San Antonio
Transwestern Tapped to Lease, Manage Texas Center for Athletes
Transwestern’s San Antonio office has been hired to provide leasing and management services for the Texas Center for Athletes, according to a company news release. Transwestern managing directors Russell Noll and Alan Grilliette, senior vice president Ken Adams and property manager Kathy Nielsen have been awarded the assignment for the property. The leasing team includes Amber Austin and Licia Shreves.
Nationwide Insurance Opens Fortified for Safer Business Campus
Nationwide Insurance officially opened its new campus in Westover Hills, making it the first-ever FORTIFIED for Safer Business campus in the United States. The 280,000-square-foot sales and operations center was built to the Institute for Business and Home Safety’s disaster-resistance standards, meaning it is able to withstand disasters such as hurricanes, wildfires and windstorms.
M&G Finalizes Land Purchase for PET, PTA Plants in Corpus Christi
Italy-based M&G Group has purchased land in Corpus Christi on which to build the world’s largest integrated polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plant.
UT, Vanguard to Develop $350M Children’s Hospital
By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio was authorized to execute an agreement with Vanguard Health Systems, according to which the two parties will co-develop a state-of-the-art children’s hospital in the Alamo City. The proposed $350 million, 250-bed facility, funded by Vanguard, will be designed and built […]
Continental Properties Breaks Ground on The Springs at Stone Oak Village
By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor While the single-family housing market in San Antonio attempts to recover from the collapse, the multifamily market is seeing important growth, mainly due to renter demand. With an occupancy rate of 94 percent, San Antonio’s far North Side is rapidly growing in popularity, creating the necessary requirements for a booming […]
Texas Biomedical Research Institute Breaks Ground on 70,000-SF Lab Complex
By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor The Texas Biomedical Research Institute has broken ground on a 70,000-square-foot complex that will house 15 research laboratories. The $26.5 million building will provide eight laboratories for the institute’s federally designated Southwest National Primate Research Center (SNPRC), which conducts research on tuberculosis, heart disease, diabetes and AIDS, according to the San […]
San Antonio Welcomes Newly Completed $28M Dispatch Center
By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor In 2010, the San Antonio Express-News announced that the city of San Antonio and Brooks Development Authority (BDA) had broken ground on the city’s new fire and police emergency dispatch center at Brooks City-Base. A year and a half later, the San Antonio Business Journal has announced the new development’s opening. […]
Bluegreen Communities Sells for $29M
By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor SouthStar Communities acquired Bluegreen Communities for $29 million. According to the San Antonio Business Journal, the buyer took ownership of some residential communities as part of the deal , as follows: Vintage Oaks at the Vineyard and Havenwood at Hunters Crossing, both in the city of New Braunfels, which is located […]
H-E-B Opens its Largest SA Store
By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor H-E-B’s new largest store is located in the San Antonio area’s busiest market for new-home building, at Bandera Road and Loop 1604. It measures 182,000 square feet and is the company’s 10th H-E-B Plus. The Plus store is adjacent to an older H-E-B store, which the company will lease out. […]
SBS Construction Begins Work on a 78,000-SF Facility; SA Library Earns LEED Gold Certification
By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor Self-storage developer SBS Construction has begun construction on Taft Self Storage, a facility that will be located at 11707 Culebra Road on the city’s far West Side. According to the San Antonio Business Journal, the facility will total about 78,000 square feet and will include 524 storage units — a […]