Historic and Design Review Commission (HDRC), May 20, 2026
Approves Joel's Collision commercial project at 3406 Roosevelt Avenue, 7-2
How this board votes
The Historic and Design Review Commission approved 79% of 71 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Monica Savino (10 of 84 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
The San Antonio Historic and Design Review Commission (HDRC) reviewed four pulled items on 2026-05-20. The Ella Austin Community Center renovation at 1023 North Pine (item 4) was approved only for building restoration and demolition of the technical arts building, with site work…
- Jurisdiction
- San Antonio, TX
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 20, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 7-2
Projects in this meeting (1)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearingsConceptual approval of new house
ApprovedFree sample: decision 1 of 4
Ella Austin Community Center renovation at 1023 North Pine
City-owned Ella Austin Community Center renovation ($17.8M, 14-month schedule). Alternate/substitute motion approved building restoration (items 5 and 6, adaptive reuse) and demolition of the technical arts/physical cultures building, while continuing site work items (drop-off loop, fencing, landscaping, dumpster) to July 15, 2026 for further community discussion. Client is City of San Antonio Capital Delivery / Department of Human Services; designer is West East Design Group. Dissenters: Mammon, Velazquez, Holland.
- Approval of building restoration and technical arts building demolition
- continuance of site work items 1-4 to July 15, 2026 for further stakeholder discussion
- staff stipulations
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The San Antonio Historic and Design Review Commission (HDRC) reviewed four pulled items on 2026-05-20. The Ella Austin Community Center renovation at 1023 North Pine (item 4) was approved only for building restoration and demolition of the technical arts building, with site work…
Key Decisions (4)
Ella Austin Community Center renovation at 1023 North Pine
Rear covered patio fireplace structure at 433 Madison
Conceptual approval of new house at 1315 East Pyron
Joel's Collision commercial project at 3406 Roosevelt Avenue
Development Activity (4)
Ella Austin Community Center renovation
Infrastructure
Covered patio fireplace structure at 433 Madison
Residential
New single-family house at 1315 East Pyron
Residential
Joel's Collision auto body facility at 3406 Roosevelt
Commercial
Market Signals (3)
Infrastructure
City-owned Ella Austin Community Center renovation ($17.8M bond project) faces…
Commercial Demand
Roosevelt Avenue near Mission San Jose is developing on a…
Sentiment
Neighborhood associations in historic districts (King William, Mission San Jose,…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, a commissioner, 2 staff members, the applicant's representative, and 4 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 2 of 2 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
This season: 52 of 54 (96%) forecasts called in this county.
Jose Charo landmark designation
Address/Description: 3406 ROOSEVELT AVE HDRC Case No.: 2026-091 Historic District… landmark designation
Gonzalo Fraga landmark designation
Ashby Place landmark designation
1 St landmark designation
Adrian Zamudio landmark designation
Harvey Mireles landmark designation
More land-use items (5)
5 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
- Charles Kirk landmark designationCase 2026-095No vote recorded
- Robert Martinez landmark designationCase 2026-117No vote recorded
- Sinuhe Maldonado Jr landmark designationCase 2026-122No vote recorded
- Jennifer Torres landmark designationCase 2026-121No vote recorded
- Jared Garner landmark designationCase 2026-112No vote recorded
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