oldmanshirt and i will be the first buyers at MacyView Heights!!!

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I thought this was their plan all along? IF everything happens, they were to build a new garage on the empty lot near the Marriott, then turn the Commerce street garage into a hotel with the possibility of adding another in place of the garage near the theatre.

I think that empty lot is there in the first place because the original developer of the mall left open the possibility of adding office or a second hotel to the mall.

^^^This is the first I've heard of there being two towers in the works.

that would make sense, but the plans released intended to build a parking garage on that lot in order to utilize the current garage space on commerce...

how much more savvy to utilize both the commerce st frontage and macy's (which is neighbor to marriott rivercenter)....

if marriott intended to expand their DT convention presence (with the grand hyatt threatening to steal a little of their thunder as the new large convention host hotel), they would be wise to purchase or otherwise make use of the macy's space, which would allow them a larger convention footprint.

and what is marriott's upscale brand? ritz-carlton, people. the same that was rumored to be the brand for that hotel site long ago. perhaps a little partnership is in the works that would allow them to build the upscale hotel and use the combined ballroom/convention space as one...thereby remaining the convention hotel champion of SA...

and all of this (which is beautiful speculation, right?) would mean that the commerce street location (rc comedy garage) would be in prime position to become the residential portion of the deal.

even two 25-story towers would dramatically thicken up the skyline over there....

The original plan only had one tower, a hotel. Also, the original plan had the Dillards and Macy's in place.

Don't know if this is related at all, but Brentano's Bookstore in RiverCenter has closed. http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblog...s_doors_1.html

I wouldn't be as interested in this closing if it weren't for the fact that Brentano's is right up against Market St. It's at the end of the line that Tony Roma's is on, so not really "in the mall" at all. That would be the area that is part of the makeover, if I am not mistaken.

Perhaps, like Dillards, this is making way for work to be done?

That's exactly what is occurring. Current tenants in the area of new development will be begin to close/relocate so the construction of the upscale restaurants can begin.

AAC is being quite ambitious with Rivercenter. I've heard there may be a name change.

They can't!

I love that name-- it's so awesome

It's a pretty good name. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

If I were a betting man, I'd bet they'd leave Rivercenter in place.

Unless they change it without telling anyone about it first... if everyone finds out beforehand, there will be uproar and such

Anybody wanna come up w/ a new name like we did for everything else lol.

Hmmm...I'm guessing , that if they changed it they'd want a name that sounds upscale and interesting, but has something to do w/ San Antonio. How about "Yanaguana" or "Padua"

And yes I know that the riverboat rides are already called "Yanaguana"...but make them give it up!

Wait that's it!! The boats can dock in the lagoon area and it can be called Port Yanaguana

It'll be "The Shops at" something. The Shops at Yanaguana.

Vista del Yanaguana Heights.com/blog

From the MySa downtown blog - more evidence of the work being started on this project. The Rio Cruise tickets area is being moved for construction. They'll probably achor the new 90-story Yanaguana Vista condo building when its all said and done. ;)

http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/downtown/

Kyle, did you get my pm?

got it - returned.

Steers and Beers can't pay their bills, apparently.