San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
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STRUCTURES
BEGUN
Outside Capital Pours in
and City Reaps Harvest
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The building boom-predicted 50
freely by real estate men and other
members of the building industry dur
ing the last two years-is under way
in San Antonio and every block is get
ting its share of the activity.
More than $4,000, 900 worth OF new
construction is in progress or planned
for the immediate future.
An outstanding feature of San An
tonio's present great building activity
is the rapid rate at which outside capi-
tai Is pouring in. Large northern and
eastern concerns are showing their
faith in San Antonio's future with in
yestments of millions in buildings. A
leader in this particular phase of the
program is S. ". Straus and Company,
Chicago investment bankers. Through
Z. B. Baker, this company Is invest
| ing SS,500,000. The T. b. Baker Ho-
| tel Company, owner of a chain of ho-
| tells in Texas, including two in San
Antonio, plans the immediate expen-
diture Of this amount of new struc-
lures.
NEW APARTMENTS.
The Southwestern Bell Telephone
COMPANY is another big builder, max
ing additions to two of its exchanges.
The Crockett-Travis exchange in the
main building is getting a seyen-story
/ addition at a cost of approximately
$3.50, 900, not including the new equip
nnent. The Mission exchange, which
serves the South Side, is being doubled
by a two-story addition, costing about
Sos, 900, not including the new equip
ment. The Woodlawn exchange, which
serves the North Side, has recently
been completed.
Apartment house construction is
among the leaders, there being approx
imately S2,000000 worth Of new
structures under way. Including two
ten-story apartments planned for
Broadway, at a cost of S3,OOO,OO0,
there are more than 100000 worth
of these buildings planned to be started
within the next few months.
MANY ADDITIONS.
i The newer apartment houses for San
Antonio range in size from i've TO
twelve stories in height.
Many San Antonians, realizing that
this city was on the verge of boom,
ordered plans drawn for additions to
their buildings. Many of these prof.
ects are nearing completion, while 9TH
ers are just ready to start. The Crock
EFT hotel seven ?stoy addition, Lanier
hotel seven-story addition, Gunter no.
tel remodeling and addition and num-
Der of other projects are included in
this work.
Probably the largest single new
= building project is that OF S. L. JEFF
fers on Avenue f. He has the st.
frances apartment and hotel, both
twelve stories, under construction.
These will cost approximately 81
100000. He later plans TO build ten
story office building and theater on
the opposite side of the street. He also
plans an addition of five or six stories
to his garage building, also across the
street from the hotel and apartment.
LARGE PROJECTS.
The Medical Arts building, being
completed at a cost of S1,250,000, is
within a few feet Of the LETTERS apart
ment and hotel.
Turn Verein, popular local athletic
club, plans to build a 10-story hotel.
theater and lodge building on its
property on East Houston street,
about one block east Of the Medical
Arts building. This project will in
volve an expenditure of 81 100000, or
more.
Clifton George plans & 100000
structure where the Charles George
Motor Company is located on East
Houston street as soon as the Medical
Arts building is completed. Mr..
George is the president of the Medical
Arts building.
4 Ransom and Silsbee, who recently
Z purchased the Grand Opera House
/ and who own the larger part of that
4 block on Alamo Plaza, are said to
\ plan improvements for their property
Street widening has also affected
building favorably. In the first bloch
of South Flores street, n. Kallisor
is completing S25UOO0 worth Of store
n buildings. There ~ considerable build
q ing on Market street, which is also
q being widened. Many new stor'
q buildings have been erected on thi'
q street and a number Of Others arr
q planned for the near future.
81 New factory buildings are unde
81 construction at an estimated cost o
q 100000. Several large factories
q planning TO enter San Antonio, NJ
boost this figure considerably whel
q they erect new buildings.
= Westmoorland and Our Lady Of ID
Lake colleges are erecting addition
to their buildings at a total cost o
ly 100000, while other San Ant0ui
n colleges and schools are remodclllu
and making minor additions. A ne9
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