SAN ANTONIO | Vitré Apartments | 4 FLOORS | Under Construction
http://www.bigreddog.com/wp-content/.../05/Vitre4.jpg
http://www.bigreddog.com/wp-content/...5/05/Vitre.jpg Source: Big Red Dog Engineering Located at 700 W Commerce on the West Side, 242 Units, 5,000 RSF of retail. 210 Development Group and Catamount Constructors broke ground on this in September, according to the article linked below. However, the developer has put the project on a brief hold, but I couldn't get any information on why. When I went here to look, I noticed there wasn't a thread for this yet! http://www.ksat.com/news/downtowns-v...ground-tuesday |
I still think this is a weird location. Like maybe too soon? But who knows, maybe it'll be a catalyst.
|
Quote:
|
UTSA downtown is near.
|
Wow, it actually has ground level retail. Works for me.
|
Quote:
|
This will likely end up with a good number of students, and the ground level retail will be frequented by UTSA students. It is legit right across the street. And I have no idea why y'all think this is still a sketchy area? There are festivals and such under the freeway, Mi Tierra and all that is right across the freeway, the new hospital is just a few blocks north, etc.
|
Quote:
|
Quote:
And for those who think I have an elitist axe to grind against homeless people, I really don't, but there's a huge gulf between what I would call "regular" homeless and substance abusers. The Cattleman's Square area is mostly the later. |
Neighborhoods improve when quality residential moves in. Especially with the ground level retail, which means people will spend time in and around the ground level. This will help improve the neighborhood and others will follow.
My only concern is that there seems to be open-ended parking in the back. That could be a bad hangout. |
Quote:
http://res.cloudinary.com/courbanize...tjkn99x8em.pdf I do not think I will be a tenant. |
Quote:
Also, I wonder what the relationship is between all of that and proximity to the jail? Can someone more familiar with criminal justice give us some insight as to why the jail is in the middle of town rather than on the edge of town? |
Quote:
http://therivardreport.com/city-coun...n-real-estate/ |
Oh well if this is where vagrants get drunk and where day laborers congregate then I guess there's nothing that can be done about that. Sorry everybody, no hope, nuke it from orbit.
|
Quote:
|
The area does indeed seem pretty bad, but leaving an area as such will just maintain how bad it is. Take the Bowery in NYC. That area used to be the skid row of NYC and now it is an extremely nice area with a lot of trendy hotels, living space and is completely safe and rid of its "skid row" reputation. I'm not saying this development will have the same effect but it is definitely a step in the right direction to bringing attention to an area that isn't completely safe. It's a bold development, but someone has to do it in order for anything to change. And this area has huge potential to be a cool enclave for students.
|
This is a little nit-picky but is anyone else super disappointed with the design? It seems very dull/bland for a building that is going to be part of downtown.
|
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 3:28 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.