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Soap Factory

‘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

Some Soap Factory residents relocate with city aid; most others remain

August 8, 2018 By Alexis Aguirre

Dirt-covered walls spray painted white. Pest control that doesn’t come around as often as it used to — resulting in roaches. Fees for services residents once took care of themselves. Residents of the Soap Factory apartments (previously Soapworks and Towne Center) that the Heron interviewed say the situation at the west downtown apartments has worsened. […]

Filed Under: Housing Tagged With: Barvin Group, Gene Dawson, Maureen Galindo, Robert Trevino, Soap Factory, Soap Works, Townecenter

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