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Old Posted Aug 28, 2019, 11:37 PM
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Extremely disappointing skyscraper construction activity, especially for a city of its size.

Sad that the 314ft. Thompson Hotel is the largest current (or proposed) development.
I feel it too. There's so much boom in other major Texas cities except for SA
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Old Posted Aug 29, 2019, 9:14 PM
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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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I feel it too. There's so much boom in other major Texas cities except for SA
I for one am glad that SA's growth and development is a little "slower" than other Texas cities. As much as I love Austin/Houston/Dallas (I lived in the first two for a time), we've seen what explosive growth has done in terms of traffic, infighting about transportation, loss of culture etc. etc. There are lots of good things about those cities too... obviously... but its nice to see a Texas city that is able to strongly retain its cultural identity while growing at a more steady and sustainable rate. This is all my opinion of course. This isn't to say I would hate to see a big, beautiful 700' to 800' tower go up in SA either!
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Old Posted Oct 15, 2019, 6:51 PM
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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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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. and Pensacola.
San Antonio has more military installations, more resident soldiers, and puts more people through basic than those cities COMBINED even after half of it’s capacity was removed after the base closures and realignments through the 80s and 90s. It is bar none the most important city in the military industrial complex from a non-decision making standpoint. Command isn’t there, but if it weren’t for San Antonio there would be nothing to command.
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Old Posted Jan 10, 2020, 9:36 AM
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San Antonio has more military installations, more resident soldiers, and puts more people through basic than those cities COMBINED even after half of it’s capacity was removed after the base closures and realignments through the 80s and 90s. It is bar none the most important city in the military industrial complex from a non-decision making standpoint. Command isn’t there, but if it weren’t for San Antonio there would be nothing to command.
I believe SA has around 80,000 active duty members stationed in the city, while SD has around 100,000 active duty personnel mostly sailors and marines.. few coast guards. San Diego has the largest naval fleet on the west coast, it also helps that bio tech and communications are huge industries in the city that collaborate with the military. I think there are more veterans living in SA though due to cheaper homes.
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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.
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Old Posted Jan 25, 2021, 4:31 AM
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San Antonio update

305 Soledad 32 floors


Hemisfair Park and other projects underway or planned.

Credit KevinfromTexas





The Continental Mixed Use
https://www.reddit.com/r/sanantonio/..._hotel_on_the/


Broadway East $560 million project across from Pearl District.
https://saheron.com/broadway-east-de...egin-november/





First designs
https://www.gensler.com/projects/low...ay-master-plan




120 Josephine St Tobin Hill/Pearl District
https://www.bizjournals.com/sananton...ine#i/11841148


UTSA National Security Collaboration Center West End

https://www.utsa.edu/today/2020/06/s...a-science.html




Jefferson Bank U/C Lower Broadway 12 story
https://saheron.com/jefferson-bank-h...n-to-be-razed/



17 story Floodgate residential Tower Riverwalk U/C
https://www.virtualbx.com/feature-st...ubles-in-size/



credit/originally posted by Tornado


Orginally posted by Sirkingwilliam


Canopy Hotel 24 story near completion
https://www.lakeflato.com/hospitalit...el-san-antonio


From HDRC


Hemisfair Park first design. Scroll down for approved design.
Originally posted by KevinfromTexas






https://www.expressnews.com/real-est...r-12618133.php


100 Labor Street Mixed Use development

https://www.virtualbx.com/constructi...amily-project/





47,700 new apartments constructed in San Antonio ranks in top 15 nationally for apt construction.

https://sanantonio.culturemap.com/ne...cade-rentcafe/


Elmira @ Myrtle 10 story residential Tower Planned. Pearl District
https://sabotdevelopment.com/portfol...ira-at-myrtle/


latest skyline image


Thompson Tower Art residences




https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/te...-antonio/satth

Hotel Sul Fiume
[img]imgur.com/XdYaNEm[/img]

Borden Park 815 East Ashby residential u/c




Dream Hotel Riverwalk 25 Story

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2020...io-river-walk/


1603 Broadway 20 story project

https://www.gensler.com/projects/1603-broadway


East End
https://www.eastendsa.com/



Durango Apartments

https://www.mysanantonio.com/busines...d-13088394.php


Essex Modern City

https://essexmoderncity.com/






San Pedro Creek linear park redevelopment downtown


Once fully complete, the San Pedro Creek Culture Park is expected to spur a $1.5 billion economic impact by creating 2,100 new housing units, 1,428 new downtown employees
7,300 new downtown residents, a 150 percent increase in new property value and $227 million in ad valorem tax revenues.
When the four phases are completed, the San Pedro Creek Culture Park will span 2.2 miles through downtown,
beginning at IH-35 at the flood tunnel inlet at Santa Rosa Street and ending at the confluence of the Alazán and Apache Creeks at IH-35 to the south.



https://spcculturepark.com/about/
https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/lo...photo-16934815







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That San Pedro Creek looks very sexy.
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That was a nice update.
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Old Posted Jan 25, 2021, 5:18 AM
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Thanks, I'll be updating this page periodically.
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2020 S. A. Pop 1.59 million/ Metro 2.64 million/ASA corridor 5 million Census undercount city proper. San Antonio economy and largest economic sectors. Annual contribution towards GDP. U.S. DOD$48.5billion/Manufacturing $40.5 billion/Healthcare-Biosciences $40 billion/Finance-Insurance $20 billion/Tourism $15 billion/ Technology $10 billion. S.A./ Austin: Tech $25 billion/Manufacturing $11 billion/ Tourism $9 billion.
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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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Old Posted Feb 20, 2021, 12:01 AM
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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/



Port San Antonio 14,000 Aerospace jobs.


Port San Antonio Aerospace Technology Innovation Center

https://www.techportsa.com/




San Antonio Int'l Airport expansion $2 billion new terminal.

http://www.sanantonio.gov/Portals/0/...ePlan_2010.pdf



http://www.alecherskowitz.com/new-page-4





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^^^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.

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Thank you for the update. We need more S.A. forumers updating this thread more often.
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2020 S. A. Pop 1.59 million/ Metro 2.64 million/ASA corridor 5 million Census undercount city proper. San Antonio economy and largest economic sectors. Annual contribution towards GDP. U.S. DOD$48.5billion/Manufacturing $40.5 billion/Healthcare-Biosciences $40 billion/Finance-Insurance $20 billion/Tourism $15 billion/ Technology $10 billion. S.A./ Austin: Tech $25 billion/Manufacturing $11 billion/ Tourism $9 billion.
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Hotel Sul Fiume 14 floors Riverwalk.

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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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Thank you for the update. We need more S.A. forumers updating this thread more often.
No worries. Things are finally starting to heat up.
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Great updates for San Antonio! A great city!
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