SAN ANTONIO │ Villita Street Tower │ 284 FEET | 24 FLOORS │ Pending - Page 21

sirkingwilliam · #**401** Posted **Mar 10, 2020, 12:45 AM**

I may be wrong, but I’m counting 29, maybe 30 floors.

UltraDanPrime · #**402** Posted **Mar 10, 2020, 2:47 AM**

WOW!!!!! Home run....... BAM!!!!!!

kingkirbythe.... · #**403** Posted **Mar 10, 2020, 1:52 PM**

Damn. That’s a nice looking building.

JACKinBeantown · #**404** Posted **Mar 10, 2020, 2:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by sirkingwilliam

I may be wrong, but I’m counting 29, maybe 30 floors.

I think you're right.

Sadsalmon · #**405** Posted **Mar 10, 2020, 3:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by JACKinBeantown

I think you're right.

https://i1.wp.com/therivardreport.co...00%2C546&ssl=1

https://therivardreport.com/30-story...to-river-walk/

This looks suspiciously like the originally scrapped 30 floor planned tower. I hope I'm wrong.

JACKinBeantown · #**406** Posted **Mar 10, 2020, 8:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by Sadsalmon

https://i1.wp.com/therivardreport.co...00%2C546&ssl=1

https://therivardreport.com/30-story...to-river-walk/

This looks suspiciously like the originally scrapped 30 floor planned tower. I hope I'm wrong.

I think you're right.

UltraDanPrime · #**407** Posted **Mar 10, 2020, 9:32 PM**

I've been following this from the beginning & never remember seeing this gem. I dont think this recent building was ever planned, then scapped in the past. Anyhow, wherever it came from hopefully its gets going sooner rather than later!

Spoiler · #**408** Posted **Mar 10, 2020, 10:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by JACKinBeantown

I think you're right.

UltraDanPrime · #**409** Posted **Mar 10, 2020, 10:49 PM**

Can anyone show that this most recent rendering shown on the thread was shown when the project was 1st announced, then scrapped. I'd really like to see it.

JACKinBeantown · #**410** Posted **Mar 10, 2020, 10:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by Spoiler

I think you're right.

I agree.

UltraDanPrime · #**411** Posted **Mar 10, 2020, 10:53 PM**

When & if anyone can, it would be much appreciated. I'd like to see that I missed it. (if I did.... hmmmm🤔)

KevinFromTexas · #**412** Posted **Mar 10, 2020, 11:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by @sabydesign

This rendering is on the website for B&A Architects. Not sure how old it may be, but certainly not something I have seen before. I like it. Source: https://ba-architects.com/#

I think Sadsalmon may be right, and this is the old design. The massing model does look very similar to this rendering. That's a shame, because this really is a nice design.

I'm only seeing 27 floors up to the main roof amenity deck. There may be another transitional floor between the podium and the first tower floor. I'm assuming the floors in the podium are parking levels since there aren't any windows.

This is obviously the Villita site since the location of the river in relation to the lot matches that of the Villita site. This must be the older proposal back when they were still planning one tower. My guess is once they decided to develop two towers that they cut back on the design bells and whistles to cut costs.

UltraDanPrime · #**413** Posted **Mar 10, 2020, 11:27 PM**

That is the new one, the original one is rather plain with trees on top. I believe it's on page 4

KevinFromTexas · #**414** Posted **Mar 10, 2020, 11:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by UrbanTrance

This is a pic from the article for massing purposes (not the final design).

http://therivardreport.com/30-story-...to-river-walk/

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Originally Posted by UltraDanPrime

That is the new one, the original one is rather plain with trees on top. I believe it's on page 4

No, we're looking at the massing model that was posted on page 2 by urbantrance. The shape of that model matches this rendering. Look at the two setbacks on the river side of the tower.

UltraDanPrime · #**415** Posted **Mar 11, 2020, 1:18 AM**

Ok. It is similar for sure with a exception to the top in my opinion, but massings are just to give a sense of space the building will encompass. They obviously dont show what the building will look like esthetically.

JACKinBeantown · #**416** Posted **Mar 11, 2020, 1:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

This must be the older proposal back when they were still planning one tower. My guess is once they decided to develop two towers that they cut back on the design bells and whistles to cut costs.

Mmm... two mediocre buildings instead of one slightly-better-than-average building. Keep SA lame.

KevinFromTexas · #**417** Posted **Mar 11, 2020, 11:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by JACKinBeantown

Mmm... two mediocre buildings instead of one slightly-better-than-average building. Keep SA lame.

The two tower plan, the "plain one", also will block the view of the Tower Life Building from Nueva Street and also from Cesar Chavez.

Spoiler · #**418** Posted **Mar 11, 2020, 11:46 PM**

JMJ's website still has this project listed. But... it's the single tower plan with the "roof trees" rendering.

ahealy · #**419** Posted **Mar 12, 2020, 1:16 PM**

Hmmm...idk y'all. I really like that render, especially the lovely ripple artwork on the base. The facade also blends in nicely with nearby towers.

Tornado · #**420** Posted **Jun 10, 2020, 10:02 PM**

Looking at JMJ's website, this crew doesn't seem to have any completed "high rise" projects under their belt. They have a few concepts up in Dallas that are just like the one here in SA..but nothing under construction that I can tell. Probably another pie in the sky deal like we've seen multiple times with a few developers around here.