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While real estate developers ususally go for properties that have proven value, real estate firm B-Y Properties acquires stigmatized properties then rehabilitates these properties to create value for communities. Buying properties that have come into some distess allows B-Y to purchase at lower prices. Other information on B-Y an its investments are presented.

Tom P. Cusick Jr. who founded and runs the multimillion-dollar Benefit Planners firm since 1982 hopes to bring to Estancia, a 900-acre residential project under development a few miles west of the heart of Boerne and the Benefit Planners headquarters in November 2005. Estancia would be marketed as a high-end development with lot prices alone ranging from $112,000 on up to almost $800,000.

Glen A. Skillrud, the construction industry veteran, revealed the plans of a $12 million new residential high-rise project that would bring 46 high-end condominiums to the Northwest Side at Interstate Highway 10 and Huebner Road along 1-10 corridor. Both the CityView Office Building and The Chancellor are part of the larger, mixed-use project known as CityView

Save-A-Lot plans to expand in San Antonio, TX, in fall 2003.

Yanaguana Cruises CEO JoAnn Boone has changed the operating name of the firm to Rio San Antonio Cruises.

San Antonio, TX-based partnership Provident Dez Bab JV recently purchased land for a retail development in the South West area of the city.

Windcrest Economic Development plans to develop 23 acres of land into a mixed-use property called Windrest Towne Centre, in hopes of spurring the city's lagging retail sector.

The search is on for a consultant to develop a strategic plan for revitalizing the Joe and Harry Freeman Coliseum and the surrounding area. The funding for retaining a consultant [...]

Carduner Commercial LLC was founded by Rick Carduner after 18 years with Grubb & Ellis Co., in San Antonio. He will continue to work with retail tenants in the area plus other clients nationally.

When Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. celebrated the grand opening of two new Supercenters, it made sure that the new stores were not the only benefit to their surrounding communities. [...]

The Greater San Antonio Builders Association (GSABA) will present its Fall Parade of Homes on the first three weekends in November. The event will be held at Century Oaks Estates [...]

Kuper is not the only residential company keeping an eye on Stone Oak. Developer Gordon Hartman staked his claim to some land for a new subdivision called the Park at [...]

One of the city's fastest-growing companies is on the move again -- in one of the area's fastest-growing sectors. Locally based Kuper Realty Corp. recently signed a lease for 4,400 [...]

And just in time to meet the demands of the new residential activity here, Richmond, Va.-based preschool and after-school recreation program Rainbow Station has chosen North Central San Antonio as [...]

In response to continuing growth, local health-care product manufacturer Kinetic Concepts Inc. (KCI) is taking on more building space in Northwest San Antonio. Earlier this week, KCI signed a multiyear [...]

A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, could strike a major blow to Texas programs that offer legal aid to the indigent. In a two-to-one decision, [...]

The U.S. Department of Education Community Technology Center (CTC) recently awarded a $274,787 grant to Palo Alto College. The grant will go toward Palo Alto's El Pueblo Community Center. Funded [...]

District Clerk Reagan Greer was recently appointed an advisory member by the Texas Office of Court Administration to the Judicial Subcommittee on Information Technology. Greer will assist in the assessment [...]

Three San Antonio companies placed on a newly released list of the 50 fastest growing technology firms in Texas. The Texas Crescent Technology Fast 50 -- sponsored by Deloitte & [...]

Boca Raton, Fla.-based Grand Expeditions has hired Harte-Hanks Inc. to help analyze its customer base, boost cross-selling efforts and consolidate customer records. The San Antonio-based direct-marketing firm did not disclose [...]

As the country braces for tougher economic times ahead, lending institutions are following suit, taking a more conservative stance on new real estate loans by stiffening underwriting requirements. The biggest [...]

One of the city's newest retail players has scouted out another site. Sources say that local real estate development firm Orion Partners Inc. recently put land under contract with Issaquah, [...]

The grand opening city's first store by Costco Wholesale Corp. will take place on Nov. 3. As previously reported by the Business Journal, the 148,000-square-foot store will be located at [...]

The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) continues to be in growth mode as well. A new, 150,000-square-foot building is in the works that will house a parking garage, student [...]

Realty Executives of San Antonio recently joined in the effort to build a new Habitat for Humanity Home. The home for Romolo and Juliet Garcia will be located at 1439 [...]

Some of the Verizon Wireless stores are currently carrying a new display, designed to serve as a sobering reminder of the casualties of domestic violence. The campaign, called Silent Witness, [...]

While the Alamo Community College District looks for land for a new Northeast campus, one of its member schools is making expansion plans of its own. In the works at [...]

Prior to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, the city's local office market had already begun to sputter a bit due to a slowing economy. That fact is reflected in [...]

Two developers are banking on pent-up demand to make their downtown condo projects a success. Craig Glendening, president of Dallas-based real estate development firm Post Oak Development Inc., is gearing [...]

The local office of Transwestern Commercial Services recently renewed a lease with JDSA I Ltd. (Jason's Deli), for 4,640 square feet of space at the Pavilions North Shopping Central, located [...]

What started as a lease is now working its way toward a purchase. Family-owned business U.S. Best of Texas recently signed a lease for a warehouse/office space at 6255 Montgomery [...]

It's the end of one concept and the start of some others. Earlier this week, Aldo's Hospitality Group served its last meal at Aldo's Marina. Fara Farahani, managing partner for [...]

Some eight months after initiating a plan to bring affordable housing to Boerne, local developer Phil Bakke is close to striking a deal. The owner of Bakke Development Corp. recently [...]

After being out of the market for four years, Dallas-based franchisor Golden Chick Restaurants is coming back to San Antonio. Franchisee Satheesh Mammen will open a new quick-service, 1,564-square-foot restaurant [...]

A Northeast side shopping center has a new owner - and a new name. According to GlobeSt.com, the new owners of the Nacon Plaza Shopping Center - Houston-based Victory Group [...]

* Locally based real estate company Hendry Investments Inc. recently celebrated the opening of the third phase c its' Lock-N-Key Ministorage facility at 2405 Jackson Keller Road, on the city's [...]

* Stowers Furniture is recreating itself. Later this week, the retailer will celebrate the 'Grand Reopening' of its store. The Stowers outlet here has converted 80,000square-feet of space into a [...]

In less than a month, the San Antonio/South Texas Chapter of Certified Commercial Investment Members will present their yearly CCIM Symposium -- a forecast and review of San Antonio's real [...]

The local office of New York-based UBS Paine Webber Inc. is gearing up to establish a bigger presence in the Alamo City. The firm recently signed a multi-year lease to [...]

A number of area residents have landed on Hispanic Business magazine's annual 100 Most Influential Hispanics list. Among the San Antonians represented are: * Carlos Alvarez, founder and chief executive [...]

Working Mother magazine has placed USAA on its annual '100 Best Companies for Working Mothers' list. The insurance and financial services company was the only San Antonio-based firm to appear [...]

The San Antonio Housing Authority will dedicate its redeveloped Mirasol Homes project to the city on Oct 13. As part of the event, a new' health care facility, to be [...]

Not only is this year's International Council of Shopping Centers Texas Idea Exchange going to be held in San Antonio, but the keynote speaker will be wellknown resident and auto [...]

Local real estate brokerage firm REM Commercial Inc. is setting its real estate 'sites' outside of the Alamo City. The company recently broke ground on the Atascosa Market Shopping Center [...]

Karen Waring joined REOC Partners Ltd. Commercial Property Services earlier this week as the firm's new director of property management. She will be in charge of the more than 3.5 [...]

A new housing community will soon be added to the residential landscape. Huntingdon Valley, Pa.-based Toll Bros. Inc. is set to unveil a new community in North Central San Antonio. [...]

The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) of South and Central Texas recently moved, from its North Central offices at the Energy Plaza Building, to a nearby office center at 1919 Oakwell [...]

In addition to preparing today's minds for tomorrow's careers, the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) continues to plan for its own future. Along with previously announced building projects [...]

A drawing of the Alameda Theater hangs just to the right of Crittenden's desk. In that portrait, the bright show lights of the theater shower a vibrant energy on the [...]

It's official. Bank of America Plaza, the 533,171-square-foot, Class A office building located: in downtown San Antonio at 300 Convent St., has a new owner -- Hartford, Conn.-based Talcott Really [...]