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Old Posted May 6, 2014, 2:58 AM
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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas View Post
Not sure which one this is.

More apartments planned for Pearl area
That was formerly known as 1130 Broadway.

It was also the file photo used for this story talking about the need for better architectural standards in that area.

If you're a resident of San Antonio's District 1, or the city in general, you should write to your council person and let them know you support better design guidelines in one of the most important areas of the center city. To Olivo's point, if we don't insist on something better as a community, we're going to end up with an area that has some density, but is aesthetically dull and that has no street life.

That works against all the momentum the city has built up these last few years.

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Design guidelines need to expand reach

By Benjamin Olivo

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In particular, renderings of Rivera, a 300-unit apartment project at 1130 Broadway, sparked criticism from some readers of this column's Facebook page.

One follower called it dull. Another said it looked like a matchbox.

Read more: http://www.expressnews.com/business/...ch-5449529.php
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