Historic and Design Review Commission (HDRC), August 19, 2026
Approves 21 multifamily structures at 7303 Old Corpus Christi Road, 10-1
How this board votes
The Historic and Design Review Commission approved 80% of 91 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Monica Savino (13 of 106 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
The San Antonio Historic and Design Review Commission denied a request to find 507 West Craig Place historically significant (HDRC case 2026-216) after an initial motion to approve based on criteria 3, 5, 11, and 13 failed, clearing the way for demolition of the ~1929 folk Victor…
- Jurisdiction
- San Antonio, TX
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 19, 2026
- Decisions
- 7 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 10-1
Free sample: decision 1 of 7
VIA Silver Line transit stops (COA)
Certificate of appropriateness for VIA Metropolitan Transit's Silver Line ART bus stations, including communication boxes, ticket vending machines, validators, and shelters; approved as presented with staff stipulations. The City Hall communication box was removed at that location.
- staff stipulations including consolidating elements/reducing box height
- diminishing color of boxes in urban landscape
- providing archaeological report
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 denied a request to find 507 West Craig Place historically significant (HDRC case 2026-216) after an initial motion to approve based on criteria 3, 5, 11, and 13 failed, clearing the way for demolition of the ~1929 folk Victor…
Key Decisions (7)
VIA Silver Line transit stops (COA)
Porch reconstruction at 544 Hammond Avenue
Exterior modifications at 219 Refugio Street
Review of historic significance at 507 West Craig Place
21 multifamily structures at 7303 Old Corpus Christi Road
Front-facade modifications at 206 Lavaca Street
Continuance of item 13 (case 2026-212)
Development Activity (6)
VIA Silver Line ART transit stations
Infrastructure
Porch reconstruction at 544 Hammond Avenue
Residential
Renovation at 219 Refugio Street
Residential
Market Signals (3)
Housing Demand
Continued reinvestment and new multifamily construction in San Antonio's older…
Infrastructure
VIA Metropolitan Transit is building out its ART bus rapid…
Sentiment
Alta Vista and Beacon Hill residents describe a growing crisis…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, a commissioner, a staff member, 3 applicants, 4 applicant's representatives, and a member of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 5 of 6 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
This season: 120 of 127 (94%) forecasts called in this county.
Michealangelo Valdez landmark designation
Address/Description: 219 REFUGIO ST HDRC Case No.: 2026-194 Historic District… landmark designation
3 Old Corpus Christi Road landmark designation
Cotton Estes landmark designation
Jennifer Khoshbin landmark designation
Gregory Ellis landmark designation
10 Pape Farms Lane landmark designation
More land-use items (6)
6 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
- Jayson Seidman landmark designationCase 2026-229No vote recorded
- Cameron Smith landmark designationCase 2026-201No vote recorded
- Arthur Tovar landmark designationCase 2026-223No vote recorded
- Hunter Benton landmark designationCase 2026-224No vote recorded
- Steven Martin landmark designationCase 2026-220No vote recorded
- Timothy Proctor landmark designationCase 2026-196No vote recorded
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