Garcia: West Side council candidates laud plan to keep Alazán Courts families united
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Children play at the Alazán Courts on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. Much of Alazán Courts, the first public housing complex in San Antonio, was built in 1939 and people, mostly Mexican-Americans, began to move in during 1940.Billy Calzada /Billy Calzada
Candidates started filing for San Antonio City Council elections on Jan. 13.
A week later, some big news rocked District 5, which has 11 candidates competing for the seat being vacated by a term-limited Shirley Gonzales.
The San Antonio Housing Authority abandoned its plan to partner with a private developer to raze the West Side’s historic Alazán Courts and replace them with mixed-income apartments.
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From mothers and daughters to trailblazing pioneers who’ve made history
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The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Vice President Kamala Harris, Spurs Assistant Coach Becky Hammon (AP/Getty)
In celebration of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, we asked KSAT viewers and journalists who they are honoring.
Some social media users and KSAT reporters chose well-known historical figures, while others chose lesser-known women who had a significant impact on their lives.
Selections included mothers and daughters and trailblazing pioneers who’ve pushed boundaries and broken glass ceilings.
Editorial: Right call to halt Alazán makeover, but what is next?
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Children play at the Alazán Courts in September. Preserving units was the right call, but the housing complex desperately needs to be updated. What’s next?Billy Calzada /Billy Calzada
In a wise move, although one fraught with uncertainty, the San Antonio Housing Authority, or SAHA, will rebuild and not replace Alazán Courts, the city’s oldest and largest public housing complex. For years, SAHA had plans to work with a private developer to tear down existing apartment units and build mixed-income apartments.
Skip to main content We can t do this : How 501 public housing units in San Antonio were suddenly spared destruction
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Kayla Miranda and fellow advocate Amelia Miranda watch the eviction of a resident Wednesday from Apache Courts, a neighboring complex of Alazán Courts, which SAHA plans to rebuild.Jerry Lara /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
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Community advocate Kayla Miranda, 37, talks with her daughter, Nadia, 16, at their Alazan-Apache Courts unit, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Miranda has been an outspoken person on the issue of the demolition of the courts and their redevelopment. With them is the family’s three-year-old dog, “Joy”.Jerry Lara, Staff / San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
The NRP Group Broke Ground On A Record 21 Multifamily Apartment Communities in 2020
The 21 Groundbreakings Include 4,865 Units Across 10 States and over $1.3 Billion of Third-Party Capital Deployed All High-Water Marks for the Cleveland-Based Company
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The NRP Group, the vertically-integrated, best-in-class developer, builder and manager of multifamily housing, today announced it broke ground on 21 new projects in 2020, comprised of 4,865 units of market-rate, moderate income and affordable housing, with over $1.3 billion in third-party capital deployed. These numbers represent record levels for the firm, both in terms of total production and individual project scope.
Platform Lofts, a 198-unit affordable community in Charlotte, NC.