Pearl momentum is spilling over to Broadway corridor (San Antonio, Alamo: crime, how much)

[teenwolf80]

Originally Posted by 01Snake

Isn't that essentially what txtea just stated?

No.

It's what I've stated from the beginning. Txtea's original statement was that there's a CM two miles away so HEB has no reason/will not build a heb downtown.

Moderator cut: orphaned HEB has more than once stated publicly they want to build a store downtown.

[txtea]

Originally Posted by teenwolf80

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I'm in real estate development. But that's beyond the point. Just stating do you know I'm not making anything up.

Besides that, HEB has stated publicly that they have a desire to build a store in the urban core. But that population figures are just not where they need to be for it to be feasible. My own opinion is that with all the housing being built and planned to be built will eventually allow for the population growth needed for heb to go through with a store.

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I understand perfectly what you are saying...
I, along with everyone else, are talking about the Pearl Brewery and Broadway area...you are including a lot of other areas to support your argument. If and when someone builds a grocery store in the Pearl Brewery area, it will more than likely be smaller than a regular HEB . There are simply not enough people IN THAT AREA now to warrant anything else, when there is a Central Market 2 miles away. Moderator cut: orphaned
I'm glad they are doing something with that stretch of Broadway...it looked like slums for many years.

Anyway, you be sure and let us know when that HEB coming soon sign pops up down there Moderator cut: see note.
P.S. I am a he, not a she.

[txtea]

Originally Posted by teenwolf80

No.

It's what I've stated from the beginning. Txtea's original statement was that there's a CM two miles away so HEB has no reason/will not build a heb downtown.

Moderator cut: orphaned HEB has more than once stated publicly they want to build a store downtown.

Wrong again. I didn't say anything about downtown.

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Anywho....let's move on to more important things. I wonder what plans they have if any, to redo the opposite side of Broadway down around where the old Dodge dealer was. That's about the only stretch left that is old and run down.

[Chaka]

Originally Posted by txtea

If and when someone builds a grocery store in the Pearl Brewery area, it will more than likely be smaller than a regular HEB . There are simply not enough people IN THAT AREA now to warrant anything else,

You say that like it's a bad thing. Anyone who has lived in an urban center knows, a "Plus" or "superstore" or even large suburban grocery is the last thing we'd want.

[Chaka]

Originally Posted by txtea

Maybe someday there will be enough people living in the area to warrant building a new store, but as mentioned already, a smaller store would make more sense than a HEB Plus. For now, Central Market is it...2 miles away. Big deal. Be nice if everyone had a grocery store across the street from their house, but it's not going to happen.

You miss the point of URBAN living.

While I don't think that location will be the first for HEB's downtown expansion, because CM is so close, a grocer store "across the street" (not usually a house, more likely a condo or apt) is pretty standard for an urban center. Part of urban living is living without a car. It's having the elements of daily living within walking distance. It's being willing to pay more per SF to live because you have those amenities at hand. We have a lot, but we're not *really* truly urban until we have the elements of daily living - food - across the street. Or at least within walking distance.

[Chaka]

Originally Posted by SAguy

Aldi's...LOL The expired and damaged good store, really?

Ever been to Aldi in Europe? Quite the opposite!

[txtea]

Originally Posted by Chaka

You say that like it's a bad thing. Anyone who has lived in an urban center knows, a "Plus" or "superstore" or even large suburban grocery is the last thing we'd want.

Not at all. Shoot, any store downtown besides Walgreens would be welcome. Even the tourists would give it some business I would imagine. I just can't vision a larger store "downtown"...where would you put it? Several smaller stores in specific areas would surely attract people to the newer developments. I understand the "urban" living concept, even though it's not my cup of tea. I'd love to see the rest of Broadway lined with newer shops, stores, restaurants, etc. Sure beats having to roll your windows up at night to avoid muggers and prostitutes .....lol.

[teenwolf80]

Originally Posted by txtea

I understand perfectly what you are saying...
I, along with everyone else, are talking about the Pearl Brewery and Broadway area...you are including a lot of other areas to support your argument. If and when someone builds a grocery store in the Pearl Brewery area, it will more than likely be smaller than a regular HEB . There are simply not enough people IN THAT AREA now to warrant anything else, when there is a Central Market 2 miles away. Moderator cut: orphaned
I'm glad they are doing something with that stretch of Broadway...it looked like slums for many years.

Anyway, you be sure and let us know when that HEB coming soon sign pops up down there Moderator cut: see note.
P.S. I am a he, not a she.

What part of urban core do you have comprehending? Moderator cut: orphaned and off-topic The pearl is part of the urban core.

The urban core would be the beneficiary of a grocery store built in the urban core. That includes Downtown, Southtown, River North, Pearl, Lower Broadway. An HEB store built in the downtown area of the urban core would benefit the Pearl area.

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[teenwolf80]

Why do people bring up CM? CM serves its own niche market. People living downtown are more than likely going to want to shop at an HEB versus a CM. The ones that do will drive or bus or bike out there to shop there.

[BenjaminNicholas]

Originally Posted by lessQQmorePEWPEW

i doubt it's booming. HEB and other businesses wouldnt drag their feet if it was.

You obviously don't know anyone inside of HEB then. I have friends who are on their board and it's only a matter of time. HEB is waiting for the right incentive from the city... This has nothing to do with the population of Down/Southtown. This is purely about getting 'the deal.'

And, FYI... Southtown is doing just swell. Your doubts likely come from not being a part of this neighborhood. I've been here for going on 8 years. Southtown and Downtown (including Pearl) are the next big things. I think it's time San Antonio come in from the burbs and reinvest in the actual city.




BN