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Bexar County commissioners advance The Link project despite concerns about no city support

July 13, 2022 By Richard Webner Leave a Comment

An area of west downtown envisioned as a connection for The Link to San Pedro Creek.

On Tuesday morning, concerns over whether the city of San Antonio would support The Link project led to sparring between Bexar County commissioners, who voted 3-2 to approve a $2 million feasibility study.

Filed Under: Bexar County, City of San Antonio, Development, Parks & Plazas, River Walk, San Antonio River, San Pedro Creek, West Downtown Tagged With: Al Groves, Chuck Brehm, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Justin Rodriguez, Kerry Averyt, Marialyn Barnard, Mario Bravo, Mission Reach, Museum Reach, Nelson Wolff, Rebeca Clay-Flores, River Walk, Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio River Authority, San Pedro Creek Culture Park, The Link, Tommy Calvert, Vickrey & Associates, Weston Urban

Austin developer not seeking incentives for Probandt apartments in San Antonio’s Lone Star District

May 28, 2022 By Heron Staff Leave a Comment

This waste paper recycling center at 400 Probandt St. is slated to become an apartment development by Austin developer OHT Partners.

A 310-unit apartment building by Austin developer OHT Partners, at 400 Probandt St., was granted final approval by the city’s design commission earlier this month.

Filed Under: Architecture, Development, Development Explorer, Historic and Design Review Commission, Housing, Lone Star, Mission Reach, South Side, Southtown Tagged With: Bexar Appraisal District, BFI Waste Systems of North America, Cabot Chase, Federal International Recycling and Waste Solutions, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Jackson Simons, JoNa Real Estate LLC of Dallas, Kay Hindes, Lone Star District, Mission Reach, Nesta Anderson, Office of Historic Preservation, OHT Partners, Pape-Dawson Engineers, Probandt Apartments, San Antonio River, San Pedro Acequia, Southtown, The Flats at Big Tex

Rising rents, high occupancies signal ‘Decade of Downtown’ in San Antonio has worked, developers say

February 4, 2022 By Richard Webner 89 Comments

San Antonio Downtown drone shot.

The downtown San Antonio apartment market, which city leaders went to such great effort to grow, has matured to a point where it is drawing major attention from out-of-town investors.

Filed Under: Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City of San Antonio, Deep Dive, Development, Housing, Midtown & Pearl, Southtown Tagged With: 120 Ninth Street, Alamo Manhattan, Augusta Flats, Austin Investor Interests, Blackstone, Brad Miller, Brady Tower, Broadway, Broadway East, Cadillac Lofts, Canopy By Hilton, CCHIP, Cellars at Pearl, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City Council, Constellation Group, Covid-19, Crockett Urban Ventures, David Adelman, Decade of Downtown, Ed Cross, Encore Multifamily, Encore SoFlo, Flats at River North, Franklin Templeton Investments, Government Hill, GrayStreet Partners, Hemisfair, HemisFair Park PFC, HemisView Village, Heritage Plaza, Inspire Downtown, Institutional Property Advisors, Jeremy Jessop, JJ Real Co., Jones & Rio, Jones and Rio, Julián Castro, Midway, Mission Escondida, Mission Reach, Mission Trails, Museum Reach, Patrick Shearer, Pearl, River Walk, Rivera on Broadway, Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, San Antonio River, San Pedro Creek Culture Park, SC Bodner Company, Southline, Southtown, Southtown Flats, Stillwater Capital, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Strategic Property Investment, The '68, The Agave, The Baldwin, The Floodgate, Towers at the Majestic, University of Texas at San Antonio, Vistana, West Oaks, Weston Urban, White Conlee

Bakke Development granted approval for Southtown ice house concept

January 17, 2022 By Ben Olivo 56 Comments

Bakke Development is planning a mixed-use retail project at 207 Roosevelt Ave., that includes an ice house, office space, and potentially a restaurant. Renderings go before the Historic and Design Review Commission on Jan. 19, 2022.

Local developer Bakke Development Corp.’s plan for an ice house and retail complex on a prominent intersection in Southtown goes before the Historic and Design Review Commission this week.

Filed Under: Development, Food & Drink, Historic and Design Review Commission, Lone Star, Mission Reach, Neighborhoods, Retail, San Antonio River, South St. Mary's, Southtown Tagged With: Bakke Development Corp., Brandt Bakke, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Lone Star Brewery, Meier Bros. Monuments, Mission Reach, San Antonio River

Retail hub anchored by ice house planned for land near former Lone Star Brewery

November 10, 2021 By Richard Webner 4 Comments

This patch of land on the corner of South St. Mary's Street and Mission Road may soon be part of a mixed-use development by Bakke Development Corp.

Bakke Development Corp. is looking to redevelop the site of former headstone maker Meier Bros. Monuments on South St. Mary’s.

Filed Under: Development, Food & Drink, Lone Star, Mission Reach, Neighborhoods, Retail, San Antonio River, South St. Mary's, Southtown Tagged With: Bakke Development Corp., Blue Star Arts Complex, Brandt Bakke, GrayStreet Partners, Henry Meier, Lone Star Brewery, Meier Bros. Monuments, Midway, Mission Reach, Mission Trail, San Antonio River

Olivo: Lone Star Brewery’s $24M incentive deal needed more critical analysis

May 23, 2021 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

The former Lone Star Brewery is eyed for redevelopment by Midway and GrayStreet Partners.

Any concerns about the sheer size of the Lone Star’s $24 million incentive deal, or over the potential displacement of nearby residents, were outweighed by the fact that someone is finally breathing new life into these ghostly industrial shells after 25 years.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development, Downtown Dispatches, Hotels, Housing, Lone Star, Mission Reach, Neighborhoods, Office, Retail, San Antonio River, South Side, Southtown Tagged With: Ana Sandoval, Arts Residences, Barbara Casarez, Ben Olivo, Downtown Dispatches, GrayStreet Partners, Hotel Thompson San Antonio, John Courage, Lone Star Brewery, Lone Star District, Lone Star Neighborhood Association, Manny Pelaez, Midway, Mission Reach, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Property Assessed Clean Energy, Red Berry Estate, Richard Webner, Ron Nirenberg, Roosevelt Park Neighborhood Association, SAISD, San Antonio Independent School District, San Antonio River, Shirley Gonzales, Thompson Hotel, Vero Soto

Lone Star developers Midway, GrayStreet Partners seek $24M in city subsidies

May 4, 2021 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

The Lone Star Brewery taken Feb. 6, 2021.

The developers of the Lone Star Brewery are seeking $24 million in subsidies from the City of San Antonio to cover the cost of infrastructure and other public upgrades in and around the long-abandoned site.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, Lone Star, Mission Reach, Neighborhoods, San Antonio River, South Side Tagged With: Don Quigley, GrayStreet Partners, Inner City TIRZ, Lone Star, Lone Star Boulevard, Lone Star Brewery, Midway, Mission Reach, Peter French, Rebecca Viagran, San Antonio River, Shirley Gonzales

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