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Is San Antonio rushing its $150 million housing bond?

August 19, 2022 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

Mayor Ron Nirenberg speaks during a City Council B session on Aug. 10, 2022, about the housing bond in City Council chambers in San Antonio, Texas.

Today, the City of San Antonio is due to formally begin the process of finding developers to build and preserve apartments, and build houses, as part of the $150 million housing bond.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, Neighborhoods Tagged With: Alamo Community Group, Billy Mitchell Apartments, Cattleman Square Lofts, City Council, City of San Antonio, Four25 San Pedro, Granada Homes, Housing Commission, Jennifer Gonzalez, Liberty Multifamily, Mission DG, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Operation Finally Home, Opportunity Home San Antonio, Patriot’s Pointe, Ron Nirenberg, Roseville Phase II, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, SHIP, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, The Aspire at Vida, The Aurora, Veronica Garcia

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

Inflation, interest rates jeopardize Cattleman Square Lofts affordable housing in downtown San Antonio

June 21, 2022 By Ben Olivo 2 Comments

Rendering of Cattleman Square Lofts October 2020 at 811 W. Houston St. by Alamo Community Group.

The cost to build Cattleman Square Lofts has ballooned by $6 million since January.

Filed Under: Bexar County, City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, West Downtown, West Side Tagged With: Alamo Colleges District, Alamo Community Group, Bexar County Commissioners, Cattleman Square Lofts, City Council, Enterprise Housing Credit Investors, Jennifer Gonzalez, Liberty Multifamily, Mission DG, Museum Reach Lofts, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Operation Finally Home, Patriot’s Pointe, Pete Alanis, Planning and Community Development Committee, San Antonio Housing Trust, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Teri Castillo, Texas Bond Review Board, The Spire at Vida, Veronica Garcia, VIA Metropolitan Transit

Rental, mortgage aid totaling $10M to become available in San Antonio in April

March 18, 2022 By Ben Olivo 76 Comments

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.

The city of San Antonio is preparing to revive a program that has helped thousands of San Antonians pay their rent or mortgage, utility bills and other living expenses.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, COVID-19, Evictions, Housing Tagged With: City Council, City of San Antonio, Covid-19, emergency housing assistance program, Housing Assistance Program, Neighborhood and Housing Service Department, Planning and Community Development Committee, TDHCA, Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Veronica Garcia

Housing in San Antonio at crossroads with expired downtown incentive policy, new council members elected

July 8, 2021 By Richard Webner 4 Comments

Skyline downtown San Antonio. May 20, 2021.

In the area of housing, it seems likely that the early 2020s will mark another turning point for San Antonio.

Filed Under: Bexar County, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force, Neighborhoods, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust Tagged With: Adriana Rocha Garcia, Bexar County, Bexar County PFC, Biden administration, Broadway corridor, CCDO, CCHIP, Center City Development & Operations Department, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, Cevallos Lofts, City of San Antonio, Continental Hotel, Cynthia Spielman, David Nisivoccia, Decade of Downtown, Ed Hinojosa Jr., Friedrich Air Conditioning Co., Friedrich Lofts, GrayStreet Partners, Housing Policy Framework, Housing Trust PFC, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, John Courage, Julián Castro, Lone Star Brewery, Lone Star District, Mario Bravo, Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force, Midway, NALCAB, National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, NIMBYism, Pearl, Pete Alanis, Proposition A, Ron Nirenberg, Sabot Development, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust Public Facility Corp., SHIP, Shirley Gonzales, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Teri Castillo, The Baldwin, The Flats at River North, Tier One Neighborhood Coalition, Under One Roof, Vero Soto, Veronica Garcia, Weston Urban

Analysis: Weston Urban’s high-rise tower ‘blazes the trail’ for downtown growth

November 27, 2020 By Richard Webner 4 Comments

This lot next to the Milam building and Weston Centre could be a 32-story apartment tower by Weston Urban.

The local developer’s proposed 32-story tower will be the tallest residential building downtown by a long shot, bringing a style of high-rise urban living that most major cities can offer, but San Antonio cannot.

Filed Under: Development, Housing, Soledad Street, West Downtown, Weston Urban Tagged With: CCDO, CCHIP, Center City Development and Operations Department, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City Council, David Adelman, Decade of Downtown, Ed Cross, Floodgate, Frost Tower, Geekdom, Graham Weston, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Inspire Downtown, Kelly Saunders, Municipal Plaza building, Planning Commission, Randy Smith, Teeple Partners, Veronica Garcia, Vistana, Weston Urban

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