SAN ANTONIO │ AC & Element Hotels (Building Conversion) │ 230 FT │ 20 FLOORS
21-STORY AC HOTEL PLANNED FOR DOWNTOWN SECOND PHASE INCLUDES HIGHRISE RESIDENTIAL http://i.imgur.com/IYtuPDX.png?1 http://i.imgur.com/KJxRxia.png?1 http://i.imgur.com/eM61v3d.png?1 http://i.imgur.com/39ESxGi.jpg?1 LOCATION http://i.imgur.com/tPYEmCL.png |
Not a stunning design but I like it for its retention of historic buildings, ground-level retail and multiple levels of parking below the hotel floors.
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I like it, and I love the way it interacts with the old buildings at its base. Anyway, I added it to SkyscraperPage's database.
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Any details for phase 2? The second building on the rendering looks taller than the hotel....overall great news for downtown SA :cheers:
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I can't wait to see the residential/office tower.
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http://www.therivardreport.com/river...drawing-board/
Feedback from the HDRC. It mentions that some members and the historical society are concerned about some of the demolition. Also, this particular developer does not have a plan for the second parcel. Demolition would happen for the solo serve building and they are requesting they do something with the empty space. |
On second inspection, there's not really any ground level retail in the new building. There's space for a restaurant on the Riverwalk level, but not at street level. They're actually planning on removing ground level retail space that currently exists but doesn't have a tenant.
http://www.therivardreport.com/river...drawing-board/ |
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We'll see what they come up with in two weeks. |
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Just because the plan is to gut the Book building that doesn't mean that street retail could/would not be built into the new structure. 10,000 sq ft is a good amount of space... Too big for a single restaurant. |
Switch the hotel lot with the "phase 2" lot. The developers would have more design freedoms with both the main entrance and the interior, encounter less resistance form demolition opponents, and have no demolished surface area to deal with. Make Soledad St. a two way street for that area, have the city redo the sidewalk, maybe put in some landscaping, more and better lighting, clean up the facades of the existing buildings on either side, a couple of taxi stands, and voila. :tup: Save the "Phase 1" lot for office, retail, & residential. They can take advantage of federal and state historic tax credits. I think the existing buildings would be better suited for those purposes anyway. But I suppose if I was the owner/developer, I would want to know how far I can go with a design before I encounter any resistance.:hmmm:
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Don't get me wrong... I think this building is a plus overall and makes a pretty good use of space. |
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But to answer your question, it matters quite a bit if it's used for retail or restaurants unless you expect people to shop two to three times a day while they meet and sleep under your roof. |
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How ever looking at the diagrams they show that a lot of the first two-levels are Back of the House, meeting space and Lobby. If the 10,000 sqft is frontage then it doesn't matter how many restaurants the hotel has. That was the point. It could be interpreted either way though, and without seeing detailed lease-able space in any plans (of course this wouldn't come until later in the process) there is no way of knowing for sure. Regardless, as to how the street or river-level space is allocated, the rest of the properties on Houston should benefit from a development such as this. |
HDRC okays it. I'm surprised they didn't find something historic about the Solo Serve..
http://www.expressnews.com/business/...ve-6247519.php |
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