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Old Posted Feb 17, 2009, 9:22 PM
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{SA} Proposed 24-Story Downtown Boutique Hotel
















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Old Posted Feb 17, 2009, 10:02 PM
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this plus the re-opening of the Esquire would change the whole "dead", "tree growing out the wall" side of the RW.
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Old Posted Feb 17, 2009, 10:52 PM
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Wow, I love it, I hope this gets off the ground! I wonder what the west side of the tower is going to look like though.
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Old Posted Feb 17, 2009, 11:29 PM
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Nice. I likes it. I hope the owners wont let it go down with out a fight...
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Old Posted Feb 17, 2009, 11:39 PM
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Man...if this could somehow go taller......WOW!!!!

P.S. SKW - let's see that avatar of yours a little bigger
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Old Posted Feb 18, 2009, 12:02 AM
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Nice!!! Hopefully this will get built
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Props to whoever let the DT Blog know:

http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/downtown/
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Props to whoever let the DT Blog know:

http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/downtown/
I can't believe he responded that quickly.
I wrote him right as I was leaving work, at about 4.
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Aw man, not another hotel...

JK, a 24-story anything is welcome these days, especially in downtown.
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Old Posted Feb 18, 2009, 1:48 AM
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I wonder if this is the W Hotel that has been rumored for San Antonio. It looks like a W to me.
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Old Posted Feb 18, 2009, 2:40 AM
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Likes it.
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I was thinking the same thing about the W. It'd be a fantastic centerpiece for the Hotel District.
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I can't believe he responded that quickly.
I wrote him right as I was leaving work, at about 4.
I just wish he'd post the Grocery store history retrospective he hyped two months ago.
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i am surprise that the conservation society is not protesting.
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Old Posted Feb 18, 2009, 4:48 AM
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I was thinking the same thing about the W. It'd be a fantastic centerpiece for the Hotel District.
It can't be a W if its a boutique...
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Old Posted Feb 18, 2009, 5:27 AM
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Well this is a nice suprise! Just when i thought things were settling down. Hope this one happens. 24 Floors doesnt happen too often for us SA Folks.
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Old Posted Feb 18, 2009, 6:53 AM
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It can't be a W if its a boutique...
W is Starwood's boutique brand.
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Wow, another thin looking hotel tower. Looks good, i'm not complaining.
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I really like the base with all that glass. It looks very sleek and contemporary.
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It can't be a W if its a boutique...
I don't know...
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