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Oh, and Frost Tower is 386' not 400' (as much as I hate saying that. But, it's the truth). One looses credibility when fudging numbers - so, please be careful.
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My two cents - as an outsider who just visited the city for the first time last weekend, I was thoroughly impressed with S.A. It definitely felt more authentic than an Austin or most other large cities, with more cultural assets and without the trade off of feeling like a dead-end city with no economic prospects. From what I could see, at least downtown, there were several projects, and while it may not be booming, it seems to be growing sustainably. I think you all should consider yourselves lucky. Seems like S.A is one of the few big cities that's found a happy medium.
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The issue I have with San Antonio is the way it markets itself.
At some point recently, it self-proclaimed the "Military City" nickname, and has long billed itself around tourism. Problem is, the city is far from a domestic leader in either category (military or tourism). When I think military, San Diego, D.C., Pensacola and a handful of other cities and towns come to mind before I even think about San Antonio. When I think tourism, New York, Las Vegas, Orlando, San Francisco, New Orleans and a handful of other cities and towns come to mind before S.A. The city needs to diversify its image beyond being a Tex-Mex, military paradise. That combination allows for limited long-term progress. It needs to either identify a single industry (e.g., biotech, pharma, telecommunications, etc.) and develop a reputation around becoming that industry's hub, or focus on attracting regional offices of several major companies in various (strong) industries that would serve as a catalyst for in-town development along the lines of what's happened in Austin over the past 20 years. |
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Norfolk has the largest Navy base in the world and also the largest jet base in the US(and I assume the world). San Antonio definitely has a large military and defense presence but I don't think it's the most important in the country.
Norfolk metro has Norfolk Navy base, Oceana, Dam Neck, Little Creek, Fort Story, NATO, Langley, and Fort Eustis. |
That San Pedro Creek looks very sexy.
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That was a nice update. :cheers:
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Thanks, I'll be updating this page periodically.
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I must say San Antonio is a far cry from its neighbor to the North, Austin. SA doesn't have a big university?
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Riverplace mixed use devlopment. Includes 25 floor Dream hotel and multiple residential towers.
https://www.cube3.com/2020/09/20/riv...an-antonio-tx/ https://www.cube3.com/wp-content/upl...iverplace.jpeg Port San Antonio 14,000 Aerospace jobs. Port San Antonio Aerospace Technology Innovation Center https://www.techportsa.com/ https://www.portsanantonio.us/sites/...n-ctr960_0.jpg San Antonio Int'l Airport expansion $2 billion new terminal. http://www.sanantonio.gov/Portals/0/...ePlan_2010.pdf http://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=244061 http://www.alecherskowitz.com/new-page-4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/c...Tmj2g/som2.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/c...g?format=1500w |
^^^Just for clarification, SAT's expansion is undergoing a revision. Prior to COVID-19 they were looking at a possible $2B plan with a total buildout completed by 2040. However, changes are expected to that plan due to the pandemic.
Once the plan is finished it must be submitted to the FAA for final approval prior to any implementation at SAT. I believe I saw somewhere that phase 1 construction could start as early as 2023 or 2024. Additionally, those renderings were a "vision" and the final version is not likely to resemble those - exactly. The terminal layout has yet to be determined. |
Thank you for the update. We need more S.A. forumers updating this thread more often.
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Hotel Sul Fiume 14 floors Riverwalk.
https://www.bizjournals.com/sananton...tel-tower.html https://i.imgur.com/0shWMHW.png https://i.imgur.com/Dvmmgbp.png https://i.imgur.com/XdYaNEm.png |
If I'm not mistaken, here is the most up-to-date info on the SAT comprehensive master plan.
https://webapp1.sanantonio.gov/RFPFi...6290605432.pdf Again, this is undergoing a revision due to COVID-19. But, it should not be too far off. I think SAT will be in the 40-gate range by 2040. |
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Great updates for San Antonio! A great city!
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