Houston multifamily developer Urban Genesis is tightening its hold on North St. Mary’s Street with the purchase of a 0.6-acre vacant lot, down the street from the San Antonio Museum of Art, where it plans to build apartments.
Museum Reach
Tax subsidy sometimes used for affordable housing redirected to Broadway attractions north of downtown San Antonio
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.
Rising rents, high occupancies signal ‘Decade of Downtown’ in San Antonio has worked, developers say
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.
Augusta Flats, Jones & Rio apartment buildings in River North sold to Northeast group
A partnership between two investment firms from the Northeast has purchased the Augusta Flats and Jones & Rio apartment complexes—two of the largest residential developments to be built in north downtown in recent years.
Olivo: How McKee-Rodriguez’s support for a luxury housing project helps shape the Decade of Downtown
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.
Miami firm buys 120 Ninth Street apartment building
A commercial real estate firm from Miami has purchased the 120 Ninth Street apartment building on the River Walk across from Paramour nightclub.
People now living at The Flats at River North on Broadway
In mid-May, The Flats at River North, one of downtown’s largest mixed-use developments, began receiving its first residents.
Velvet Taco will open its two San Antonio locations soon, including one at former Taco Land site
Velvet Taco, the Dallas-based chain poised to set up in shop in what little remains of hallowed punk-rock haven Taco Land, has announced opening dates for its two San Antonio locations.
Funeral home owner planning apartment-condo mid-rise in downtown San Antonio
Robert “Dick” Tips, owner of Mission Park Funeral Chapels and Cemeteries, is pursuing the development of a mid-rise apartment and condo building near the Broadway corridor.
Pearl developer Silver Ventures plans to build 265 apartments across the river
The project would be the fourth major multifamily development by Silver Ventures, and would push the Pearl’s apartment total past 900 units.