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Shane Denn

Granada Homes restoration takes building back to original 1928 days

May 25, 2021 By Ben Olivo

The $51 million renovation of the Granada Homes building on South St. Mary’s and Villita streets includes restoring the common areas to look almost exactly as they did when the building opened in 1928 as the Plaza Hotel.

Filed Under: Architecture, City of San Antonio, Development, Historic Preservation, History, Housing, River Walk, San Antonio Housing Authority, St. Mary's Street Tagged With: AFL-CIO, Emily Morgan, Granada Homes, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Mark Tolley, Medical Arts Building, Milam building, Mission DG, Plaza Hotel, SAHA, San Antonio Building and Construction Trades Council, San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio Housing Authority, Shane Denn, Smith-Young Tower, Tower Life building

With no water or heat, seniors living at Granada Apartments went into survival mode

February 20, 2021 By Ben Olivo

For most of the week, the Granada Homes’ elderly residents had no water or heat. As of Saturday morning, things are starting to return to normal.

Filed Under: Miscellaneous, Weather Tagged With: AFL-CIO, Arizona Cafe, Granada Homes, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, LULAC, Mission DG, Olivia Lopez, Pat Moreno, Plaza Hotel, Queta Rodriguez, River Walk, SAHA, Sam Alvarado, San Antonio Building and Construction Trades Council, San Antonio Food Bank, San Antonio Housing Authority, Shane Denn, Tommy Calvert

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