest-ever $1.2B bond package set for May 7 election in San Antonio

February 10, 2022 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

West Side drone shot. August 29, 2022.

On Thursday, the City Council unanimously approved the proposed $1.2 billion, 2022-2027 bond package—the largest in San Antonio’s history—a vote that now puts the historic infrastructure plan in the hands of voters in the May 7 election.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Elections, Housing Tagged With: 2022-2027 bond, Adriana Rocha Garcia, American Rescue Plan Act, Bexar County, Carver Branch Library, City Council, Ella Austin Community Center, Erik Walsh, Hemisfair, housing bond, John Courage, Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio Zoo, Texas Department of Transportation, Tower of the Americas

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

Nirenberg names former Councilwoman Gonzales chair of San Antonio’s Housing Commission, despite protests

July 23, 2021 By Richard Webner 59 Comments

Jessica O. Guerrero, former chairwoman of the Housing Commission, airs her grievances at a protest in front of City Hall on July 14, 2021.

Mayor Ron Nirenberg on Friday announced that he would appoint former District 5 Councilwoman Shirley Gonzales as chair of the city’s Housing Commission, despite protests from activists.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Housing Tagged With: Adriana Rocha Garcia, Amanda Keammerer, Baldwin, Flats at River North, Friedrich Lofts, Housing Commission, Housing Trust PFC, Jada Andrews-Sullivan, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Jessica O. Guerrero, John Courage, Kristin Davila, PFC, Phyllis Viagran, Ron Nirenberg, Rudy Lopez, San Antonio Housing Trust, Shirley Gonzales, Sofia Lopez, Teri Castillo

Housing in San Antonio at crossroads with expired downtown incentive policy, new council members elected

July 8, 2021 By Richard Webner 4 Comments

Skyline downtown San Antonio. May 20, 2021.

In the area of housing, it seems likely that the early 2020s will mark another turning point for San Antonio.

Filed Under: Bexar County, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force, Neighborhoods, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust Tagged With: Adriana Rocha Garcia, Bexar County, Bexar County PFC, Biden administration, Broadway corridor, CCDO, CCHIP, Center City Development & Operations Department, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, Cevallos Lofts, City of San Antonio, Continental Hotel, Cynthia Spielman, David Nisivoccia, Decade of Downtown, Ed Hinojosa Jr., Friedrich Air Conditioning Co., Friedrich Lofts, GrayStreet Partners, Housing Policy Framework, Housing Trust PFC, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, John Courage, Julián Castro, Lone Star Brewery, Lone Star District, Mario Bravo, Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force, Midway, NALCAB, National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, NIMBYism, Pearl, Pete Alanis, Proposition A, Ron Nirenberg, Sabot Development, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust Public Facility Corp., SHIP, Shirley Gonzales, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Teri Castillo, The Baldwin, The Flats at River North, Tier One Neighborhood Coalition, Under One Roof, Vero Soto, Veronica Garcia, Weston Urban

San Antonio Housing Trust PFC approves Friedrich Lofts project despite gentrification concerns

June 14, 2021 By Richard Webner 51 Comments

The controversial Friedrich Lofts project on the East Side was approved Monday by the Housing Trust PFC board, which is composed of five City Council members, despite concerns of gentrification.

Filed Under: Commerce Street, Denver Heights, Development, East Side, Historic Preservation, Neighborhoods, San Antonio Housing Trust Tagged With: Adriana Rocha Garcia, American South Real Estate Fund, Austin Investor Interests, Friedrich Air Conditioning Co., Friedrich Lofts, Housing Trust PFC, HUD, Irasema Cavazos, Ivy Taylor, Jada Andrews-Sullivan, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, John Courage, Mario Bravo, Pete Alanis, Phyllis Viagran, Provident Realty Advisors, Rebecca Viagran, Roberto Treviño, Ron Nirenberg, Rudy Lopez, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, San Antonio Housing Trust Public Facility Corp., Shirley Gonzales, Teri Castillo, Tomas Uresti, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Olivo: Lone Star Brewery’s $24M incentive deal needed more critical analysis

May 23, 2021 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

The former Lone Star Brewery is eyed for redevelopment by Midway and GrayStreet Partners.

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.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development, Downtown Dispatches, Hotels, Housing, Lone Star, Mission Reach, Neighborhoods, Office, Retail, San Antonio River, South Side, Southtown Tagged With: Ana Sandoval, Arts Residences, Barbara Casarez, Ben Olivo, Downtown Dispatches, GrayStreet Partners, Hotel Thompson San Antonio, John Courage, Lone Star Brewery, Lone Star District, Lone Star Neighborhood Association, Manny Pelaez, Midway, Mission Reach, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Property Assessed Clean Energy, Red Berry Estate, Richard Webner, Ron Nirenberg, Roosevelt Park Neighborhood Association, SAISD, San Antonio Independent School District, San Antonio River, Shirley Gonzales, Thompson Hotel, Vero Soto

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