SAN ANTONIO | Urban Core Development Thread

Onward · #1 Posted **Apr 16, 2007, 3:40 AM**

Hyatt construction

Onward · #2 Posted **Apr 16, 2007, 3:41 AM**

Onward · #3 Posted **Apr 16, 2007, 3:43 AM**

elmariachi · #4 Posted **Apr 16, 2007, 4:50 AM**

The Vistana sure is going to stand out in that spot. I can't can't wait until its done. I bet it is easily going to reach 200 feet. Hopefully more. 14 stories plus the "crown".

On a side note, i really like the way the Drury looks now, with the lighted stick on top. Too bad I can't stand the Drury sign itself.

Great pics by the way. Thanks for sharing them.

Complex01 · #5 Posted **Apr 16, 2007, 4:53 AM**

You know any day, we should see a crane at the Vistana site. I am waiting for it...

KevinFromTexas · #6 Posted **Apr 16, 2007, 4:57 AM**

Great job on those pics, Texan101. Thanks!

JACKinBeantown · #7 Posted **Apr 16, 2007, 5:15 AM**

Nice pics. You know, the Riverwalk is a great place for people, but SA seems to be making the mistake of not really having much street level retail and other people-friendly things at the street level of its newer buildings. That could come back to haunt the city. Otherwise it's a really nice downtown.

TXLove · #8 Posted **Apr 16, 2007, 10:42 AM**

very nice photos

Mopacs · #9 Posted **Apr 16, 2007, 1:15 PM**

Thanks for the updated shots of the Hyatt! Its coming along nicely, and starting to make an impact on the skyline.

sakyle04 · #10 Posted **Apr 16, 2007, 1:52 PM**

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Nice pics. You know, the Riverwalk is a great place for people, but SA seems to be making the mistake of not really having much street level retail and other people-friendly things at the street level of its newer buildings. That could come back to haunt the city. Otherwise it's a really nice downtown.

The tipping point, we believe, will come with more residents. That said, there has been noticeable growth in this area in the last few years...

sarocks14 · #11 Posted **Apr 16, 2007, 3:51 PM**

Great pics. I'm interested in seeing Main Plaza completed...got a year to go though haha

sirkingwilliam · #12 Posted **Apr 16, 2007, 3:56 PM**

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Who are the tenants for those two (brown) buildings?

sarocks14 · #13 Posted **Apr 16, 2007, 4:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by sirkingwilliam

Who are the tenants for those two (brown) buildings?

Isn't it the City?

sakyle04 · #14 Posted **Apr 16, 2007, 4:52 PM**

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Who are the tenants for those two (brown) buildings?

The near one is some sort of water treatment facility and the far building is the former SAWS headquarters...

So, yes, in a roundabout way - they are city buildings. Hopefully, one day, they will be bulldozed to make way something new and interesting.

Boris · #15 Posted **Apr 16, 2007, 8:22 PM**

Cool shots. The DT Hyatt's comming along nicely.

Looks like you got up on some parking garages for your shots.

Onward · #16 Posted **Apr 17, 2007, 4:02 AM**

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Originally Posted by Boris

Cool shots. The DT Hyatt's comming along nicely.

Looks like you got up on some parking garages for your shots.

Yep, Even went to the top of the Marriot hoping for some shots. But couldn't find any public windows facing the new Hyatt. Now those would have been some good shots!

ryan5021 · #17 Posted **Apr 17, 2007, 10:03 PM**

FYI, there is now a crane at the Marriott Courtyard site.

KevinFromTexas · #18 Posted **Apr 19, 2007, 2:08 AM**

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Originally Posted by ryan5021

FYI, there is now a crane at the Marriott Courtyard site.

Sweet! Can anyone tell me if The Vistana has started construction yet? I saw one of Texan101's pics of it, showing the site, but is the asphalt gone at the site? Have they begun digging yet?

And I'm wondering if we should start a San Antonio Update thread in this section of the forum like the one for Austin. Perhaps this thread can be it? Whaddya think?

You guys could come on and report construction progress with a single post like "such and such building is up to 41st floor"

, instead of creating a thread about it or mentioning it in another thread which may not be directly an update kind of thread. It would keep people more up to date on what's going on in San Antonio. I've sort of missed some of it myself because of that.

JACKinBeantown · #19 Posted **Apr 17, 2007, 2:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by sakyle04

The near one is some sort of water treatment facility and the far building is the former SAWS headquarters...

So, yes, in a roundabout way - they are city buildings. Hopefully, one day, they will be bulldozed to make way something new and interesting.

Like a city park. That would make for some nice green space. It would also use up a good chunk of land for something other than a building, thus forcing the rest of the land in the area to be at a higher premium and therefore more fertile ground for even taller buildings.

sirkingwilliam · #20 Posted **Apr 17, 2007, 2:31 AM**

Why not tear down both buildings and expand the convention center on that land with a walk way over Market St. connecting the two buildings.