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Bond dollars for Sunken Garden Theater could go to other Brackenridge Park projects

February 12, 2022 By Kayla Padilla 1 Comment

The Brackenridge Conservancy is planning a $63 million renovation of the Sunken Garden Theater.

The Brackenridge Park Conservancy is seeking $5 million from the upcoming bond to help renovate Sunken Garden Theater, a plan the nearby River Road neighborhood still opposes.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Historic Preservation, Neighborhoods, Parks & Plazas, San Antonio Zoo Tagged With: 2022-2027 bond program, Brackenridge Park, Brackenridge Park Conservancy, City Council, Grace Rose Gonzales, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Kirk Feldman, Lucy Wilson, Mario Bravo, Mary Sandoval, Michael Marchbanks, Midtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, Midtown TIRZ, Rasa Silenas, River Road, River Road Neighborhood Association, San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio Zoo, Sunken Garden Theater, Suzanne Scott, Witte Museum

Olivo: How McKee-Rodriguez’s support for a luxury housing project helps shape the Decade of Downtown

December 2, 2021 By Ben Olivo 77 Comments

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.

Filed Under: Broadway East, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City of San Antonio, Development, East Side, Government Hill, Housing, Lone Star, Midtown & Pearl, Neighborhoods, Pearl, Sidebar Deep Dive Tagged With: 1800 Broadway, Alazán-Apache Courts, Ana Sandoval, AREA Real Estate, Bexar County, Broadway, Broadway corridor, CCHIP, Center City Housing Incentive Program, City Council, City of San Antonio, Criterion, David Adelman, Decade of Downtown, East Side, Encore Multifamily, Encore SoFlo, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, Fulcrum Development, Government Hill, Government Hill Alliance, GrayStreet Partners, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Hixon Properties, Ian Benavidez, Inner City Development Incentive Program, Inner City TIRZ, Inspire Downtown, Jake Jopling, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Jefferson Bank, Julián Castro, Lone Star Brewery, Lynd Company, Mario Bravo, Michael Amezquita, Midtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, Midtown TIRZ, Museum Reach, OHT Partners, Pearl, Sabot Development, SAISD, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Independent School District, San Antonio River, Shirley Gonzales, Southtown, Teri Castillo, Texas Organizing Project, Universal Services Group, Vistana

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

Dallas developer struggles to gain City Council support for Broadway East project in Government Hill

October 22, 2021 By Richard Webner 5 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.

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.

Filed Under: Broadway, Broadway East, Building Explorer, City of San Antonio, Development, Government Hill, Housing Tagged With: Adriana Rocha Garcia, Amy Dunaway, Broadway East, Encore Multifamily, Fulcrum Development, Government Hill, GrayStreet Partners, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Mario Bravo, Midtown, Midtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, Midtown TIRZ, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Pearl

Midtown TIRZ board approves up to $7M for Encore apartments north of downtown San Antonio

August 31, 2021 By Richard Webner 56 Comments

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.

Filed Under: Broadway, Development, Government Hill, Housing, Midtown & Pearl Tagged With: 210 Josephine Apartments, Amy Dunaway, Broadway East, CCDO, CCHIP, Center City Development and Operations, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, Encore Multifamily, Encore SoFlo, Fulcrum Development, Government Hill, Ian Benavidez, Jake Jopling, James Griffin, Lynd, Lynd Co., Lynn Knapik, Michelle Vigil, Midtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, Midtown TIRZ, Neighborhood and Housing Services, NHSD, rayStreet Partners, Ron Nirenberg

Midtown TIRZ board delays $4.8M incentive package for Broadway East apartments

July 14, 2021 By Ben Olivo 2 Comments

The Midtown TIRZ board tabled $4.8 million in incentives for Broadway’s next apartment building because it needed more details on an even larger project it’s being asked to help fund: the burying of overhead power lines on Broadway from Interstate 35 to East Mulberry Avenue.

Filed Under: Broadway, City of San Antonio, Development, Government Hill, Housing, Midtown & Pearl Tagged With: Amy Dunaway, Borden Park, Broadway, Broadway East, Christina Ramirez, David McBeth, Embrey Partners, Encore, Encore Multifamily, GrayStreet Partners, Lone Star Brewery, Lone Star District, Marise McDermott, Midtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, Midtown TIRZ, Midway, Pearl, Suzanne Scott, Travis James, TXP

People now living at The Flats at River North on Broadway

June 12, 2021 By Ben Olivo 2 Comments

The Flats at River North, 1011 Broadway, began receiving its first residents in May.

In mid-May, The Flats at River North, one of downtown’s largest mixed-use developments, began receiving its first residents.

Filed Under: Architecture, Broadway, Development, Housing, Neighborhoods, Retail, River North, River Walk, San Antonio Housing Trust Tagged With: 1221 Broadway, 1800 Broadway, Broadway, CCHIP, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, Debra Guerrero, Maverick Park, Midtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, Midtown TIRZ, Museum Reach, NRP Group, Pearl, Phillip Halliday, River Walk, Rivera, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, San Antonio Housing Trust Public Facility Corp., The Flats at River North, The Mosaic, The Shop Companies

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Deep Dives

How municipal bonds work, and a brief history of them in San Antonio

Olivo: How McKee-Rodriguez’s support for a luxury housing project helps shape the Decade of Downtown

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