Beverly Baldwin, AIA, is a principal with the firm with over 20 years of experience. Projects in her portfolio span a comprehensive range: retail, multifamily residential, historic preservation, adaptive reuse, and mixed-use development. She leads our multifamily housing team, which has together designed many multifamily communities in San Antonio and across Texas, comprising more than 13,000 residential units. A significant percentage of her multifamily project work focuses on affordable and mixed-income developments, and she has expert knowledge of funding sources such as LIHTC, HUD, historic tax credits, HOME, and similar programs. According to Beverly, “housing affordability builds communities by improving the quality of life for all.”
Adaptive Reuse as An Evolving Specialty
“Adaptive reuse is not only about saving buildings. It’s about strengthening communities by bringing life back to legacy structures,” Beverly notes. She believes her passion for historic preservation and adaptive reuse stems from the tangible value they add to the community. And her projects are significant in scale – for example, Beverly is leading the retrofit of the iconic Tower Life Building. Soon to be renamed Tower Life Residences, the 31-story Late Gothic Revival landmark is being converted from office space into 243 mixed-income multifamily units. In addition, her historic preservation and adaptive reuse resume includes the Blue Flame Building in El Paso, Texas, as well as San Antonio retrofits of the Aurora Apartments and the Continental Building, and, more recently, the rehabilitation of 111 W Travis, formerly known as the Robert E. Lee Hotel.
Her leadership in these significant adaptive reuse projects has recently earned high-profile peer recognition – in 2026, Bisnow Women in Real Estate named Beverly Baldwin as Innovator of the Year.
Professional Leadership
Beverly leads our People and Firm Culture Committee, which oversees mentorship and professional development initiatives at Alamo Architects. Her mission to build communities likewise goes beyond the project realm: she adds her energy and expertise to working groups within the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI). Beyond her professional pursuits, she generously volunteers time and expertise to the community groups close to her heart.
