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Olivo: Housing needed at all price points, Nirenberg says

May 25, 2022 By Ben Olivo 2 Comments

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.

How San Antonio’s discussion on housing costs has evolved from the Decade of Downtown to the pandemic-era shortage.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, Neighborhoods, Weston Urban Tagged With: 300 Main, Bexar County, CCHIP, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, Decade of DowntownStrategic Housing Implementation Plan, Ed Hinojosa Jr., Julián Castro, Moody’s Analytics, President Biden, Riverplace, Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, Universal Services Group, Weston Urban

Wyndham River Walk hotel purchased with plans for $50M renovation

June 9, 2021 By Richard Webner 5 Comments

The Wyndham San Antonio River Walk, 111 E. Pecan St., was recently purchased with plans for it to become a luxury InterContinental Hotel.

Two firms from outside Texas have purchased the Wyndham San Antonio River Walk hotel with plans to spend $50 million to turn it into a luxury InterContinental Hotel in early 2023.

Filed Under: Development, Hotels, River Walk, Transactions Tagged With: Aiden Hotel, Andrew Scarlett, Artista Hotel, Best Western, Cypress Real Estate Advisors, Dream Hotel, Harris Bay, Hotel Contessa, InterContinental Hotel, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Jordan Scharg, Riverplace, Scarlett Hotel Group, Trailbreak Partners, Weston Centre, Weston Urban, Wheelock Street Capital, Wyndham San Antonio River Walk

Developers of $400M Riverplace project sign incentive agreement with city

April 20, 2021 By Richard Webner 53 Comments

Riverplace is a planned $400 million mixed-use development in northwest downtown that would occupy both sides of the River Walk.

Riverplace would fill about 3.2 acres of land with a 20-story multifamily building, a 17-story condominium building and an office building of undetermined height, along with the 21-story Dream Hotel.

Filed Under: Architecture, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City of San Antonio, Development, Historic Preservation, Hotels, Housing, Office, River Walk Tagged With: Arts Residences at Thompson San Antonio, Chuck Brehm, Dream Hotel, Edmund Beck, Geekdom, Graham Weston, Real International, River Walk, Riverplace, San Pedro Creek Culture Park, Universal Services Group, Weston Urban

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