SAN ANTONIO | Hemisfair Residential Tower | 351 FEET | 28 FLOORS | Cancelled
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If its okay I figured I would start this thread out since it was requested and because we did get some more info from the article above. To summarize: around 350 units expected with 56,000 sq feet of combined retail space (including the 3-story building next door). Formal submission will be made on the 19th. |
Can we get pics and deets added? I'd do it myself but I'm on my phone.
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From the Hemisfair thread.
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332' to the main roof. 351' to the mechanical penthouse roof.
Here's the PDF of the submission to the HDRC on Sept. 30, 2022. https://gis.sanantonio.gov/OHPSystem...7FDD0FBEC3E%7D |
Wait, is this actually happening or just another "idea"?
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Oh man! I hope the "Great Lawn" doesn't look look like that. Early renderings showed much more trees. Hello dust bowl during the Texas summer, and droughts. Ain't nobody going to want to hangout there!
The building itself looks very generic and any city USA. But, it's much better than what's there now. |
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I'd prefer grass, but I also prefer the turf to dirt. |
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I’m so confused by this forum. You want height so you get it, but now it is a generic design? They are making a financially feasible project so it actually gets built. Go stare at the Floodgate for your architecturally different design.
Except for few buildings in Austin, Dallas, or Houston most of their buildings are generic including Texas new tallest building. |
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And the Great Lawn isn't big enough to be called "great." Maybe it should be called The Pretty Good Lawn. |
Are they really putting the amenity/pool deck on the north side?
The tower is going to cast a shadow on that space almost every day of the year. The rendering even shows shadows aimed in the wrong direction. It would be correct if this tower was in the southern hemisphere. Other than that - I like the height and perceived interaction with the park. |
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Like... put the pool facing south so it can get some sun?:shrug: |
Maybe they're thinking it's good to have the pool in the shade what with global warming and whatnot. (Or maybe they're just not good architects.)
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I wonder if they did it so it's further back and doesn't get rejected by HDRC for casting an inch of shadow on the alamo grounds lol.
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But also, I didn't even think of the riverwalk shadows. Maybe it's on that side due to the possibility of shadowcasting onto the riverwalk right there. Either way, I'm excited about the density this lil baby will bring. |
As someone with a pool you do not need full sun all day in South Texas because we are always trying to find ways to cool ours off. Inspire, formally the Vistana, has the pool on the East side (Sun until 2-4) but that cannot be accomplished in this building.
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Maybe they designed the building further back from the street so it wouldn't block the west views for the Alteza/Grand Hyatt views. Then the east side of this buildings views wouldn't be blocked by the Grand Hyatt? Just a thought.
I really like the East side of this building I almost wonder if it would be better if they mirrored the building so the more nice side of this building would face more of the grand entrance to the park from Market and Alamo street. |
The listed height is 351' but this doesn't line up with the renderings at all. The neighboring Marriott Riverwalk is 350' so they should be the same height yet the rendering of the new residential tower shows a taller building closer to 400' and is more comparable in height to the Grand Hyatt.
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