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Photos: NIOSA expands into Hemisfair

April 7, 2022 By Heron Staff 44 Comments

Eric cracks a cascarón on his wife’s head, Kat, during the second night of A Night in Old San Antonio, or NIOSA, during Fiesta on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at La Villita in downtown San Antonio, Texas.

A year after a truncated version of A Night in Old San Antonio, or NIOSA, was held, the popular four-day event returned to La Villita, let’s say, wider than ever.

Filed Under: Events, Fiesta, La Villita, Photos, Slideshows Tagged With: A Night in Old San Antonio, Fiesta, Hemisfair, La Villita, Maverick Plaza, NIOSA, The Conservation Society of San Antonio

Los Angeles firm to begin transformation of former CPS Energy building on San Antonio River Walk

April 3, 2022 By Ben Olivo 61 Comments

BH Properties of Los Angeles plans to upgrade CPS Energy's former office building at 146 Navarro St., which will include 20,000 square feet of ground-level retail and restaurant space.

BH Properties of Los Angeles announced last week that it’s preparing to start refurbishing CPS Energy’s former office building on Navarro Street into what it describes as a mixed-use destination on the River Walk.

Filed Under: Architecture, CPS Energy, Development, Navarro Street, Office, Parking, Retail, River Walk, South Presa Tagged With: Andrew Van Tuyle, Anuradha Koli, BH Properties, Blueprint Hospitality, Centro San Antonio, CPS Energy, Gensler, GrayStreet Partners, La Villita, Navarro Street, River Walk, South Presa Street, Tower Life building

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

Conservation Society of San Antonio selling its King William headquarters for $4M

November 30, 2021 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

The Conservation Society of San Antonio is located at 107 King William St.

After calling the three-story Anton Wulff House in King William home since 1974, The Conservation Society of San Antonio is preparing to leave it.

Filed Under: Architecture, Conservation Society of San Antonio, Historic Preservation, History, King William, Transactions Tagged With: A Night in Old San Antonio, Anton Wulff, Anton Wulff House, Arthur Guenther, Bexar Appraisal District, Conservation Society of San Antonio, Dashiell House, King William, La Villita, Liberty Flour Mill, Louis Gresser House, NIOSA, Rocky's on the River, Steve Yndo, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Vincent Michael, Walter Nold Mathis

Construction work in and around Maverick Plaza has begun, expected to last two years

September 25, 2021 By Richard Webner 2 Comments

Construction on Maverick Plaza began in August and is expected to take two years to complete.

Construction work began last month on a makeover of Maverick Plaza at La Villita, three years after local chef Johnny Hernandez’s Grupo La Gloria signed a 49-year lease with the city to turn it into a culinary destination.

Filed Under: Alamo Street, City of San Antonio, Development, La Villita, Parks & Plazas Tagged With: Grupo La Gloria, Johnny Hernandez, La Villita, Maverick Plaza, Paul Berry

BH Properties’ $9M renovation of former CPS Energy building in downtown San Antonio receives first approval

July 22, 2021 By Richard Webner 64 Comments

BH Properties plans to upgrade the offices of this former CPS Energy building at 146 Navarro St. View from Villita Street.

L.A.-based BH Properties plans to launch a $9 million renovation of the 10-story office building it purchased from CPS Energy later this year.

Filed Under: Architecture, CPS Energy, Office, Parking, River Walk, Transactions Tagged With: Andrew Van Tuyle, Arneson River Theatre, BH Properties, Brian Park, CPS Energy, Fiesta, Gensler, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, La Villita, Mexican Consulate, MP Studio, River Walk, Villita Assembly Building

Restaurant, office upgrades planned for CPS Energy’s former San Antonio River Walk building

July 18, 2021 By Ben Olivo 2 Comments

BH Properties of Los Angeles plans to upgrade the offices of this former CPS Energy building at 146 Navarro St., while adding restaurant space to the lower floor.

Los Angeles-based BH Properties plans to refurbish CPS Energy’s former River Walk office building, while adding a street-level restaurant.

Filed Under: Architecture, CPS Energy, Office, Parking, River Walk, Transactions Tagged With: Andrew Van Tuyle, AT&T, BH Properties, CPS Energy, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, La Villita, River Walk, Valero Energy Corp., Villita Assembly Building

San Antonio’s African American archive and museum now open at La Villita

March 20, 2021 By Jolie Francis 7 Comments

The San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum was originally founded in 2017 on the East Side and has recently moved to La Villita.

Filed Under: East Side, La Villita, Museums Tagged With: Deborah Omowale Jarmon, Eugene Coleman, La Villita, SAAACAM, San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum, San Antonio River, SNAP, Sutton Home

Beer garden to replace Little Rhein Steak House, among other major La Villita changes

February 5, 2021 By Rocky Garza Jr. 2 Comments

The former Fig Tree restaurant at La Villita from the River Walk.

Sam Panchevre, owner of Sam’s Burger Joint and the Aztec Theatre, is now leasing the buildings that once housed the Little Rhein Steak House and the Fig Tree.

Filed Under: Food & Drink, La Villita Tagged With: Alamo Plaza, Aztec Theatre, BierGarten River Walk, Dashiell House, Fig Tree Restaurant, Gray-Guilbeau House, Hilton Palacio Del Rio, Hyatt Regency, La Villita, Little Rhein Prost Haus, Little Rhein Steak House, MadDogs Restaurant Group, Moe Lazri, Otto Bombach, River Walk, Sam Panchevre, Sam's Burger Joint, South Alamo Street, Terry Corless, The Conservation Society of San Antonio

Conservation Society’s NIOSA-style festival draws criticism from La Villita tenants, restaurant owners

October 17, 2020 By Brigid Cooley 3 Comments

The Conservation Society will host a NIOSA-style event called Fall Heritage Festival on Nov. 6, but it’s drawing criticism from La Villita tenants and restaurant owners.

Filed Under: COVID-19, La Villita Tagged With: La Villita, The Conservation Society of San Antonio

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