SAN ANTONIO | Urban Core Development Thread - Page 199

The Model · #**3961** Posted **Feb 27, 2015, 8:44 PM**

Wanted to get a shot of the fountain before it's history!

The Model · #**3962** Posted **Feb 27, 2015, 8:46 PM**

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The new office for the Center for Healthcare Services already started construction.

With these two projects plus the Vitre apartments, the western side of downtown is getting a good face life and shot of energy.

How tall is this new office center for healthcare going to be??

trillhippy_210 · #**3963** Posted **Feb 27, 2015, 9:50 PM**

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How tall is this new office center for healthcare going to be??

Yea, are there any renderings of what this building will look like?

arkitekte · #**3964** Posted **Feb 28, 2015, 5:11 AM**

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How tall is this new office center for healthcare going to be??

Roughly the same height as the existing building.

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Yea, are there any renderings of what this building will look like?

Currently, glass curtain wall.

Keep-SA-Lame · #**3965** Posted **Feb 28, 2015, 6:43 AM**

Anyone know what's going up near East Commerce and Hackberry? There appears to be a three story steel frame structure under construction.

fordman2800 · #**3966** Posted **Feb 28, 2015, 3:25 PM**

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Very excited to get a birds eye view of the construction on the Joske Building.

Is there plans still for any hotel going on top of the Joske Building? Or those plans completely dead?

arkitekte · #**3967** Posted **Feb 28, 2015, 4:13 PM**

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Is there plans still for any hotel going on top of the Joske Building? Or those plans completely dead?

Those plans are dead.

fordman2800 · #**3968** Posted **Feb 28, 2015, 10:22 PM**

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Those plans are dead.

Thanks for the info.....what a shame, that would have a great addition to our skyline.

sirkingwilliam · #**3969** Posted **Feb 28, 2015, 10:41 PM**

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Those plans are dead.

They're not dead at all. The "original" building is very unlikely but a hotel or structure on top of the Joske's building is not dead.

arkitekte · #**3970** Posted **Feb 28, 2015, 10:53 PM**

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They're not dead at all. The "original" building is very unlikely but a hotel or structure on top of the Joske's building is not dead.

Believe me, there will not be a hotel tower or any tower on top of the Joske's building.

GoldenBoot · #**3971** Posted **Mar 1, 2015, 2:27 AM**

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Believe me, there will not be a hotel tower or any tower on top of the Joske's building.

Shame...

sakyle04 · #**3972** Posted **Mar 1, 2015, 3:43 PM**

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Shame...

I'll cheer some small downtown retail revival w/H&M. It isn't a tourist/entertainment play (even though tourists will be significant in success).

Shame, indeed, if there is no tower.

Can the lot (garage & gravel portions) on the opposite corner of Joske's in the Rivercenter parcel (which has been spoken of as a hotel/development possibility in the past) handle height? Is it not in the Alamo viewing corridor?

Imagine we'd see that lot developed before Joske's at any rate...

(and GoldenBoot - if you can find someone to take your bet...I want in on it - easy money.

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AwesomeSAView · #**3973** Posted **Mar 1, 2015, 4:55 PM**

Stop with the "doom and gloom" attitude guys. There are plenty of SA projects underway and some in the foreseeable future. I haven't seen this much of project activity in a long time! It's exciting to hear announcements of projects and watching them go up! Even though they are sometimes something we don't want.

sirkingwilliam · #**3974** Posted **Mar 2, 2015, 2:14 AM**

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Believe me, there will not be a hotel tower or any tower on top of the Joske's building.

I disagree. All evidence is there to prove otherwise but we'll jut agree to disagree at the moment.

trillhippy_210 · #**3975** Posted **Mar 2, 2015, 2:25 AM**

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I disagree. All evidence is there to prove otherwise but we'll jut agree to disagree at the moment.

exactly, aren't they building it so they can eventually put something on top of Joske's in the future?

arkitekte · #**3976** Posted **Mar 2, 2015, 2:59 AM**

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I disagree. All evidence is there to prove otherwise but we'll jut agree to disagree at the moment.

That's fine. Hopefully the current plans will be made public soon.

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exactly, aren't they building it so they can eventually put something on top of Joske's in the future?

No.

sirkingwilliam · #**3977** Posted **Mar 2, 2015, 3:25 AM**

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That's fine. Hopefully the current plans will be made public soon.

No.

What are the current plans, outside of the retail announced and speculated on or the joske's building. You seem to be privy to inside information on this project.

NOLAmike · #**3978** Posted **Mar 2, 2015, 4:37 AM**

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I disagree. All evidence is there to prove otherwise but we'll jut agree to disagree at the moment.

That's fine. Hopefully the current plans will be made public soon.

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exactly, aren't they building it so they can eventually put something on top of Joske's in the future?

No.

I was pretty sure I had seen as well that the foundation of the structure being built was being built in order to handle the load of a something like 14 additional stories.

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantoni...e.html?ana=fbk

The Model · #**3979** Posted **Mar 2, 2015, 8:33 PM**

Wanted to get a progress photo of Santa Rosa Hospital for the group!

sirkingwilliam · #**3980** Posted **Mar 2, 2015, 10:04 PM**

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Anyone know what's going up near East Commerce and Hackberry? There appears to be a three story steel frame structure under construction.

IDEA School. They partnered up with the Carver Academy and they're building a new school near the campus.