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Olivo: Housing needed at all price points, Nirenberg says

May 25, 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.

How San Antonio’s discussion on housing costs has evolved from the Decade of Downtown to the pandemic-era shortage.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, Neighborhoods, Weston Urban Tagged With: 300 Main, Bexar County, CCHIP, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, Decade of DowntownStrategic Housing Implementation Plan, Ed Hinojosa Jr., Julián Castro, Moody’s Analytics, President Biden, Riverplace, Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, Universal Services Group, Weston Urban

Olivo: How McKee-Rodriguez’s support for a luxury housing project helps shape the Decade of Downtown

December 2, 2021 By Ben Olivo

Let’s make one thing clear, the Decade of Downtown in San Antonio is alive and well. It hasn’t expired. And it will continue as long as there are city policies designed to incentivize the production of market-rate housing in the downtown area.

Filed Under: Broadway East, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City of San Antonio, Development, East Side, Government Hill, Housing, Lone Star, Midtown & Pearl, Neighborhoods, Pearl, Sidebar Deep Dive Tagged With: 1800 Broadway, Alazán-Apache Courts, Ana Sandoval, AREA Real Estate, Bexar County, Broadway, Broadway corridor, CCHIP, Center City Housing Incentive Program, City Council, City of San Antonio, Criterion, David Adelman, Decade of Downtown, East Side, Encore Multifamily, Encore SoFlo, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, Fulcrum Development, Government Hill, Government Hill Alliance, GrayStreet Partners, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Hixon Properties, Ian Benavidez, Inner City Development Incentive Program, Inner City TIRZ, Inspire Downtown, Jake Jopling, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Jefferson Bank, Julián Castro, Lone Star Brewery, Lynd Company, Mario Bravo, Michael Amezquita, Midtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, Midtown TIRZ, Museum Reach, OHT Partners, Pearl, Sabot Development, SAISD, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Independent School District, San Antonio River, Shirley Gonzales, Southtown, Teri Castillo, Texas Organizing Project, Universal Services Group, Vistana

Former WOAI-TV building on San Antonio’s River Walk eyed for hotel-condo 29-story tower

August 4, 2021 By Richard Webner

The former WOAI station building at 1031 Navarro St.

An unnamed 29-story hotel-and-condo tower is being proposed where the former WOAI-TV building currently stands vacant on the River Walk.

Filed Under: Architecture, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City of San Antonio, Development, Historic Preservation, Hotels, Housing, River Walk, San Antonio River Tagged With: Alteza Residences, Arts Residences, B&A Architects, DC Partners, Embleton Motor Company, Grand Hyatt San Antonio, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Karla Dupre, KMOL building, Kuper Sotheby's, Landrace, Michelle Vigil, Miguel Saldana, River Walk, Sinclair Broadcasting, Stephanie Rinn, Steve McHugh, The Moon’s Daughters, Thompson Hotel, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, Universal Services Group, Weston Urban, WOAI-TV

Developers of $400M Riverplace project sign incentive agreement with city

April 20, 2021 By Richard Webner

Riverplace is a planned $400 million mixed-use development in northwest downtown that would occupy both sides of the River Walk.

Riverplace would fill about 3.2 acres of land with a 20-story multifamily building, a 17-story condominium building and an office building of undetermined height, along with the 21-story Dream Hotel.

Filed Under: Architecture, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City of San Antonio, Development, Historic Preservation, Hotels, Housing, Office, River Walk Tagged With: Arts Residences at Thompson San Antonio, Chuck Brehm, Dream Hotel, Edmund Beck, Geekdom, Graham Weston, Real International, River Walk, Riverplace, San Pedro Creek Culture Park, Universal Services Group, Weston Urban

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