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Granada Homes restoration takes building back to original 1928 days

May 25, 2021 By Ben Olivo 4 Comments

The $51 million renovation of the Granada Homes building on South St. Mary’s and Villita streets includes restoring the common areas to look almost exactly as they did when the building opened in 1928 as the Plaza Hotel.

Filed Under: Architecture, City of San Antonio, Development, Historic Preservation, History, Housing, River Walk, San Antonio Housing Authority, St. Mary's Street Tagged With: AFL-CIO, Emily Morgan, Granada Homes, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Mark Tolley, Medical Arts Building, Milam building, Mission DG, Plaza Hotel, SAHA, San Antonio Building and Construction Trades Council, San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio Housing Authority, Shane Denn, Smith-Young Tower, Tower Life building

Weston Urban buys former Navy Club site on River Walk

January 21, 2021 By Richard Webner 2 Comments

Weston Urban has purchased an historic building on the River Walk that once housed the famous Navy Club nightclub in order to provide river access to the adjacent Milam Building, which it plans to refurbish.

Filed Under: Development, River Walk, West Downtown, Weston Urban Tagged With: Frost Bank, Historic and Design Review Commission, Milam building, Navy Club, Phillip Sfair, Randy Smith, Weston Centre, Weston Urban

Royal Blue Grocery eyes February opening

September 20, 2018 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

The Austin-based store will offer a little bit of everything, “coffee and breakfast tacos, grab-and-go salads and sandwiches, grocery, beer/wine, snacks, beverages.”

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Houston Street, Retail Tagged With: Book Building, Craig Staley, Frost Bank, Geekdom, Historic and Design Review Commission, Milam building, Rand building, Royal Blue Grocery, Savoy Hotel, Scaleworks, Weston Urban

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