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Does your home need repairing? Here’s how to apply for piece of $45M in home rehab bond dollars

August 8, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

E Carson Street in Government Hill on Wednesday, April 3. V. Finster | Heron

Homeowners looking to tap into $45 million in city bond dollars for repairs ranging from foundation work to roof shingle replacement can submit their applications starting today.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Housing, Neighborhoods Tagged With: 2022-2027 bond program, City of San Antonio, Health Collaborative, housing bond, HUD, John Courage, Minor Repair Program, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program, SHIP, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Teri Castillo, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Under 1 Roof, UTSA’s Westside Community Center, Veronica Garcia

UPDATED: St. John’s Square project moving forward despite SAHA’s exit

February 5, 2022 By Ben Olivo 39 Comments

St. John's Square is an eight-story, 250-unit development being proposed for the southeast corner of East Nueva and South St. Mary's streets by Austin developer Dennis McDaniel and the San Antonio Housing Authority.

An Austin developer and St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church are moving forward with plans to build St. John’s Square, a 253-unit apartment building near La Villita, despite the San Antonio Housing Authority backing away from the project.

Filed Under: Development, Housing, San Antonio Housing Authority, South St. Mary's Tagged With: 210 Josephine Apartments, A. David Lynd, Affordable Housing Partners Inc., Alazan Courts, Berkshire Hathaway, David Nisivoccia, Dennis McDaniel, East Meadows, Ed Hinojosa Jr., HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, HUD, La Villita, Lynd Company, Marivel Resendiz, Moving to Work, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Authority, St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, St. John’s Square, Tim Alcott, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Victoria Commons, Victoria Courts, Warren Buffet, Wheatley Courts

Long-awaited housing plan to address 95,000 struggling households in San Antonio

October 29, 2021 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

Members of the City Council's Planning and Community Development Committee listen to city staff members give an update on the Strategic Housing Implementation Plan on Oct. 28, 2021, at City Hall.

A comprehensive housing strategy is scheduled to be released Monday that will address the needs of 95,000 households in San Antonio that spend more than 30% of their income on housing.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Development, Housing Tagged With: AMI, area median income, City of San Antonio, Economic & Planning Systems, Ed Hinojosa Jr., HUD, Ian Benavidez, Internal Revenue Service, Neighborhood and Housing Service Department, NHSD, Ron Nirenberg, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Authority, SHIP, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Eviction filings in Bexar County have yet to spike one month after moratorium ending

September 22, 2021 By Emily Drisch 3 Comments

An eviction support table from the City of San Antonio is situated in Precinct 4 on Aug. 25, 2021.

The feared spike in eviction filings due to the end of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moratorium has yet to take shape, at least in Bexar County, local records show. Some say it’s too early to tell whether filings will skyrocket.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Evictions, Housing, Texas Tagged With: Bexar County, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, City of San Antonio, emergency housing assistance program, evictions, HUD, Ian Benavidez, Jeff Wentworth, Matt Garcia, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Rogelio Lopez Jr., SAMMinistries, San Antonio Apartment Association, Sara Wamsley, Supreme Court, Teri Bilby, Texas Rent Relief Program, Texas Rio Grande Legal Aide, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Veronica Soto

New York firm plans to buy and renovate historic Aurora Apartments in Tobin Hill

September 8, 2021 By Richard Webner 5 Comments

The Aurora Apartments, 509 Howard St., may soon undergo a renovation. Feb. 10, 2021.

Fairstead, a development firm from New York City, plans to renovate the historic Aurora Apartments tower in Tobin Hill, allowing the building’s elderly residents to stay in their units.

Filed Under: Historic Preservation, Housing, San Antonio Housing Authority, Tobin Hill Tagged With: Aurora Apartments, Fairstead, HUD, Jordan Capellino, Las Varas Public Facility Corp., Mitch Meyer, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Authority, TDHCA, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Tobin Hill, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Wedgwood

What is ‘affordable housing’ in San Antonio? City Council to consider adopting this definition

August 11, 2021 By Maggie Ryan 3 Comments

Drone shot of the East Side of San Antonio. July 5, 2021.

Over the past few months, San Antonio’s Housing Commission has worked to craft a universal definition of “affordable housing.”

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Housing, Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force Tagged With: Alamo Community Group, City Council, City of San Antonio, Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio, Housing Commission, HUD, Jennifer Gonzalez, Jessica O. Guerrero, Kristin Davila, Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force, New Braunfels, Pete Alanis, Ron Nirenberg, SAHA, San Antonio Economic Development Foundation, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, Shirley Gonzales, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Susan Richardson, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, VIA Metropolitan Transit

Granada Homes’ $63M renovation set to begin this month under new partnership

August 3, 2021 By Richard Webner 1 Comment

The Granada apartments located at 311 S. St. Mary's St. Photo taken Sept. 1, 2020.

A $63 million project to rehabilitate the historic Granada Homes senior apartment tower is set to begin this month under a new partnership that no longer includes the San Antonio Housing Authority.

Filed Under: Architecture, Development, Historic Preservation, Housing, River Walk, San Antonio Housing Authority, St. Mary's Street Tagged With: AFL-CIO, Ed Hinojosa, Ensemble Apartments, Government Hill, Granada Homes, Granada Trades Council Housing Inc., HUD, Las Varas Public Facility Corp., Las Vargas PFC, LIV Granada, Marivel Resendiz, Merchants Bank of Indiana, Mission DG, Pat Biernacki, Plaza Hotel, River Walk, SAHA, San Antonio Building Trades Council, San Antonio Housing Authority, The Lofts at Marie McGuire Apartments, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Victor Atkins, Villa Hermosa Apartments, Wedgwood Senior Apartments

Hinojosa Jr. named president and CEO of San Antonio Housing Authority

July 15, 2021 By Ben Olivo 5 Comments

Late Wednesday, the San Antonio Housing Authority board of commissioners voted Ed Hinojosa Jr., a 17-year veteran of the agency, as president and CEO following a national search.

Filed Under: Alazan-Apache Courts, Development, Housing, Neighborhoods, San Antonio Housing Authority Tagged With: Alazán-Apache Courts, Andrew Cuomo, Cassiano Homes, Choice Neighborhood, David Nisivoccia, East Meadows, Ed Hinojosa Jr., Hemisfair, HUD, Lincoln Courts, President Biden, President Clinton, President Obama, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Authority, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Victoria Courts, Wheatley Courts

San Antonio-New Braunfels median income rises to $74,100. Here’s why it matters

June 15, 2021 By Maggie Ryan 162 Comments

The area median income, or AMI, for the San Antonio-New Braunfels region has increased from $72,000 to $74,100 for a family of four.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, Know Stuff, San Antonio Housing Trust Tagged With: AMI, area median income, Friedrich Lofts, Habitat for Humanity San Antonio, HUD, Michael E. Stone, Natalie Griffith, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, San Antonio Housing Trust Public Facility Corp., U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, University of Massachusetts-Boston

San Antonio Housing Trust PFC approves Friedrich Lofts project despite gentrification concerns

June 14, 2021 By Richard Webner 51 Comments

The controversial Friedrich Lofts project on the East Side was approved Monday by the Housing Trust PFC board, which is composed of five City Council members, despite concerns of gentrification.

Filed Under: Commerce Street, Denver Heights, Development, East Side, Historic Preservation, Neighborhoods, San Antonio Housing Trust Tagged With: Adriana Rocha Garcia, American South Real Estate Fund, Austin Investor Interests, Friedrich Air Conditioning Co., Friedrich Lofts, Housing Trust PFC, HUD, Irasema Cavazos, Ivy Taylor, Jada Andrews-Sullivan, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, John Courage, Mario Bravo, Pete Alanis, Phyllis Viagran, Provident Realty Advisors, Rebecca Viagran, Roberto Treviño, Ron Nirenberg, Rudy Lopez, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, San Antonio Housing Trust Public Facility Corp., Shirley Gonzales, Teri Castillo, Tomas Uresti, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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