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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 Leave a 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 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

Weston Urban’s 15-story apartment mid-rise behind Continental Hotel in downtown San Antonio gets initial approval

July 22, 2021 By Richard Webner 1 Comment

The de la Garza House would be incorporated into the new development planned by Weston Urban for the area bound by the former Continental Hotel and Arana buildings.

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.

Filed Under: Architecture, Bexar County, City of San Antonio, Commerce Street, Development, Housing Tagged With: Arana building, Bexar County, Bexar County PFC, Bexar County Public Facility Corp., City of San Antonio, Continental Hotel, Gabriel Q. Velazquez, Graham Weston, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Melchio de la Garza, O. Henry House, Pinkerton's Barbecue, Rand building, Randy Smith, River Walk, Royal Blue Grocery, San Pedro Creek, San Pedro Creek Culture Park, Savoy building, Taylor Eighmy, University of Texas at San Antonio, UTSA, Weston Urban

A closer look at Weston Urban’s 15-story mixed-use project in west downtown San Antonio

July 18, 2021 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

The 15-story, 255-unit Weston Urban development from the perspective of West Commerce Street.

Weston Urban plans to build a 15-story apartment building between the former Continental Hotel and Arana building in west downtown.

Filed Under: Architecture, Bexar County, City of San Antonio, Commerce Street, Development, Housing, Office, Parking, Retail, San Pedro Creek, Tech District, West Downtown, Weston Urban Tagged With: Alfred Giles, Arana building, Bexar County PFC, Bexar County Public Facility Corp., Continental Hotel, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Kline’s building, Leeds building, Leo M.J. Dielmann, Lone Star Brewery, Melchio de la Garza House, O. Henry House, O. Henry House Museum, Office of Historic Preservation, OHP, San Pedro Creek, San Pedro Creek Culture Park, Spanish Colonial, Trish DeBerry, University of Texas at San Antonio, UTSA, UTSA National Security Collaboration Center, UTSA School of Data Science, Weston Urban

Bexar County, Weston Urban to partner on apartments at Continental Hotel in west downtown San Antonio

June 19, 2021 By Richard Webner 48 Comments

The former Continental Hotel, 322 W. Commerce St., will be sold to a developer for the production of mixed-use, mixed-income housing. Photo taken by Ben Olivo | Heron on Sept. 9, 2019

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.

Filed Under: Bexar County, Commerce Street, Development, Historic Preservation, Housing, San Pedro Creek, West Downtown, Weston Urban Tagged With: Arana building, avid Marquez, Bexar County, Bexar County PFC, Bexar County Public Facility Corp., Continental Hotel, De la Garza House, Frost Tower, James Lifshutz, Kline’s building, Leeds building, Metropolitan Health District, Nelson Wolff, O. Henry House Museum, Randy Smith, River Walk, San Pedro Creek, Spanish Governor's Palace, Texas Public Radio, Trish DeBerry, University of Texas at San Antonio, UTSA, Weston Urban

Developer Adelman asks to demolish old Cattleman’s Square Tavern for 122-unit apartment building

May 18, 2021 By Richard Webner 60 Comments

The Rich Book building, 900 W. Houston St., was most recently the home of Cattleman Square Tavern on the ground level, and apartments up top.

Developer David Adelman plans to build in west downtown for the first time with a 122-unit apartment building at Cattleman Square.

Filed Under: Commerce Street, Development, Historic Preservation, Housing, West Downtown, West Side Tagged With: AVANCE San Antonio, Barclay Anthony, Cattleman Square Historic District, Cattleman's Square Tavern, Centro Plaza, David Adelman, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, Frio Street, Golden Star, Graciela Sanchez, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Lim family, Maverick building, Midtown Station, Rich Book building, Santa Monica Hotel, The '68, University of Texas at San Antonio, UTSA, VIA Metropolitan Transit, Whitt Printing Co. building

Request to demolish historic building next to Golden Star Café denied

May 6, 2021 By Richard Webner 51 Comments

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.

Filed Under: Development, West Downtown, West Side Tagged With: Alamo Community Group, Bexar Appraisal District, Cattleman Square Historic District, Cattleman Square Lofts, Conservation Society of San Antonio, District 5, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, Gabriel Q. Velasquez, Golden Star Café, Graciela Sanchez, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Lim family, Patti Zaiontz, Rudy Lopez, Scobey complex, Scott W. Carpenter, Shirley Gonzales, Teri Castillo, Texstar National Bank, University of Texas at San Antonio, UTSA, VIA Metropolitan Transit, West Side Residents Association, Weston Urban, Whitt Printing Co. building, Yuen King Lim Family LLC

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