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‘We’ve been gentrified.’ McKee-Rodriguez spurring new conversation about gentrification in San Antonio

June 11, 2022 By Ben Olivo

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

Hemisfair opposes city’s plan to rehab vacant building as Park Police HQ

September 21, 2021 By Richard Webner

Building 277 at Hemisfair will become the new San Antonio Bike Police headquarters.

The city is at odds with the Hemisfair over its plan to renovate a vacant building near the Tower of the Americas into a headquarters for its Park Police department.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Hemisfair, Parks & Plazas Tagged With: Audit and Accountability Committee, Building 277, Cara DeAnda, Hemisfair, Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corp., HPARC, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, John H. Wood Jr. Federal Courthouse, Park Police, Phyllis Viagran, Public Safety Committee, Public Works Department, Razi Hosseini, San Antonio Police Department, SAPD, St. Mary's Street, Steve Yndo, Thea Setterbo, Tower of the Americas, Tower Park, Zachry Corp.

Nirenberg names former Councilwoman Gonzales chair of San Antonio’s Housing Commission, despite protests

July 23, 2021 By Richard Webner

Jessica O. Guerrero, former chairwoman of the Housing Commission, airs her grievances at a protest in front of City Hall on July 14, 2021.

Mayor Ron Nirenberg on Friday announced that he would appoint former District 5 Councilwoman Shirley Gonzales as chair of the city’s Housing Commission, despite protests from activists.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Housing Tagged With: Adriana Rocha Garcia, Amanda Keammerer, Baldwin, Flats at River North, Friedrich Lofts, Housing Commission, Housing Trust PFC, Jada Andrews-Sullivan, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Jessica O. Guerrero, John Courage, Kristin Davila, PFC, Phyllis Viagran, Ron Nirenberg, Rudy Lopez, San Antonio Housing Trust, Shirley Gonzales, Sofia Lopez, Teri Castillo

San Antonio Housing Trust PFC approves Friedrich Lofts project despite gentrification concerns

June 14, 2021 By Richard Webner

The controversial Friedrich Lofts project on the East Side was approved Monday by the Housing Trust PFC board, which is composed of five City Council members, despite concerns of gentrification.

Filed Under: Commerce Street, Denver Heights, Development, East Side, Historic Preservation, Neighborhoods, San Antonio Housing Trust Tagged With: Adriana Rocha Garcia, American South Real Estate Fund, Austin Investor Interests, Friedrich Air Conditioning Co., Friedrich Lofts, Housing Trust PFC, HUD, Irasema Cavazos, Ivy Taylor, Jada Andrews-Sullivan, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, John Courage, Mario Bravo, Pete Alanis, Phyllis Viagran, Provident Realty Advisors, Rebecca Viagran, Roberto Treviño, Ron Nirenberg, Rudy Lopez, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, San Antonio Housing Trust Public Facility Corp., Shirley Gonzales, Teri Castillo, Tomas Uresti, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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