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Old 05-12-2008, 01:38 PM
 
Location: san antonio
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Downtown is always gonna be downtown, If there is a big change or "NEW" downtown there will always be clash between the NEW SCHOOLERs and the old guard which WONT embrace change......not violant or anything mind you just kinda of MY WORLD /YOUR WORLD THING.
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Old 05-12-2008, 06:22 PM
 
Location: Charleston, SC
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San Antonio isn't afraid to build anything over 40 stories. The reason we only have a mid-rise downtown is because how costly and time consuming it would be. The HDRC will not approve over 40 stories. It is a group of ancient citizens that believe 10-stories is massive and high-rises would make the city look bad. Most projects are shortnened and changed by the HDRC. Ordinances are designed to prevent interference with The Alamo and the Tower of the Americas. Developers pay a lot in fees to the HDRC only to have their ideas changed into the numerous brown mid-rise buildings we call downtown. Let's replace HDRC with a progressive organization that still protects our important historical buildings while allowing the infusion of new-age facilities.

Down with the HDRC.
rated positively. I'd click on the button several more times if it'd do anything. To put it nicely, I found the beige-ness less than inspiring and it's nice to see the story behind it.
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Old 05-12-2008, 06:53 PM
 
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I was looking at the latest numbers for San Antonio and it's clear that this city is growing for real. I think this city is big enough for a second downtown. Los Angeles have Century City and Houston have like four or five different buisness districts. Do anybody ever think that will happen here? Let me know ok.
It's called New Braunfels.
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Old 05-13-2008, 05:21 AM
 
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San Antonio isn't afraid to build anything over 40 stories. The reason we only have a mid-rise downtown is because how costly and time consuming it would be. The HDRC will not approve over 40 stories. It is a group of ancient citizens that believe 10-stories is massive and high-rises would make the city look bad. Most projects are shortnened and changed by the HDRC. Ordinances are designed to prevent interference with The Alamo and the Tower of the Americas. Developers pay a lot in fees to the HDRC only to have their ideas changed into the numerous brown mid-rise buildings we call downtown. Let's replace HDRC with a progressive organization that still protects our important historical buildings while allowing the infusion of new-age facilities.

Down with the HDRC.
I second that motion. These guys got to go and how did they get so much power. Do they have a website?
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Old 05-13-2008, 07:52 AM
 
Location: Charleston, SC
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Yeah, it's http://www.sanantonio.gov/planning/Historic.asp
The page says it's optimized for 800x600. Not even their web page escapes 'historic' status! It's feeling a lot like 1997 now.
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Old 05-13-2008, 10:25 AM
 
Location: Clarksville, TN
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The population center of San Antonio is outside 410 on San Pedro.
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Old 05-13-2008, 02:02 PM
 
Location: San Antonio North
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The population center of San Antonio is outside 410 on San Pedro.
With thw way the growth is it is going to continue going NW unless the south side can catch up. The only freeway N of town that you don't see major buildings is I35 anyone care to speculate?
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Old 05-13-2008, 04:09 PM
 
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With thw way the growth is it is going to continue going NW unless the south side can catch up. The only freeway N of town that you don't see major buildings is I35 anyone care to speculate?
I-35 at 410 will be home to the new Rackspace headquarters (former Windsor Park Mall). Also, SAMMC North (expansion of BAMC) is off I-35. The 1604/I-35 intersection is also growing by leaps and bounds (like the rest of the city).
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Old 05-13-2008, 05:27 PM
 
Location: NW KCMO 64151
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There's some 6-8 story building going up at the H-E-B distribution center around I-35 and Eisenhauer.
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Old 05-13-2008, 08:07 PM
 
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Sorry to say but to no avail SA is a low rise city. Austin are neigbor is building 5 or 6 multiple 50 story high rises downtown. SA has way more corporate hq than Austin but is afraid to build any thing over 40 stories. Can you imagine the image people will have drving on IH 35, Dallas/FtWorth. Austin impact CBD, SA puny CBD

Austin has several buildings u/c or planned, but 5 or 6 50+ story buildings is a huge stretch. They have one maybe two 50+.
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