kingwilliam

Well, it probably was. It never really closed. The top floor of the main building that caught fire was closed as they repaired it. But basically everything was business as usual a few days after the fire. It looked worse then it actually turned out to be.

That is Prospect Hill. That's the south Tobin Hill area, which is basically the Gay District of SA, those clubs you saw were actually gay clubs as there's quite a few all next to each other just south of the college. The Gay Pride Parade and other Gay related parades take place on Main Ave. you can go to this site and actually zoom in on the downtown area and see where the particular neighborhoods are. http://www.walkscore.com/rankings/San_Antonio Others to check out include Jefferson and Monticello.

Here's a few neighborhood descriptions as well as Google Street View pictures depicting the type of housing in said neighborhood. Dignowity Hill Dignowity Hill, like I wrote in another San Antonio HAIF thread, is currently under going major revitalization as people move into the area and rebuild homes. It is a Historic District and as such is home to a diverse aray of homes. From Victorian to Mediterranean and others. Location: One-mile east of downtown Lavaca Lavaca is a neighborhood to the east of King William. On the rise. Location: 1.4 miles south of downtown. Beacon Hill Beacon Hill is a stones throw away from Monte Vista which is a good thing as Monte Vista's past resurgence has carried into the Beacon Hill. Location: Three-miles NNW of downtown Alta Vista Alta Vista is sandwiched between Beacon Hill and Monte Vista. Mahncke Park Mahncke Park could be called the Baja-Alamo Heights as it's almost as nice but not at the price. It's a neighborhood on the rise in the last few years. The housing inventory mainly comprising bungalow styled homes. Location: Two and a Half miles NNE of downtown. Monte Vista Monte Vista is well, Monte Vista. you either know about it or you don't. lol Location: 2-miles north of downtown King William King William is like Monte Vista, King William. Location: One-mile south of downtown Alamo Heights Location: 4-miles north of downtown Terrell Hills Terrell Hills is a really cool but really expensive neighborhood. Location: 4-miles north of downtown Olmos Park Olmos Park is one of the three wealthy bedroom communities of North Central SA. The other two being Alamo Heights and Terrell Hills. Olmos Park is the wealthiest of the three and wealthiest area of San Antonio, it even has a Billionaire Row. Location: Three-miles north of downtown

Vert, If ou want to know about an other Histroical Districts or neighborhoods with reall sweet housing look no further. The ones you know: King William Monte Vista Alamo Heights Tobin Hill Terrell Hills The ones you might not know: Dignowity Hill (just east of downtown) Lavaca Alta Vista Beacon Hill Olmos Park Mahncke Park Highland Hills

That was Tobin Hill. Tobin Hill just recently (last year) became a Historical District after years of arguing that the deserved that distinction. It's just south of the Monte Vista neighborhood, not sure if you explored that Historical District, and like Monte Vista once, Tobin Hill is slowly but surely being revitalized. Here's a Express-News article with more information: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/MYSA09290...5_html4502.html Funny enough, like the article states, King William was the first neighborhood in SA to be granted Historical. No thanks to the 60's,70's, 80's exodus to the suburbs. Leaving these homes to be either abandoned or left to be occupied b poorer citizens who didn't care to maintain the look and feel of the homes. But like I said, that is changing as more people bu homes and restore them Man from within suburban parts of the cit looking to move closer to downtown. From what I'm told, Tobin Hill looks today like what Monte Vista looked in the late 80's. At the beginning of its reinitialization into what it is today. Though I'm told it'll happen faster because more people are quickly buying the homes and because of Monte Vista already being established as a top notch neighborhood and finally because of the developments happening in the Pearl Brewery/Lower Broadway area. yes. There's the Historic and Design Review Commission and the San Antonio Conservation Society. http://www.saconservation.org Also, a development group has within the last couple of years bought vacant lots within Tobin Hill and built really nice homes. http://www.brownstonetraditions.com yes, San Antonio is very underrated in that department for some reason. We have tons of historical areas in this cit that get overlooked for whatever reason. Though thanks to Google street view, you can take a tour of the city any time you want!

ESCALA UPDATE: SITE PLAN

This better illustrates what I'm trying to say. The red square is where Monterrey Village is.

Not true at all. You can get to Medical Center or airport from the far west side using any of the following freeways: 151, 410, 90, 1604, 10. For example, to access the medical center from Monterrey Village or anywhere in Westover Hills, you simply would have to take 151 to 410, 410 to Babcock Rd. which then leads you to the Medical Center. Or take 410 to 10 and get off on Medical Drive. To get to the airport you just continue on 410 for another 10 miles until you hit Aiport Blvd. Though Far West side residents will no longer need to go to the Medical Center for use as three Hospitals are currently under construction in Westover Hills, forming the Westover Hills Medical Center, the third Medical Center in San Antonio after the South Texas Medical Center and Stone Oak Medical Center.

Updated site plan: In the blank area that says "42 acres Medical Office Condo" next to SUBJECT, will be this: Which is also the first phase of Monterrey Village.

There will be a grocery store. The building circled will be a grocery store.

New Renderings

Yes the design will be urban town square with main street concept. I believe Phase III will also be designed in that same model. Other tenants to be at phase II include Ruehl, Armani Exchange and Gilly Hicks. I'm quite interested in seeing the residential portion of phase III and weather there will be a high-rise or two, as there isn't a lot of land to work with.

Some tenants planned for phase II include: Urban Outfitter, D&G, Vercase, Metropark, Barnes and Noble, Gucci. Also, there will be a phase III for The Shops at La Cantera. Planned for phase III are retail, office and residential.

I wouldn't be shocked or surprised if private developers began to build up Government Hill. Fort Sam has never had this type of boom, no area anywhere near Government Hill has had the type of boom expected to take place in the next 3-4 years. It's unprecedented so what the future has for Government Hill is anyones best guess. However, in my opinion, one of the major key factors to great redevelopment of GH would be opening the New Braunfels Ave segment that runs through Fort Sam. I doubt the Military just re-opens it and allows traffic to move in and out of the base freely, however why not A) swap land with the city or tunnel New Braunfels Ave through Fort Sam. I'm not sure which would be more feasible but I'd venture to guess plan B would most likely be the best option. Though, would the Military allow such a thing?

LOL, I corrected it.

John Bann (left) and Michael Hartman, who are central figures in the transformation of Fort Sam Houston, discuss the construction projects. http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/sto...AC.295fccf.html

Yep, that is King William, my (hopefully) future home. I found these pictures on the web.

There's 8 buildings in total that make up this project, the rendering only shows three, so it's hard to tell if there will be retail, though there will be a grocery store and a restaurant. The previous development had retail included and I'd venture to bet that the new developers intend to have some as well.

Update: The Fox Photo building was demolished yesterday and the Snow White Cleaners is schedule for demolition on January 7th.

This is the abandoned Villaje del Rio development on Broadway near Jones Street. Ed Cross bought the development and as you can see gave it a new design and a new name. Broadway Lofts Thanks to Andres for including these images on his River North site.

Suburban San Antonio Midtown area (the domed building is the Jewish Temple Beth-El) The Enclave, high-rise living in the heart of suburbia (well, older suburbia) in North Central San Antonio Building in northwest San Antonio near Callaghan and Loop 410, 8 miles from downtown Close up of that building Suburban housing in far Northwest San Antonio, near I-10 More far Northwest suburban San Antonio More suburban living on the far North Side Wurzbach Tower in the South Texas Medical Center some 11 miles northwest of downtown Freeway shot of on the Northwest Side -- De Zavala Road and Interstate 10 Insane amount of signage on the NW side. Crane in the background constructing mid-rise hotel Midrises on the NW side Suburban retail in the foreground and Hill Country living in the background Another building in North Central San Antonio Same as above View of buildings in North Central San Antonio Cluster of buildings near the Loop 410 and San Pedro intersection (Both locations, where shot and what's shot are 10 miles from downtown) Downtown skyline seen from 10 miles northwest Downtown skyline from the Great Northwest Interchange COX Radio building on the NW side Views of some of the metro area from the Tower downtown: Fredericksburg looking toward the Medical Center Medical Center Northwest San Antonio North Central SA including the 281 corridor and the airport as well as The Web interchange (410/281) North Central SA with the building cluster in the San Pedro and 410 area (with a good view of the peaks of Camp Bullis on the far, far NW side) The End

Vidorra high-rise condos

Taken and posted by Paul aka Boquillas from SSP. Pictures are in order from 1. Downtown, 2. Suburban Metro (mostly northwest, far northwest and north central) and and 3. Suburban metro from downtown. Downtown San Antonio

Yes, this will be just east of the Pearl.

Yes, Blue Star would be included in Southtown. King William would also be included in Southtown as well. As for the metal buildings, those are the Blue Star Art Silos and they were used as work spaces and gallery spaces and sometimes residential units, for the artists who used them as work spaces and galleries, until recently when they were fenced off and tenants had to vacate. The reason, that area is set to become the Big Tex mixed-use development.