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Is San Antonio rushing its $150 million housing bond?

August 19, 2022 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

Mayor Ron Nirenberg speaks during a City Council B session on Aug. 10, 2022, about the housing bond in City Council chambers in San Antonio, Texas.

Today, the City of San Antonio is due to formally begin the process of finding developers to build and preserve apartments, and build houses, as part of the $150 million housing bond.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, Neighborhoods Tagged With: Alamo Community Group, Billy Mitchell Apartments, Cattleman Square Lofts, City Council, City of San Antonio, Four25 San Pedro, Granada Homes, Housing Commission, Jennifer Gonzalez, Liberty Multifamily, Mission DG, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Operation Finally Home, Opportunity Home San Antonio, Patriot’s Pointe, Ron Nirenberg, Roseville Phase II, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, SHIP, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, The Aspire at Vida, The Aurora, Veronica Garcia

Inflation, interest rates jeopardize Cattleman Square Lofts affordable housing in downtown San Antonio

June 21, 2022 By Ben Olivo 2 Comments

Rendering of Cattleman Square Lofts October 2020 at 811 W. Houston St. by Alamo Community Group.

The cost to build Cattleman Square Lofts has ballooned by $6 million since January.

Filed Under: Bexar County, City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, West Downtown, West Side Tagged With: Alamo Colleges District, Alamo Community Group, Bexar County Commissioners, Cattleman Square Lofts, City Council, Enterprise Housing Credit Investors, Jennifer Gonzalez, Liberty Multifamily, Mission DG, Museum Reach Lofts, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Operation Finally Home, Patriot’s Pointe, Pete Alanis, Planning and Community Development Committee, San Antonio Housing Trust, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Teri Castillo, Texas Bond Review Board, The Spire at Vida, Veronica Garcia, VIA Metropolitan Transit

Granada Homes’ $63M renovation set to begin this month under new partnership

August 3, 2021 By Richard Webner 1 Comment

The Granada apartments located at 311 S. St. Mary's St. Photo taken Sept. 1, 2020.

A $63 million project to rehabilitate the historic Granada Homes senior apartment tower is set to begin this month under a new partnership that no longer includes the San Antonio Housing Authority.

Filed Under: Architecture, Development, Historic Preservation, Housing, River Walk, San Antonio Housing Authority, St. Mary's Street Tagged With: AFL-CIO, Ed Hinojosa, Ensemble Apartments, Government Hill, Granada Homes, Granada Trades Council Housing Inc., HUD, Las Varas Public Facility Corp., Las Vargas PFC, LIV Granada, Marivel Resendiz, Merchants Bank of Indiana, Mission DG, Pat Biernacki, Plaza Hotel, River Walk, SAHA, San Antonio Building Trades Council, San Antonio Housing Authority, The Lofts at Marie McGuire Apartments, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Victor Atkins, Villa Hermosa Apartments, Wedgwood Senior Apartments

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

Tax breaks for developers under scrutiny in San Antonio, Texas capitol

April 1, 2021 By Heron Staff 13 Comments

A growing number of advocates are demanding that the City of San Antonio stop using property tax exemptions to build housing, while Texas lawmakers have a similar debate in Austin.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, Property Values, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, Texas Legislature Tagged With: 210 Josephine Apartments, Adrianna Rocha Garcia, Alamo Colleges District, American South Real Estate Fund, Aspire at Tampico, Cevallos Lofts, Christina Rosales, City of San Antonio, Debra Guerrero, Dr. Adrianna Rocha Garcia, Ed Hinojosa Jr., Gary Gates, Heather K. Way, Hemisfair, HUD, Jessica O. Guerrero, Jim Plummer, John Courage, Jon Rosenthal, Lynd Company, Mission DG, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, NRP Group, Paul Bettencourt, Paul Demanche, Pete Alanis, PFCs, Provident Realty Advisors, public facility corporations, Rebecca Viagran, Roberto Treviño, Ron Nirenberg, SAHA, Salado at Red Berry, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, Shirley Gonzales, Sofia Lopez, Texas Housers, Texas Legislature, The Baldwin, The Flats at River North, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, University of Texas at Austin

With no water or heat, seniors living at Granada Apartments went into survival mode

February 20, 2021 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

For most of the week, the Granada Homes’ elderly residents had no water or heat. As of Saturday morning, things are starting to return to normal.

Filed Under: Miscellaneous, Weather Tagged With: AFL-CIO, Arizona Cafe, Granada Homes, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, LULAC, Mission DG, Olivia Lopez, Pat Moreno, Plaza Hotel, Queta Rodriguez, River Walk, SAHA, Sam Alvarado, San Antonio Building and Construction Trades Council, San Antonio Food Bank, San Antonio Housing Authority, Shane Denn, Tommy Calvert

Austin real estate firm purchases historic office building on downtown River Walk

November 23, 2020 By Richard Webner 57 Comments

This three-story office building on the River Walk sits at 454 Soledad St.

An Austin real estate firm has purchased a three-story historic office building on the River Walk in a fast-growing part of west downtown.

Filed Under: Office, River Walk, Soledad Street, Tech District, Transactions, West Downtown Tagged With: Convent Street, Henry Cisneros, Lynn Yuan, Mission DG, Opportunity Zone, Real International, River Walk, San Antonio Housing Authority, Soledad Street, Victoria Miramontes, Weston Urban

San Antonio Housing Authority, Mission DG chosen as partners on $51M Granada Homes rehab

October 11, 2020 By Ben Olivo 5 Comments

The Granada apartments located at 311 S. St. Mary's St. Photo taken Sept. 1, 2020.

The 249 units at the Granada Homes will be renovated, and will continue to serve low-income seniors after completion, officials said.

Filed Under: Housing, San Antonio Housing Authority Tagged With: AFL-CIO, Granada Homes, Mission DG, San Antonio Housing Authority

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