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Development Profile: Zachry Hospitality submits design for Hemisfair’s 17-story boutique hotel

September 6, 2022 By Heron Staff Leave a Comment

Renderings submitted by the Hemisfair Park Public Facilities Corp. show a 17-story, mixed-use tower to be built at Hemisfair at 222 S. Alamo St. The plans were scheduled to be presented to the Historic and Design Review Commission on Sept. 7, 2022.

The design for Hemisfair’s boutique hotel, an at-times controversial project that has gestates over several years, was given conceptual approval by the the city’s Historic and Design Review Commission (HDRC) without discussion on Wednesday.

Filed Under: Alamo Street, Architecture, City of San Antonio, Development, Hemisfair, Historic and Design Review Commission, Hotels, Market Street, South Alamo, Tourism Tagged With: Alamo Plaza, Andres Andujar, Chris Jaworski, City Council, David Zachry, Final Four, H.B. "Pat" Zachry, HDRC, Hemisfair, HemisFair '68, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Hilton Palacio Del Rio, Historic and Design Review Commission, Mike Villarreal, Overland Partners, Texas Legislature, Torch of Friendship, World’s Fair, Zachry Hospitality

Two bills to reform PFCs, which provide tax breaks to developers, make progress in Legislature

May 5, 2021 By Richard Webner 1 Comment

Efforts by state lawmakers to rein in the use of public facility corporations, which provide lucrative tax breaks to developers building mixed-income apartment complexes, have remained under the radar at the Texas Legislature, with battles over voting and gun rights dominating the headlines.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, Texas Legislature Tagged With: Acero, AMI, area median income, AREA Real Estate, Armando Walle, Christina Rosales, City of San Antonio, Debra Guerrero, Gary Gates, Heather K. Way, Jim Plummer, Jon Rosenthal, NRP Group, Paul Bettencourt, PFCs, public facility corporations, Red Berry Estate, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Trust, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, San Pedro Creek, Texas Housers, Texas Legislature, The Baldwin, The Flats at River North, University of Texas at Austin School of Law

Tax breaks for developers under scrutiny in San Antonio, Texas capitol

April 1, 2021 By Heron Staff 13 Comments

A growing number of advocates are demanding that the City of San Antonio stop using property tax exemptions to build housing, while Texas lawmakers have a similar debate in Austin.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, Property Values, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, Texas Legislature Tagged With: 210 Josephine Apartments, Adrianna Rocha Garcia, Alamo Colleges District, American South Real Estate Fund, Aspire at Tampico, Cevallos Lofts, Christina Rosales, City of San Antonio, Debra Guerrero, Dr. Adrianna Rocha Garcia, Ed Hinojosa Jr., Gary Gates, Heather K. Way, Hemisfair, HUD, Jessica O. Guerrero, Jim Plummer, John Courage, Jon Rosenthal, Lynd Company, Mission DG, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, NRP Group, Paul Bettencourt, Paul Demanche, Pete Alanis, PFCs, Provident Realty Advisors, public facility corporations, Rebecca Viagran, Roberto Treviño, Ron Nirenberg, SAHA, Salado at Red Berry, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, Shirley Gonzales, Sofia Lopez, Texas Housers, Texas Legislature, The Baldwin, The Flats at River North, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, University of Texas at Austin

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