City eyeing five projects on East Side

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Web Posted: 03/10/2010 6:51 CST
City eyeing five projects on East Side

By Josh Baugh - Express-News

Redesigning the Willow Springs Golf Course, allowing for 40 acres of developable land adjacent to the AT&T Center, is one of five “key catalytic projects” that the city is eying to help revitalize the East Side.

City staffers presented the list during a City Council briefing Wednesday.

Other projects include a potential partnership with the owners of the historic Friedrich Building to adapt it for office, administrative and commercial use, Deputy City Manager Pat DiGiovanni said. The city is also working with the owners of the vacant Mega Warehouse to find a use for that building, DiGiovanni said.

Other projects include a planning process for the Walters Street corridor, which will be the main gateway to Fort Sam Houston, he said, and potential commercial opportunities for the San Antonio Housing Authority's Sutton Homes project along Interstate 35.

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