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UTSA receives funding for next Dolorosa building in downtown San Antonio

November 18, 2022 By Heron Staff 1 Comment

UTSA is preparing to design its new Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Careers (IEC) building at Dolorosa and South Laredo streets. This renderings is for illustration purposes and does not represent the final design.

UTSA’s $124 million Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Careers (IEC) building, the university’s next phase on Dolorosa, received full funding.

Filed Under: Development, Education, UTSA, West Downtown Tagged With: Bexar County jail, Bruce Hill, Entrepreneurship and Careers building, Gensler, Graham Weston, Innovation, Joe Izbrand, Kimberly Andrews Espy, National Security Collaboration Center, Overland Parters, San Antonio Missions, San Pedro Creek Culture Park, San Pedro I, San Pedro II, School of Data Science, Taylor Eighmy, The University of Texas System Board of Regents, University of Texas at San Antonio, UT Permanent University Fund, UTSA, Weston Urban

San Antonio Missions investor purchased land in May near potential baseball stadium site

November 8, 2022 By Richard Webner Leave a Comment

In May 2022, the property at 803 S. Medina St., north of the Guadalupe Street bridge, was purchased by a partnership managed by Bruce Hill, one of the investors buying the San Antonio Missions baseball team.

A partnership managed by Bruce Hill, one of the investors buying the San Antonio Missions double-A baseball team, purchased property on the near West Side in May, nearly adjacent to a site highlighted in a 2016 report as a suitable spot for a downtown baseball stadium.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development, Sports, Transactions, West Downtown, West Side Tagged With: AK Gillis & Sons I Ltd., Artpace San Antonio, Barrett Sports Group, Bruce Hill, CCDO, Center City Development and Operations Department, Centro San Antonio, Chilton Real Estate – Medina LP, City of San Antonio, Frank D. Wing Municipal Court Building, Graham Weston, Guadalupe Street, Kelly Saunders, Lone Star Materials, Nelson Wolff Municipal Stadium, Riley Robinson, Roger Hill, San Antonio, San Antonio Missions, San Pedro Creek Culture Park, School of Data Science and National Security Collaboration Center, South Frio Street, University of Texas at San Antonio, UTSA, Weston Urban

Development Profile: UTSA School of Data Science, National Security Collaboration Center

October 16, 2022 By Heron Staff Leave a Comment

San Pedro Creek Culture Park opens to the public on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, which include a segment next to the future UTSA UTSA School of Data Science and National Security Collaboration Center, 506 Dolorosa, San Antonio, Texas.

UTSA’s School of Data Science and National Security Collaboration Center, 506 Dolorosa, are scheduled to officially open for the spring semester in January.

Filed Under: Development, Education, UTSA, West Downtown Tagged With: Joe Izbrand, San Pedro Creek Culture Park, UTSA, UTSA National Security Collaboration Center, UTSA School of Data Science

Austin firm Sabot Development invests in historic San Antonio West Side building

July 19, 2022 By Richard Webner Leave a Comment

The former National Grocery Company building at 421 N. Medina St. in west downtown was recently purchased by Sabot Development of Austin.

Sabot Development of Austin is setting its sights on the Cattleman Square area on San Antonio’s near West Side—one of the most blighted areas of the urban core.

Filed Under: Historic Preservation, Transactions, VIA Metropolitan Transit, West Downtown, West Side Tagged With: Bexar County Adult Detention Center, Cattleman Square, David Adelman, DreamOn Group, Ed Cross, Grand building, Hemisfair, Jim Young, Lorraine Pulido, Mira, National Grocer Company building, North Frio, Rene Garcia, Rich Book building, Sabot Development, The '68, UTSA, VIA Centro Plaza, VIA Metropolitan Transit, Weston Urban, Whitt Printing Building

Nirenberg, Wolff: San Antonio business leaders interested in buying Missions

July 8, 2022 By Richard Webner Leave a Comment

Mayor Ron Nirenberg speaks at a ground breaking ceremony for 300 Main, the 32-story apartment tower on the northeast corner North Main Avenue and East Travis Street on Thursday, April 21, 2022, in downtown San Antonio, Texas.

Several local business leaders are interested in buying stakes in the San Antonio Missions baseball team, Mayor Ron Nirenberg and County Judge Nelson Wolff said in separate interviews, while declining to say who the leaders were.

Filed Under: Bexar County, City of San Antonio, Development, San Pedro Creek, Sports, Transactions, West Downtown, Weston Urban Tagged With: Bexar County, City of San Antonio, Elmore Sports Group, Freeman Coliseum, Jeremy Sneed, Major League Baseball, Mario Bravo, Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium, Nelson Wolff, Peter J. Holt, Randy Smith, River Walk, Roy Bragg, San Antonio Missions, San Pedro Creek, San Pedro Creek Culture Park, The Link, Tommy Calvert, University of Texas at San Antonio, UTSA, Weston Urban

Historic Palace Livery Stable turned Artes Graficas print shop sold to San Antonio real estate firm

May 13, 2022 By Richard Webner Leave a Comment

The Palace Livery Stable, 115 Camaron St., was recently purchased by real estate firm DJE Texas Management Group of San Antonio.

A local real estate firm plans to move into the historic Palace Livery Stable and Artes Graficas print shop building at 115 Camaron St.

Filed Under: History, Office, San Pedro Creek, Transactions, West Downtown Tagged With: 300 Main, Alameda Theater, Alvarado & Alvarado, Artes Graficas, Bexar Appraisal District, Central Candy Company, Continental Hotel, Devin Elder, DJE Texas Management Group, DK Realty Advisors, Frost Tower, Harris Bay, Office of Historic Preservation, Palace Livery Stable, Penner’s, San Antonio Police History Archive, San Pedro Creek, San Pedro Creek Culture Park, The Helix Apartments, Travis Building, UTSA, Weston Urban

How municipal bonds work, and a brief history of them in San Antonio

April 28, 2022 By Richard Webner 1 Comment

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.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Elections, General News, Know Stuff, Sidebar Deep Dive Tagged With: 2007-2012 bond, 2012-2017 bond, 2017-2022 bond, 2022-2027 bond, Ben Gorzell, Carver Branch Library, Christine Drennon, City Council, City of San Antonio, Fitch, general obligation bonds, Grand Hyatt, Hemisfair, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Henry Cisneros, Heywood Sanders, JP Morgan, Las Palmas Branch Library, Moody’s, Municipal Auditorium, Olmos Dam, Roberto Treviño, S&P, SAMCO Capital, San Antonio, San Antonio Fire Department, San Antonio International Airport, San Antonio Police Department, San Antonio River, Securities and Exchange Commission, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Sheryl Sculley, Siebert Williams Shank, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, University of Texas at San Antonio, UTSA

Former Estrada Hardware building in west downtown San Antonio purchased

September 30, 2021 By Richard Webner 10 Comments

The former Estrada Hardware building at 830 W. Commerce St. has been sold to a development team that includes a local real estate agent.

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.”

Filed Under: Historic Preservation, Transactions, West Downtown, West Side Tagged With: 4D Real Ventures, Arnoldo Estrada, Beth Standifird, Cattleman Square Historic District, Dashiell House, David Adelman, DGSD – 830 W. Commerce St. LLC, Dix Densley, Estrada Hardware store, Express-News, San Antonio Conservation Society Foundation, Sterling Hotel, University of Texas at San Antonio, UTSA, Whitt building

Culinary destination planned for circa-1870s Maverick building on Soledad in downtown San Antonio

August 18, 2021 By Ben Olivo 8 Comments

R.S. Merit Real Estate Co. is planning an 11-room span inside a circa-1877 building at 112 Soledad St.

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.

Filed Under: Development, Food & Drink, Historic Preservation, Hotels, River Walk, Soledad Street Tagged With: Canopy By Hilton, David Wieder, Derek Rosson, Fairmount Hotel, H.H. Hugman, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Home2 Suites by Hilton San Antonio Riverwalk, La Fogota, Maverick building, Nonna Osteria, Nosh, R.S. Merit Real Estate Co., River Walk, Riverview Towers, San Antonio River, Silo, Silo Restaurant Group, Sprinkle & Co. Architects, The Floodgate, University of Texas at San Antonio, UTSA, VIA Metropolitan Transit, Weston Urban, Winston Hotels, Witte building

Profile: Councilman McKee-Rodriguez’s former students inspired his interest in politics

August 12, 2021 By Maggie Ryan 49 Comments

Portrait of Jalen McKee-Rodriguez. July 15, 2021. City Hall office.

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.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, East Side, Elections, Politics Tagged With: Davis Middle School, Donald Trump, Ella Austin Community Center, Friedrich Lofts, Jada Andrews-Sullivan, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Lou Miller, Michael McGee, Sam Houston High School, Tucker’s Kozy Korner, University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas at San Antonio, UT, UTSA, William McManus

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