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Gretchen Howell takes the lead at VIDA development on San Antonio’s Southside

Since the beginning stages of VIDA planning, Southstar Communities’ Gretchen Howell has been listening to and learning from community leaders and residents, to inform the plan for the 600-acre VIDA San Antonio development adjacent to Texas A&M-San Antonio. The ambitious plan is bringing a number of needed additions to the City’s southside, including retail, mixed-income housing, parks and trails and the much-anticipated University Health campus. 

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In The News: Los Arcos at Vida to Begin Construction

NEW 600-ACRE DEVELOPMENT TO BRING MORE AFFORDABLE HOMES TO SOUTH SIDE

KSAT.com, March 6, 2023

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Dedication of the Madla Greenway and New Public Trails in VIDA

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In The News: University Health Invests $10.4M in new Southside Hospital Site

BEXAR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT TO PURCHASE LAND FOR SOUTHSIDE FACILITY

San Antonio Report, September 29, 2021

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University Health System Approves Hospital Site Purchase at VIDA

The University Health System (UHS) Board of Managers unanimously approved the purchase of 68-acres on the city’s south side. Located at the corner of S. Zarzamora and Jaguar Parkway, the parcel is part of the 600-acre VIDA community situated between Texas A&M University - San Antonio and Palo Alto College. 

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KENS-5 NEWS: DEVELOPMENT BEGINS ON FIRST HOMES AT VIDA

View KENS-5 reporting on VIDAs home builders https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/vida-first-homes-construction-south-side-san-antonio/273-0b681002-a8aa-4319-90d5-8d51ba3a1238

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VIDA ANNOUNCES PHASE ONE HOME BUILDERS

 

First homes to be ready in 2022 in the highly anticipated 600-acre master planned community located near Texas A&M University - San Antonio

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SouthStar Communities’ VIDA to bring much-needed housing to “emerging San Antonio activity center”

After many years of planning, unanimous approval by the San Antonio City Council means the new VIDA masterplan is moving forward to bring critical new housing to San Antonio’s SouthSide in the shadow of Texas A&M University-San Antonio (TAMU-SA). “The achievement is a significant milestone” for the university, “as plans for development in the area have been in the works for over a decade,” said RVi Planning, a regional design firm that is partnering with SouthStar to bring VIDA to market.

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New development near Texas A&M-San Antonio to have space for housing, retail, trail system

SAN ANTONIO – A new development hopes to breathe new life into the surrounding area of Texas A&M-San Antonio.

SouthStar Communities, a development company, is in charge of the project named VIDA, which will include space for housing, offices, restaurants and retail.

“It will have housing options from multi-family, single-family, detached homes, townhomes, duplexes,” said Thad Rutherford, president of SouthStar Communities.

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San Antonio City Council OKs development deal for South Side land near A&M

Originally Published by San Antonio Express News

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