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Development Profile: 121-room Artista Hotel approved by San Antonio design review commission

November 17, 2022 By Heron Staff 2 Comments

The 121-room Artista Hotel is being planned for 151 E. Travis St., San Antonio, Texas, along the River Walk, by California developer Jake Harris.

The 121-room Artista Hotel planned for a compact property on East Travis Street and the river received final approval from the Historic and Design Review Commission on Wednesday.

Filed Under: Architecture, Development, Development Explorer, Historic and Design Review Commission, Hotels, River Walk Tagged With: 300 Main, Artista Hotel, Cory Edwards, CREO Architecture, Harris Bay, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Jake Harris, Office of Historic Preservation, OHP, River Walk, Travis Building, Weston Centre, Weston Urban

CommonWealth Coffeehouse taking over former Rosella location on Jones Avenue

September 2, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

Coffeehouse & Bakery as the upcoming tenant of the former Rosella spot at 203 E. Jones Ave.

In about two months, CommonWealth Coffeehouse & Bakery is set to open its fifth location in the former Rosella Coffee & Wine Bar space at 203 E. Jones Ave.

Filed Under: Food & Drink Tagged With: Burns building, CommonWealth Coffeehouse & Bakery, Concord Plaza, Hemisfair, Marcel Arana, Port San Antonio, Rosella Coffee & Wine Bar, Stone Oak, Weston Centre

Circa-1920s Exchange Building up for sale

April 25, 2022 By Richard Webner 4 Comments

The circa-1920s Exchange Building, 152 E. Pecan St., currently a 10-story apartment building, is up for sale. April 25, 2022.

The owners of the Exchange Building, which includes the San Antonio Housing Trust Foundation, are preparing to sell the Prohibition-era building to a local buyer.

Filed Under: Housing, San Antonio Housing Trust, St. Mary's Street, Transactions Tagged With: Andrew Weissman, David Lake, Exchange Building, Graham Weston, John Courage, La Reve, Lake|Flato, Michael Sohocki, Pete Alanis, Restaurant Gwendolyn, San Antonio Housing Trust, San Antonio Housing Trust Foundation, Ted Flato, Thomas Guggolz, Weston Centre

Wyndham River Walk hotel purchased with plans for $50M renovation

June 9, 2021 By Richard Webner 5 Comments

The Wyndham San Antonio River Walk, 111 E. Pecan St., was recently purchased with plans for it to become a luxury InterContinental Hotel.

Two firms from outside Texas have purchased the Wyndham San Antonio River Walk hotel with plans to spend $50 million to turn it into a luxury InterContinental Hotel in early 2023.

Filed Under: Development, Hotels, River Walk, Transactions Tagged With: Aiden Hotel, Andrew Scarlett, Artista Hotel, Best Western, Cypress Real Estate Advisors, Dream Hotel, Harris Bay, Hotel Contessa, InterContinental Hotel, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Jordan Scharg, Riverplace, Scarlett Hotel Group, Trailbreak Partners, Weston Centre, Weston Urban, Wheelock Street Capital, Wyndham San Antonio River Walk

Weston Urban buys former Navy Club site on River Walk

January 21, 2021 By Richard Webner 2 Comments

Weston Urban has purchased an historic building on the River Walk that once housed the famous Navy Club nightclub in order to provide river access to the adjacent Milam Building, which it plans to refurbish.

Filed Under: Development, River Walk, West Downtown, Weston Urban Tagged With: Frost Bank, Historic and Design Review Commission, Milam building, Navy Club, Phillip Sfair, Randy Smith, Weston Centre, Weston Urban

Trailblazing downtown apartment tower wins initial approval from HDRC

December 16, 2020 By Richard Webner 45 Comments

Rendering shows Weston Urban's proposed 32-story tower at 305 Soledad St.

Weston Urban’s plan to build downtown’s tallest residential building, a 32-story apartment tower, took a step forward on Wednesday when a city board granted its design conceptual approval.

Filed Under: Center City Housing Incentive Policy, Development, Housing, Soledad Street, West Downtown, Weston Urban Tagged With: Conservation Society of San Antonio, Frost Tower, Geekdom, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, North Main Avenue, Patti Zaiontz, Planning Commission, Rand building, Robert E. Lee Apartments, Soledad Street, Weston Centre, Weston Urban

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