What are bonds, exactly? Why does San Antonio pay for infrastructure the way it does? As early voting continues on the $1.2 billion bond package, the Heron answers these questions and others.
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Rising rents, high occupancies signal ‘Decade of Downtown’ in San Antonio has worked, developers say
The downtown San Antonio apartment market, which city leaders went to such great effort to grow, has matured to a point where it is drawing major attention from out-of-town investors.
Former Estrada Hardware building in west downtown San Antonio purchased
A group that includes local real estate agent Dix Densley has purchased a historic landmark on the near West Side with plans to renovate it in a way that “will pay homage to the building and its history.”
Culinary destination planned for circa-1870s Maverick building on Soledad in downtown San Antonio
A historic preservation project consisting of multiple restaurants and a small hotel is taking shape in a two-story historic building on Soledad Street, next to the old Mexican Manhattan restaurant.
Profile: Councilman McKee-Rodriguez’s former students inspired his interest in politics
For District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, the path to public office was spurred by a desire to improve the lives of the students he once taught.
Weston Urban’s 15-story apartment mid-rise behind Continental Hotel in downtown San Antonio gets initial approval
Weston Urban’s plan to restore the former Continental Hotel and build a 15-story apartment tower along San Pedro Creek in west downtown won conceptual approval Wednesday from the city’s historic review board.
A closer look at Weston Urban’s 15-story mixed-use project in west downtown San Antonio
Weston Urban plans to build a 15-story apartment building between the former Continental Hotel and Arana building in west downtown.
Bexar County, Weston Urban to partner on apartments at Continental Hotel in west downtown San Antonio
A nonprofit arm of Bexar County is set to partner with developer Weston Urban to build a 250-unit mixed-income apartment project on West Commerce Street.
Developer Adelman asks to demolish old Cattleman’s Square Tavern for 122-unit apartment building
Developer David Adelman plans to build in west downtown for the first time with a 122-unit apartment building at Cattleman Square.
Request to demolish historic building next to Golden Star Café denied
The city’s Historic and Design Review Commission on Wednesday voted down a request to demolish a historic building next to the Golden Star Café in west downtown to clear the way for potential development.