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Larger portion of CPS Energy’s Jones Avenue property now for sale

May 31, 2022 By Ben Olivo 2 Comments

The vacant property at 326 W. Jones Ave. has been on the market by CPS Energy for at least three years.

Since hiring an international real estate brokerage firm in 2018, CPS Energy has struggled to sell its former Jones Avenue Service Center at 326 W. Jones Ave.

Filed Under: CPS Energy, Midtown & Pearl, Museum Reach, River Walk Tagged With: Alamo Community Group, Bexar Appraisal District, Brackenridge ParkMexican Consulate, Camden Street, CBRE, City Council, CPS Energy, GreyStreet Partners, Jones Avenue Service Center, Justin Luera, La Villita, Midtown TIRZ, Museum Reach, Museum Reach Lofts, North St. Mary's Street, Pearl, River Walk, Rudy D. Garza, San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio Zoo, Urban Genesis, Villita Assembly Building, West Jones Avenue, Witte Museum

Tax subsidy sometimes used for affordable housing redirected to Broadway attractions north of downtown San Antonio

February 23, 2022 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

The San Antonio Zoo is considering several improvement projects totaling around $50 million including a gorilla enclosure, renovations to existing buildings and a completely new front gate.

A financial tool used to help fund affordable housing was recently repurposed for the San Antonio Zoo, the Witte Museum, Garden and Brackenridge Park, a move that has some nonprofit developers scratching their heads.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, Broadway, City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, How Things Work, Midtown & Pearl, Museum Reach, Property Values, River North, San Antonio Zoo, Tobin Hill Tagged With: 2022-2027 bond, Alamo Community Group, Brackenridge Park, Broadway, Brooks City-Base TIRZ, ButterKrust Bakery, Cattleman Square Lofts, Cellars at the Pearl, City Council, City of San Antonio, Encore Multifamily, Erik Walsh, Government Hill, GrayStreet Partners, Houston Street TIRZ, Inner City TIRZ, Jennifer Gonzalez, Jones & Rio, Lone Star Brewery, Lori Houston, Mario Bravo, Maverick Dog Park, Midtown TIRZ, Midway, Museum Reach, Museum Reach Lofts, Pearl, Prospera Housing Community Services, Ryan M. Sweeney, SA: Ready to Work, San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio Light, San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio Zoo, San Pedro Springs Park, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Sunken Garden Theater, Tim Morrow, Vista Verde Apartments, Westside TIRZ, Witte Museum

Bond dollars for Sunken Garden Theater could go to other Brackenridge Park projects

February 12, 2022 By Kayla Padilla 1 Comment

The Brackenridge Conservancy is planning a $63 million renovation of the Sunken Garden Theater.

The Brackenridge Park Conservancy is seeking $5 million from the upcoming bond to help renovate Sunken Garden Theater, a plan the nearby River Road neighborhood still opposes.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Historic Preservation, Neighborhoods, Parks & Plazas, San Antonio Zoo Tagged With: 2022-2027 bond program, Brackenridge Park, Brackenridge Park Conservancy, City Council, Grace Rose Gonzales, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Kirk Feldman, Lucy Wilson, Mario Bravo, Mary Sandoval, Michael Marchbanks, Midtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, Midtown TIRZ, Rasa Silenas, River Road, River Road Neighborhood Association, San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio Zoo, Sunken Garden Theater, Suzanne Scott, Witte Museum

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