kingwilliam Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Full ArticleIdaho company targets Westover Hills for new developmentSan Antonio Business Journal - by Tricia Lynn Silva One of the city's largest employment hubs has garnered the attention of a Boise-based development firm making its move into San Antonio.DBSI Development has announced plans to create a new mixed-use community on the city's far West Side. The project, christened Escala, will span 80 acres of land along the northwest corner of Military Drive and State Highway 151, in the Westover Hills community.Escala is DBSI's first project in San Antonio.At present, what DBSI envisions for the acreage is a master-planned project that would include a mix of office, hotel and retail venues, Blaine says. Some multifamily projects could potentially be brought into the mix as well.DBSI could develop some portions of the Escala tract itself, Blaine adds. The firm would also entertain selling off sites to other developers.All told, Escala could encompass anywhere from 650,000 to 1 million square feet of development, Blaine says.Over the next six months, DBSI will begin putting in the roads and other infrastructure for Escala. During this time, the firm will also work to get a handle on how to best develop the site, Blaine says.According to Ballard, Escala has already garnered the attention of two hotel developers -- one looking to build a mid-priced brand, and one with an interest in bringing a high-end name to the site.And as DBSI looks for new opportunities in Texas, San Antonio will indeed be one of its target markets.Blaine says his firm has also begun some pre-planning work for a 61.2 acre tract of land at the northeast corner of Interstate Highway 10 East and Loop 1604 on the far East Side.Says Blaine: "We are looking very hard in the San Antonio area." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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