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Preservationists helpless as archdiocese seeks to demolish 108-year-old home in Tobin Hill

November 16, 2021 By Richard Webner

The Hughes home, 312 W. Courtland Place, was built in 1913.

The Archdiocese of San Antonio seems determined to demolish the 1913 Hughes house, adjacent to San Antonio College, despite appeals from preservation groups, the neighborhood and the city.

Filed Under: Architecture, City of San Antonio, Historic Preservation, Neighborhoods, Tobin Hill Tagged With: AHP Digital, Alamo Colleges, Archdiocese of San Antonio, Conservation Society of San Antonio, Frank Lloyd Wright, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Jordan McMorrough, Ken Slavin, Mario Bravo, Mason Maury, Monte Vista, Office of Historic Preservation, Otto Koehler, Pearl Brewing Company, R.M. Hughes, R.M. Hughes & Co., Ricki Kushner, Russell Hughes, San Antonio College, San Pedro Springs Park, Shanon Shea Miller, Tier One Neighborhood Coalition, Tobin Hill, Tobin Hill Community Association, Tobin Hill Historic District, Vincent Michael

Housing in San Antonio at crossroads with expired downtown incentive policy, new council members elected

July 8, 2021 By Richard Webner

Skyline downtown San Antonio. May 20, 2021.

In the area of housing, it seems likely that the early 2020s will mark another turning point for San Antonio.

Filed Under: Bexar County, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force, Neighborhoods, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust Tagged With: Adriana Rocha Garcia, Bexar County, Bexar County PFC, Biden administration, Broadway corridor, CCDO, CCHIP, Center City Development & Operations Department, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, Cevallos Lofts, City of San Antonio, Continental Hotel, Cynthia Spielman, David Nisivoccia, Decade of Downtown, Ed Hinojosa Jr., Friedrich Air Conditioning Co., Friedrich Lofts, GrayStreet Partners, Housing Policy Framework, Housing Trust PFC, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, John Courage, Julián Castro, Lone Star Brewery, Lone Star District, Mario Bravo, Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force, Midway, NALCAB, National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, NIMBYism, Pearl, Pete Alanis, Proposition A, Ron Nirenberg, Sabot Development, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust Public Facility Corp., SHIP, Shirley Gonzales, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Teri Castillo, The Baldwin, The Flats at River North, Tier One Neighborhood Coalition, Under One Roof, Vero Soto, Veronica Garcia, Weston Urban

Lim family pursuing Whitt Printing Co. building demolition in west downtown San Antonio despite commission denial

May 28, 2021 By Richard Webner

The family that owns the Golden Star Café in west downtown is taking the unusual step of asking the city to strip a building of its historic designation after the Historic and Design Review Commission denied a bid to demolish it earlier this month.

Filed Under: Architecture, Development, Historic Preservation, West Downtown, West Side Tagged With: Antonia Castaneda, Cattleman Square Historic District, Conservation Society of San Antonio, David Adelman, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, Gilberto Whitt, Golden Star Café, Graciela Sanchez, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Leticia Sanchez, Lim family, Office of Historic Preservation, Patrick Christensen, Patti Zaiontz, Shanon Shea Miller, Shirley Gonzales, Tier One Neighborhood Coalition, Tony Garcia, Univision, Westside Preservation Alliance, Whitt Printing Co., Whitt Printing Co. building, Zoning Commission

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