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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

Fort Worth developer closer to building 340 apartments near San Antonio’s St. Paul Square

May 30, 2022 By Heron Staff Leave a Comment

Vaquero Ventures of Fort Worth is planning to build a 340-unit apartment building at 1220 E. Commerce St. in east downtown. Renderings sent to the HDRC on May 16, 2022.

Vaquero Ventures of Fort Worth is close to purchasing a 4.7-acre property at 1220 E. Commerce St. in San Antonio, Texas, for a 340-unit, five-story apartment building.

Filed Under: Architecture, Commerce Street, Development, Development Explorer, East Downtown, East Side, Historic and Design Review Commission, Housing, St. Paul Square Tagged With: Aiden by Best Western, Brandon Behrens, Cherry X Commerce, David Adelman, G.J. Sutton, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Merchants Ice complex, Quadrant Investment Properties, REATA Real Estate, RK Group, St. Paul Square, Staybridge Suites, Sunset Station, Texas Research and Technology Foundation, The Espee, Vaquero Ventures, Weinritter Realty

Staybridge Suites purchase expands local partnership’s St. Paul Square control

January 27, 2022 By Richard Webner 79 Comments

The Staybridge Suites, 123 Hoefgen Ave., was recently purchased by a local partnership that includes developer David Adelman.

Over the last five years, the partnership of developer David Adelman, and real estate executives Michael Jersin and Don Thomas of CBRE, have come to dominate St. Paul Square.

Filed Under: Commerce Street, East Downtown, Hotels, Nightlife, St. Paul Square, Transactions Tagged With: 1902 Nightclub, Aiden by Best Western, Bartell Zachry, CBRE, Cellar Mixology, Charles Leddy, Cuishe Cocina Mexicana, David Adelman, David Zachry, Don Thomas, East Commerce, East Commerce Realty LLC, Gonzales Street, Hoefgen Avenue, Michael Jersin, Presidian Hotels and Resorts, SSG Hotel LLC, St. Paul Square, Staybridge Suites, Sunset Station, The Baldwin, The Espee, The Spire, Toro Kitchen + Bar, Vaquero Ventures, VIA Metropolitan Transit, Vidorra, Weinritter Realty, Zachry Construction Co.

Fort Worth developer planning to build 342 apartments in east downtown San Antonio

January 19, 2022 By Ben Olivo 71 Comments

Vaquero Ventures of Fort Worth is planning to build a 340-unit apartment building at 1220 E. Commerce St. in east downtown.

Fort Worth developer Vaquero Ventures received conceptual approval from the Historic and Design Review Commission on Wednesday on its envisioned 342-unit, five-story apartment building at 1220 E. Commerce St. in east downtown.

Filed Under: Architecture, Building Explorer, Commerce Street, Denver Heights, Development, Dignowity Hill, East Downtown, East Side, Historic and Design Review Commission, Housing, Neighborhoods, St. Paul Square Tagged With: Aiden by Best Western, Alamodome Gardens, Ashley Farrimond, Brandon Behrens, Cherry X Commerce, David Adelman, Denver Heights, Dignowity Hill, Griffin & Farrimond, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Killen, Merriman Anderson Architects, Quadrant Investment Properties, REATA Real Estate, RK Group, St. Paul Square, Sunset Station, Sunset Station Train Depot, Texas Research and Technology Foundation, The Baldwin, The Espee, Valerie Cortez, Vaquero Ventures, VelocityTX, Vidorra

Best Western renovation in St. Paul Square signals confidence San Antonio’s hospitality sector will recover

November 30, 2021 By Richard Webner 1 Comment

The Best Western at St. Paul Square is being renovated.

A local investment group is renovating the Best Western on East Commerce Street, adding a speakeasy to its basement, in a show of confidence in San Antonio’s hospitality sector and St. Paul Square.

Filed Under: Commerce Street, East Downtown, Hotels, St. Paul Square, Tourism Tagged With: 1902 Nightclub, Aiden by Best Western, Chris Hagee, Daniella Ritter, David Adelman, George Icke & Bros. building, Hagee Hospitality Group, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, HSI Design Group, Marc Weinstein, NRP Group, REATA Real Estate, San Antonio Express-News, St. Paul Square, Stanley Shropshire, Sunset Station, The Baldwin, The Espee, Tibor Ritter, Virtus Real Estate Capital, Weinritter Realty

Homes in former Southtown arts hub purchased for Airbnb conversion

October 30, 2021 By Richard Webner 3 Comments

This home at 1139 S. St. Mary’s St. was recently purchased for the purpose of converting it into an Airbnb.

A local developer has purchased three historic homes in King William from Mike Casey—known as the “Mayor of Southtown” for his patronage of the neighborhood’s art community—with plans to convert two of them into Airbnb rentals.

Filed Under: Historic Preservation, King William, Neighborhoods, Southtown, Transactions Tagged With: Chris Coker, Chuck Ramirez, Clemonce Heard, Espee, Ethel Shipton, King William, Mike Casey, Sala Diaz, Southtown, Sunset Station, The Good Kind

Lucy’s Bodega offers vegan options at St. Paul Square in east downtown

August 28, 2021 By Rocky Garza Jr. 3 Comments

Lucy's Bodega is now open at St. Paul Square, 123 Heiman St.

The all-vegan Lucy’s Bodega has opened at St. Paul Square, 123 Heiman St. The couple also plans to open a Lucy’s Bodega on East Houston near Alamo Plaza.

Filed Under: East Downtown, Food & Drink, Retail, St. Paul Square Tagged With: Aiden Hotel, Alamo Plaza, Atlee B. Ayres Building, Best Western Plus Suites, Cellar Mixology, Cuishe Cocina Mexicana, David Adelman, Dom Thomas, East Commerce Realty Group, Lilly's Greenville, Lucas Bradbury, Lucy's Bodega, Michael Jersin, Morgan Bradbury, NRP Group, REATA Real Estate, Smoke BBQ+Skybar, St. Paul Square, Sunset Station, The Baldwin, The Espee, Toro Kitchen + Bar, Zachry Corp.

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