A New Tower on Broadway? City panel clears the way for developer to build as high as 15 stories

San Antonio Report
By Shari Biediger

“The owners of several city blocks near the Pearl could put up buildings as tall as 15 stories due to a recommendation made Wednesday at a meeting of the Historic and Design Review Commission (HDRC). 

That exception to the rules governing development near the River Walk, which limits building heights to 10 stories, came at the request of BESA Land Partners, an affiliate of local real estate company Fulcrum Development. 

Commissioners approved BESA’s request to place what’s known as a development node overlay for properties within the River Improvement Overlay (RIO) in order to increase the allowable building height.”