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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

Property resulting from Hays Street Bridge dispute in San Antonio has new owner

August 17, 2022 By Richard Webner Leave a Comment

This 2-acre property at 223 S. Cherry St. just north of the Alamodome was transferred to developer Mitch Meyer in 2019 by the City Council as the final city action in the Hays Street Bridge saga.

A shell company led by local developer Cory Stehr has purchased a property next to the Alamodome that resulted from the Hays Street Bridge dispute.

Filed Under: Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City of San Antonio, East Downtown, East Side, Hays Street Bridge, Transactions Tagged With: 1902 Nightclub, 223 S. Cherry St., Alamo Beer Co., Alamodome, Berkley V. and Vincent M. Dawson Park, CCHIP, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, Cherry X Commerce, City Council, City of San Antonio, Cory Stehr, David Adelman, Don Thomas, Erika Ragsdale, Eugene Simor, Hays Street Bridge, Hays Street Bridge Restoration Group, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Leeds building, Michael Jersin, Mitch Meyer, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Sunset Station, Texas Supreme Court, The Espee

Does your home need repairing? Here’s how to apply for piece of $45M in home rehab bond dollars

August 8, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

E Carson Street in Government Hill on Wednesday, April 3. V. Finster | Heron

Homeowners looking to tap into $45 million in city bond dollars for repairs ranging from foundation work to roof shingle replacement can submit their applications starting today.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Housing, Neighborhoods Tagged With: 2022-2027 bond program, City of San Antonio, Health Collaborative, housing bond, HUD, John Courage, Minor Repair Program, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program, SHIP, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Teri Castillo, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Under 1 Roof, UTSA’s Westside Community Center, 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

‘Public good’ debated over $2.1M tax incentive for Grayson Heights in San Antonio’s Government Hill

June 20, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

Grayson Heights near Joint Base San Antonio—Fort Sam Houston is a multi-phased development by a partnership that includes developers J.J. Feik and Tim Sanford, and real estate consultant Robert Hunt.

The Residence at Grayson Heights, a 281-unit, market-rate development in Government Hill, was awarded a $2.1 million tax incentive last week, but not without heavy criticism from some on the City Council.

Filed Under: Development, East Side, Government Hill, Housing, Neighborhoods Tagged With: Bexar Appraisal District, Breakaway Brewing Co., City Council, COPS Metro, Denver Heights, Dignowity Hill, DPT Laboratories, East Carson Street, Government Hill, Ian Benavidez, J.J. Feik, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, Mario Bravo, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Pearl, Ron Nirenberg, Spofford Avenue, The Residence at Grayson Heights

‘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

As San Antonio mulls $150M affordable housing bond, city celebrates apartments built from 2017 bond

April 25, 2022 By Richard Webner 1 Comment

West End on Frio is a 24-unit apartment complex at 711 S. Frio St. funded in part by the $20 million neighborhood improvements bond of 2017. Photo taken April 22, 2022.

If the $150 million housing bond passes, it will greatly expand the city’s role in creating and preserving affordable housing, but it’s not entirely unprecedented.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Development, Housing Tagged With: 2017-2022 bond, 2022-2027 bond, Agora Assets LLC, Four25 San Pedro, Franklin Development, Greenline North, LIHTC, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, Neighborhood Improvements bond, NHSD, Office of Recovery Programs, Park at 38Thirty, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Terramark Urban Homes, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, U.S. Department of Treasury, Veronica Soto, West End on Frio

Lone Star Brewery project uncertain as GrayStreet-Midway offers 32-acre property for sale

March 10, 2022 By Richard Webner 1 Comment

The Lone Star Brewery taken Feb. 6, 2021.

The $596 million Lone Star Brewery project, which local developer GrayStreet Partners and Houston mega-developer Midway unveiled last year to great excitement, now faces an uncertain future.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development, Lone Star, Mission Reach, Neighborhoods, San Antonio River, South Side, Southtown Tagged With: City Council, Craig Cargotta, Elizabeth Mercado, GrayStreet Partners, Inner City TIRZ, Jeff Hunt, JLL, Kevin Covey, Lone Star Brewery, Lone Star District, Midway, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Peter French, Rebecca Flores, Red Berry Estate, Roosevelt Park Neighborhood Association, Shirley Gonzales

Housing bond meeting gets heated as members debate how best to serve San Antonio’s 95K vulnerable households

November 19, 2021 By Ben Olivo 48 Comments

The 2022-2027 housing bond committee met Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, for the second time.

Calls for spending all $150 million in potential housing bond dollars on San Antonio’s most vulnerable populations permeated the housing bond committee’s second meeting held Wednesday night at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Housing, Neighborhoods Tagged With: 2022-2027 bond, 2027-2032 bond, Alamo Community Group, Alazan Courts, Alazán-Apache Courts, Art Reinhardt, Brett Finley, Celine Williams, City Council, East Meadows, Ed Hinojosa Jr., Erik Walsh, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, Graciela Sanchez, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Housing Policy Framework, Jennifer Gonzalez, Jose Gonzales II, Katie Vela, Kayla Miranda, Leilah Powell, Linda Ortega, LISC San Antonio, Lori Houston, Mia Loseff, My City is My Home, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Rebecca Flores, Rich Acosta, SA: Ready to Work program, SAHA, San Antonio Board of Realtors, San Antonio Housing Authority, SARAH, Shirley Gonzales, SHP, South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless, SouthStar Communities, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Texas Housers, Thad Rutherford, University of Texas at Austin School of Law, Veronica Soto, Wheatley Courts, WSP USA

San Antonio’s affordable housing discussion continues tonight as city fields criticism on 71-page plan

November 17, 2021 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

The Nov. 3 meeting was the first of 3 meetings that will be held to discuss housing and the next one is Nov. 17. Other bond meetings are scheduled to discuss the categories of streets, bridges & sidewalks, drainage, parks and recreation and facilities, and for more information visit 2022 Bond Calendar English.pdf (sanantonio.gov).

San Antonio’s citywide discussion on housing, which centers around a 71-page strategy five years in the making, resumes at 6 tonight at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Housing, Neighborhoods Tagged With: Bianca Maldonado, City Council, City of San Antonio, Cynthia Spielman, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Ian Benavidez, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Planning and Community Development Committee, SA: Ready to Work, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Teri Castillo, Tier 1 Neighborhood Coalition

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