Just a year ago, word broke of a swanky new retail destination parachuting onto UTSA Boulevard. While promises of development booms are often left idle and unfulfilled for years, major progress for this endeavor is visible from the busy street.
The area around San Antonio’s largest university has looked pretty much the same over the past 10 years. Despite a California developer snatching up 114 acres along the corridor, bankruptcies and investor changes had left a huge chunk of land across from Costco near vacant. But there’s a new builder in town, and they’re not wasting any time bringing their vision to life.
Schumacher Interests acquired the land and is moving quickly to build up what’s notably been missing from the Northwest Side: A holistic destination with communal spaces, shopping, recreation and greenery…