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‘We’ve been gentrified.’ McKee-Rodriguez spurring new conversation about gentrification in San Antonio

June 11, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

Development has increased around San Antonio’s Government Hill neighborhood over the last few years, resulting in modern out of place seeming homes and condos next to historic family residences as seen on Dec. 30, 2021.

District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez wants a displacement study completed when developers seek incentives from the city.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City of San Antonio, Denver Heights, Development, Dignowity Hill, East Side, Government Hill, Housing, Neighborhoods, Property Values Tagged With: Bexar Appraisal District, Decade of Downtown, Denver Heights, Diego Bernal, Dignowity Hill, Encore, Ford Foundation, ForEveryoneHome, Friedrich Air Conditioning Co., Government Hill, Grayson Heights, Grounded Solutions Network, Ian Benavidez, Inner City TIRZ, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Julián Castro, María Villagómez, Mario Bravo, Midtown TIRZ, Mission Escondida, Mission Trails, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Phyllis Viagran, Provident Realty Advisors, San Antonio Housing Trust Public Facility Corp., San Pedro Creek Culture Park, Soap Factory, Soapworks, White Conlee

Larger portion of CPS Energy’s Jones Avenue property now for sale

May 31, 2022 By Ben Olivo 2 Comments

The vacant property at 326 W. Jones Ave. has been on the market by CPS Energy for at least three years.

Since hiring an international real estate brokerage firm in 2018, CPS Energy has struggled to sell its former Jones Avenue Service Center at 326 W. Jones Ave.

Filed Under: CPS Energy, Midtown & Pearl, Museum Reach, River Walk Tagged With: Alamo Community Group, Bexar Appraisal District, Brackenridge ParkMexican Consulate, Camden Street, CBRE, City Council, CPS Energy, GreyStreet Partners, Jones Avenue Service Center, Justin Luera, La Villita, Midtown TIRZ, Museum Reach, Museum Reach Lofts, North St. Mary's Street, Pearl, River Walk, Rudy D. Garza, San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio Zoo, Urban Genesis, Villita Assembly Building, West Jones Avenue, Witte Museum

Tax subsidy sometimes used for affordable housing redirected to Broadway attractions north of downtown San Antonio

February 23, 2022 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

The San Antonio Zoo is considering several improvement projects totaling around $50 million including a gorilla enclosure, renovations to existing buildings and a completely new front gate.

A financial tool used to help fund affordable housing was recently repurposed for the San Antonio Zoo, the Witte Museum, Garden and Brackenridge Park, a move that has some nonprofit developers scratching their heads.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, Broadway, City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, How Things Work, Midtown & Pearl, Museum Reach, Property Values, River North, San Antonio Zoo, Tobin Hill Tagged With: 2022-2027 bond, Alamo Community Group, Brackenridge Park, Broadway, Brooks City-Base TIRZ, ButterKrust Bakery, Cattleman Square Lofts, Cellars at the Pearl, City Council, City of San Antonio, Encore Multifamily, Erik Walsh, Government Hill, GrayStreet Partners, Houston Street TIRZ, Inner City TIRZ, Jennifer Gonzalez, Jones & Rio, Lone Star Brewery, Lori Houston, Mario Bravo, Maverick Dog Park, Midtown TIRZ, Midway, Museum Reach, Museum Reach Lofts, Pearl, Prospera Housing Community Services, Ryan M. Sweeney, SA: Ready to Work, San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio Light, San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio Zoo, San Pedro Springs Park, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Sunken Garden Theater, Tim Morrow, Vista Verde Apartments, Westside TIRZ, Witte Museum

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

Development profile: Encore Multifamily’s Broadway East project

October 7, 2021 By Heron Staff 44 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.

Construction works has begun on the first phase of Broadway East, a $90 million, 386-unit market-rate apartment complex by Dallas firm Encore Multifamily that’s one block east of Broadway near the Pearl.

Filed Under: Broadway, Broadway East, Building Explorer, City of San Antonio, Development, Government Hill, Housing Tagged With: Broadway East, City of San Antonio, Encore Multifamily, Fulcrum Development, Government Hill, GrayStreet Partners, Midtown TIRZ, 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

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