SAN ANTONIO – More than a year after plans were first unveiled, a massive mixed-use district planned for Broadway is moving forward.
Fulcrum Development and GrayStreet Partners are seeking conceptual approval for a 15-acre development known as Broadway East, or the BESA District, from the Historic and Design Review Commission (HDRC) this month. The team wants to build a campus with retail, multifamily, hospitality and office uses on land fronting Broadway, on the opposite side of Pearl.
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As part of the application, the group is seeking partial demolition on a historic structure at 1613 N. Alamo St., and have been systematically clearing away other structures to make room for new construction. Plans also call for extending Pearl Parkway into the Government Hill neighborhood. The complex’s design is taking cues from Pearl, the documents show, with a heavy emphasis on brick and terracotta.
Construction would take place in two phases, with the first phase expected to deliver in 2026.
Retail is a major focus of the development, which is being leased by Shop Companies. While an initial marketing flyer targeted high-end retailers like Gucci and Rolex, GrayStreet Managing Partner Kevin Covey told the Government Hill Neighborhood Alliance the focus would be neighborhood service retail, and wanted to bring a grocer into the mix. An updated flyer includes home furnishings, fashion, wellness and beauty and heritage brands in the site’s “merchandising vision.”
A construction timeline has yet to be released. San Antonio-based Ford, Powell and Carson and New York firm Kohn Pedersen Fox are leading BESA District’s design. Austin landscape architecture company dwg. is also attached.
HDRC will take up the measure at its Jan. 15 meeting. Fulcrum did not respond to a request for comment.
Editor’s note: This story was published through a partnership between KSAT and the San Antonio Business Journal.
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