DOWN ON THAT TIME. HE SAYS THE WILDFIRE RISK IS STILL HIGH. ANY BURNING CAN BE DANGEROUS.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO IF YOU’VE BEEN
AROUND DOWNTOWN RECENTLY, YOU
FOR SURE NOTICE THE
CONSTRUCTION, THE CRANES AND
THE BIG PROJECTS, SAN ANTONIO
CONTINUES TO GROW, ESPECIALLY
IN OUR URBAN CORE, A BIG PART
OF THAT GROWTH CENTRO SAN
ANTONIO. THAT’S RIGHT. SO
JOINING US IN OUR SECOND PART
OF TODAY’S LEADING SA SEGMENT
IS SARAH.
>> SALUTE KHALEEL ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR CENTRO
SAN ANTONIO. GOOD MORNING.
SARAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
JOINING US.
>> GOOD MORNING TO YOU SO MUCH
FOR HAVING ME.
>> SO SAID THERE’S A NEW OUT
U.S. LEE EXCITING DATABASE.
WE’VE BEEN PLAYING WITH THAT
THROUGH THE MORNING. IT TRACKS
THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN
INVESTMENT IN OUR CITY.
>> SO WHY IS THIS PUBLIC
DATABASE SO IMPORTANT?
>> THANK YOU FOR FOR HAVING ME.
HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR ABOUT A
YEAR TO BUILD THIS TOOL, BUT
REALLY THIS COMES ABOUT BECAUSE
WE’VE HAD A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION
AND A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT
THAT CONSTRUCTION BECAUSE THERE
IS PUBLIC PROJECTS. A LOT OF
THOSE ARE IN THE STREETS,
SOMETHING A LOT OF PRIVATE
CONSTRUCTION AND IT KIND OF
WE WANTED TO HAVE A WAY TO SEE
IT EASILY AND TO DEMYSTIFY SOME
OF THE CONSTRUCTION’S, YOU CAN
SEE THE PROJECTS THEY’RE BROKEN
DOWN BY A PRIVATE AND PUBLIC.
I’M GOING TO GO DOWN. THIS IS
MY FAVORITE PART. YOU CAN LOOK
AT AND YOU SEE ALL THE FILTERS
ON TOP. YOU CAN LOOK AT ANY ONE
OF THOSE PROJECTS. YOU CAN LOOK
AT THE DIFFERENT AREAS THAT ARE
KIND OF GROWING THE MOST IN OUR
DOWNTOWN. THE TALK IS THE
BROADWAY SHOW. THIS FAIR.
ALSO ALAMO AND ZONE, A CULTURE
ALL UTSA KIND OF ALL THE
DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE DOWNTOWN
AND THE FUN PART. ALSO, IF YOU
CLICK INTO ANY ONE OF THOSE
DOTS, YOU CAN GET MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THAT PROJECT.
AND SO IF YOU’RE CURIOUS ABOUT
A VERY SPECIFIC THING YOU MIGHT
HAVE HEARD ABOUT, YOU CAN FIND
IT ON THIS MAP AND YOU CAN FIND
OUT MORE INFORMATION THAT IS SO
COOL BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN I’M
DRIVING, I’M LIKE, OH, WHAT’S
TAKEN A WAS THAT LACK GOING
TO BE? AND NOW YOU HAVE YOUR
ANSWER. SO.
>> LIKE WE’RE TALKING ABOUT SAN
ANTONIO IS LITERALLY IN ALSO
PHYSICALLY ON THE RISE. SO WHAT
IS THE GOAL FOR THE PROJECT IN
THE DOWNTOWN AREA?
>> FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT,
WE JUST WANTED TO BE TO OPEN
FOR THE FOR ANYONE TO DO NEED
TO BE SOPHISTICATED IN ALL OF
THIS. YOU KNOW, TERMINOLOGY
ABOUT DEVELOPMENT OR
CONSTRUCTION. YOU CAN JUST GO
TO THE 2 ARE KIND OF CLICKING
TO END.
WE WHEN WE TALK TO BUSINESSES
AND THEY’RE CONSIDERING MAYBE
OPENING A THEY WANT TO BE ABLE
TO KNOW WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING
ON AND WHAT CAN THEY COUNT ON
IN THE COMING YEARS AS FAR AS
OFFICE WORKERS OR TOURISM OR
MORE RESIDENTS DOWNTOWN TO KNOW
IF IT’S A GOOD SPOT FOR THEM TO
OPEN. SO WE WANT THIS TO BE
BROAD OPEN TO KIND OF THAT THE
INVESTMENT BUSINESS COMMUNITY,
BUT ALSO FOR THE PUBLIC.
THIS IS CURIOUS ABOUT
CONSTRUCTION THEM. AND SPEAKING
OF CONSTRUCTION SPEAKING WITH
CENTRO SAN ANTONIO CEO
PRESIDENT MATT BROWN.
>> HE TALKED ABOUT EXTENSIVELY
ABOUT DOWNTOWN 2 POINT O
OBVIOUSLY IT IS SO INTRIGUING.
SO WHAT CAN WE AS A COMMUNITY
EXPECT IN TERMS OF MORE BIG
DOWNTOWN PROJECTS?
>> YES, I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT
TO KNOW A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS
HAVE TAKEN MAYBE A DECADE TO
COME ONLINE. SEARS AND
CONSTRUCTION NOW. BUT THE
GROUNDWORK WAS LAID YEARS AND
YEARS AGO. SO WE’RE FINALLY
SEEING THE FRUITS OF OUR
EFFORTS AND I’M THE KIND OF THE
BIGGER PROJECTS DOWN TIME TO
THINK ABOUT SHUNS THERE.
THAT’S A GAME CHANGER FOR THE
ALAMO ON THE ESTATE IS INVOLVED
AND IT’S GOING TO BE WRAPPING
UP RIGHT AROUND 2026. AND WE
HAVE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.
ONCE THE TSA IS MAKING A HUGE
INVESTMENT IN OUR DOWNTOWN MOVE
A LITTLE FURTHER NORTH, BUT
RECORD OR WE’RE STILL SEEING
IMPROVEMENTS ALONG
THE MUSEUM AND KIND OF RIVER
NORTH CONNECTING SORT OF THE
PROMO, THE DOWNTOWN CORE 2
TOGETHER. AND YOU HAVE CERTAIN
STARTING TO SEE THESE KIND OF
FILMS GOING TO COME ABOUT ON
THE SOUTH LAWN STARTED KIND OF
SLOW TO START. BUT ONCE THAT
GOES OUT TO A LOT OF
INVESTMENTS OUT, BUT THERE’S
JUST THERE’S A LOT. THERE WAS A
REALLY GREAT PRODUCTS OUT
THERE. AND EVEN IF YOU’RE
LOOKING LIVE AT FOR THE EAST
COAST, THE HIGHWAY LA CITY,
TEXAS, TRT AT THE INNOVATION
DISTRICT TO FIND INFORMATION
ON THAT ON OUR WEBSITE A LITTLE
BIT FURTHER SOUTH IN CLOSE
WHERE THERE ARE A LOT OF GREAT
THINGS HAPPENING IN OUR
DOWNTOWN.
>> OKAY. SO A LOT WHEN YOU’RE
DRIVING IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA
AND YOU’RE SEEING THOSE NEW
PROJECTS CLUB. I KNOW A LOT OF
THEM ARE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS,
APARTMENTS. SO WHY IS IT
IMPORTANT LASER INITIATIVE TO
BRING MORE PEOPLE TO LIVE IN
SAN ANTONIO, DOWNTOWN AREA.
>> THAT’S ALONG A COMPLICATED
ANSWER. BUT THERE ARE A FEW
REASONS. ONE, THE EVEN IS THAT
WALKABILITY THAT VITALITY CAN
ONLY COME ABOUT IF THERE ARE
MORE RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT THAT.
WE TELL WHAT WE SAW ON THE
PANDEMIC WAS, YOU KNOW,
HOSPITALITY, AN OFFICE KIND
OF WENT AWAY FOR A COUPLE OF
YEARS AND THEN IT WILL BE HARD
FOR THE RESIDENT POPULATION
AND TERM THERE. THERE WEREN’T
MANY RESIDENTS ARE DOWNTOWN
AND SOME OTHER DOWNTOWNS.
IT WAS REALLY THE RESIDENTS.
THEY KEPT THEIR DOWNTOWN A LINE
WE’RE SEEING HAS BEEN HOW TO
COME BACK IN A BIG WAY. THAT’S
FANTASTIC. OFFICE REMAINS KIND
OF A NEW CHALLENGE, BUT WE ARE
SEEING MORE APARTMENTS AND
DOWNTOWN CAN BE A VERY LIVABLE
PLACE. IT’S THE BEST MOST URBAN
ENVIRONMENT WE HAVE THE PROS.
FANTASTIC. SHELTON WAS GREAT.
BUT THE COURT HAS REALLY BUILT
AROUND THAT WALKABILITY RIVER
LOOKING HAVE A LOT OF OTHER
GREAT THINGS THAT HAVE COME
UP IN THE LEGACY PARK. WHEN THE
WEATHER IS GREAT. YOU WANT TO
GO OVER THERE AND HANG OUT.
WENT TO THE PARK HOPEFULLY
LATER THIS YEAR YOU CAN GO AND
HANG OUT ON THE LAWN AS WELL.
JUST THERE’S A LOT TO DO IN
THIS VERY AND KERRVILLE
WALKABLE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE
HAVE.
>> ALL RIGHT. SARAH WAS SENT TO
SAN ANTONIO. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MADE LEGACY PARK AND PAINTED IN
SOUND LIKE BREAKFAST OF
CHAMPIONS. WE REALLY APPRECIATE