Coral Headlines Good Acres| The Impact Guild IMPACT STORY: Sunset Ridge Collective & Charis Park Like many legacy faith communities in San Antonio and around the country, Sunset Ridge Church found itself in crisis. A 70-year-old fixture in the city’s Alamo Heights neighborhood, the congregation was facing challenges that have become a quiet epidemic for aging faith communities across America. Once a thriving center of activity, the church was by 2018 grappling with a shrinking congregation and a mounting budget deficit. On the church’s 4.26-acre campus, a historic chapel, a “modern” (as of 1965) sanctuary, and buildings that once housed bustling classrooms sat virtually empty six days a week. 78209 Magazine Pocket Park Design for City of Alamo Heights The project addresses a simple need: Alamo Heights lacked public spaces where people, especially families with young children, can gather. Located in an existing parking lot, between the municipal pool, baseball fields, and neighborhood streets, this park will activate what’s already there and serve multiple users: Families with young children have a safe, contained place to play year-round. Runners heading to the trail can stop for water and restrooms. Pool visitors can extend their time at the complex. Priscilla Aguirre| My San Antonio New San Antonio park in former parking lot rooted from shared tragedy Bates said it was important to choose Coral Studio as the architect as the company focuses on sustainability. The studio designed the park to incorporate existing asphalt from the old parking lot into its new landforms. It also includes a bioswale that filters stormwater runoff and feeds into a rain garden. Bill Barker| Express-News Commentary: Turn parking lots into parks, and turn heat into healing San Antonio is one of the hottest large cities in the U.S., and last summer was the second year in a row for record summer temperatures. By the end of this century, San Antonio may experience an additional 80 days per year with temperature higher than 100 degrees. Raquel Torres | San Antonio Report Little by little, San Antonians’ access to park space is improving “A big mission of the park is to create a space for community but also to be good stewards of the earth,” Bates said. “Sustainability and creation care is a big piece of it, converting a parking lot — a bunch of asphalt that used to be a heat island — into a beautiful green space that can help absorb heat instead of producing heat.” Mitchell Parton | SA Business Journal $55 million mixed-income apartments to break ground near Red Berry Estate "There are so many jobs coming to that side of town, and with it being off the freeway, there's so much connectivity — it gives you immediate access to all the major job hubs," said Jay Johnson, development director in Texas for Cohen-Esrey. "We like it because it's not ultra urban, but it is right there." James McCandless | SA Business Journal Downtown Artista Hotel boutique project to begin construction in July "With that Artista name, we've been curating art — custom art from unique makers," he said. "We've gone on trips to Mexico and Peru and other places to feature artists that are making this stuff by hand. This is not a cookie cutter thing. When I say [the hotel is] different, what we're thinking is, 'How do we show that difference and highlight San Antonio's roots in Spanish colonial empire from 300 years ago?'" Mitchell Parton | SA Business Journal Construction on $36M Northeast Side apartment development kicks off The property will have 200 units ranging between 670 to 1,200 square feet with one to three bedrooms. Rents will range from $700 to $1,100. Amenities on the property will include a playground, pool, dog park and community center. Residents will also have access to free after-school programming and financial literacy training. Ramzi Abou Ghalioum | SA Business Journal Cohen-Esrey to break ground on east-side residential development within the month After a series of pandemic-related challenges, Cohen-Esrey has announced it's ready to start construction on the project, called Lofts at Creekview, within the month. The four-story, 301-unit apartment complex is slated to be built on 12 acres at 3623 E. Commerce St. It is anticipated to be completed within Q3/Q4 of 2023. Galaxy Builders of San Antonio will oversee construction of the development.
