Big Tex sidles up to the San Antonio River ecosystem restoration project, one of two major expansions to San Antonio’s famed River Walk. The buildings offset along the bend in the river, affording city skyline views. It energizes almost a half mile of reclaimed industrial acreage, transforming the site into prime riverbank real estate for apartments and restaurants. The Flats at Big Tex are directly adjacent to the Blue Star Arts Complex, a downtown draw.

“When an infill development involves a neighborhood you love, and literally grew up in, conversation with neighbors is Job One,” explains Jim Bailey, Alamo partner and project architect. “To start the conversation on the project at Cedar & Pereida, our firm engaged in a two-year public process approaching fifty meetings of varying scale — sometimes as informal as breakfast tacos or coffee on front porches.”

San Antonio Humane Society’s campus was dedicated in 2002, immediately becoming a hub for local animal advocacy – a warm, welcoming place for pets and their new adoptive families. The Adoption Facility also accommodated public outreach and education, offering flexible space for an active and growing volunteer corps. Siting the campus at a high-traffic intersection within the City’s affluent northwest quadrant leveraged prominent highway visibility – greatly benefiting the Humane Society mission.