Proposed eight-story apartment building near La Villita in downtown San Antonio gets initial city approval

Proposed eight-story apartment building near La Villita in downtown San Antonio gets initial city approval

The development will have 250 apartments, an eight-floor parking garage and about 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail, which will include a restaurant.
2of3The development will have 250 apartments, an eight-floor parking garage and about 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail, which will include a restaurant.Photo: Courtesy /Mark Odom Architects /
Weal Development will build the complex on a 1.3-acre lot at the southeastern corner Nueva and St. Mary’s streets leased from St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church.
3of3Weal Development will build the complex on a 1.3-acre lot at the southeastern corner Nueva and St. Mary’s streets leased from St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church.Photo: Courtesy /Mark Odom Architects /

A proposed eight-story apartment complex at La Villita Historic Arts Village downtown gained initial approval from the city Historic Design and Review Commission Wednesday.