{"id":106633,"date":"2025-12-31T20:33:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T20:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/106633\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T20:33:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T20:33:08","slug":"ibc-bank-plans-jw-marriott-hotel-conversion-for-downtown-office-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/106633\/","title":{"rendered":"IBC Bank plans JW Marriott hotel conversion for downtown office building"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO \u2013 The flag for a\u00a0future downtown hotel<\/a>\u00a0has been picked.<\/p>\n

Laredo-based IBC Bank plans to\u00a0convert its downtown office tower<\/a>\u00a0at 175 E. Houston St. into a JW Marriott and add an entirely new structure to the complex, according to design documents submitted to the City of San Antonio. Renderings show the bank aims to build a third structure next to IBC Centre I at the corner of East Travis and North St. Mary\u2019s Streets for parking, a rooftop pool and other amenities.<\/p>\n

IBC Centre I would house 300 hotel rooms for the flag, which falls under Marriott International<\/a>\u2018s luxury lineup. IBC Centre II, the bank\u2019s San Antonio base of operations, would remain an office.<\/p>\n

HKS Architects & Designers and SWA Group are attached to the design team. Dimension Hospitality, which manages the Embassy Suites by Hilton San Antonio Riverwalk Downtown, is also on board.<\/p>\n

The bank wants to begin development in spring 2026. (HKS, INC\/SABJ)<\/p>\n

In a statement to city staff, project leaders said the proposed hotel would be a\u00a0\u201ccultural and architectural anchor\u201d<\/a>\u00a0for the urban core.<\/p>\n

\u201cFramed by the historic 1926 Texas Theater fa\u00e7ade and the adaptive reuse of O\u2019Neil Ford\u2019s 1983 office building, the hotel weaves past and future together,\u201d the team wrote. \u201cIt offers a vibrant hospitality experience that honors San Antonio\u2019s architectural heritage, urban character and the dynamic energy of the River Walk, creating a destination that is both historically grounded and forward-looking.\u201d<\/p>\n

In previous reviews with the city, IBC Bank has indicated it wants to start construction in spring 2026. After Visionworks announced it would vacate its massive lease in the 280,000-square-foot building in 2024<\/a>, IBC Bank Executive Vice President Bernardo De La Garza said pivoting away from office use would be more prudent than trying to lease up the space again.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s not a lot of office tenants moving downtown,\u201d he said. \u201cI think that our competition there is against some of the newer buildings that have more amenities, that are better positioned in terms of the amenity package.\u201d<\/p>\n

The proposal has been referred to the Historic and Design Review Commission, though it was unclear at press time when the panel would take up the measure. A representative for IBC Bank did not respond to a request for comment by publication time.<\/p>\n

Read more of this story at the San Antonio Business Journal website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s note: This story was published through a partnership<\/a> between KSAT and the San Antonio Business Journal.<\/p>\n

Read also from SABJ:<\/p>\n

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