CITY OF SAN ANTONIO

February 28, 2018

Liz Franklin
515 Hays Street
San Antonio, TX 78202

Dear Ms. Franklin,

Thank you for sharing your perSpective on the property at 803 Cherry and the proposed Bridge Apartment
development at our February 15, 2018, meeting. I have shared your concerns with Councilmember Cruz
Shaw.

After careful consideration, I will not recommend to City Council that the City ?buy back? the property that
was sold to Alamo Beer LLC in August 2012. The diSposition and sale was approved after several community
meetings, planning commission approval, and City Council approval. Alamo Beer LLC purchased the
property at the appraised value with the intention of developing the site in the future. The property sale was
integral to the development of the Alamo Beer Brewery which has had a positive impact on the redevelopment
on the near east side.

The Bridge Apartment project proposed for the site is currently undergoing the design review process as
prescribed in the Uni?ed Development Code. The property is zoned Downtown District and is subject
to the Downtown Design Guide. The Historic and Design Review Commission is responsible for the design
review of this project and it?s purview is limited to whether or not the proposed design is in accordance with
the Downtown Design Guide. The Downtown Design Guide addresses design issues such as scale, massing,
setback, site plan, materials, and design. On December 6, 2017, after previous hearings and a site visit, the
HDRC recommended denial of an application for a Certi?cate of Appropriateness as the design was not in
accordance with the Downtown Design Guide. The developer has submitted a new application for
consideration which will be reviewed at the March 7 regular HDRC Meeting. If approved, a Certi?cate of
Appropriateness will be issued and the project will be permitted to begin construction.

HDRC meetings are open to the public which provides another level of public participation in the design
process. The meeting is at 3 pm on March 7, 2018, at the Cli?? Morton Development Services Center located
at 1901 South Alamo. At this time, the Bridge Apartments is the only item on the agenda.

Thank you again for your time. Please contact Shanon Miller at 210-207-8316 if you have any questions
regarding the design review process.

Since 1

  

Sheryl Sculley
City Manager

copy: Councilmember Cruz Shaw
Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager
Rod Sanchez, Assistant City Manager
Shanon Miller, Director, Office of Historic Preservation

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