Now, a proposal from JW Marriott shows what that hotel could look like.<\/p>\n
The project would involve retrofitting one of IBC Bank\u2019s downtown office buildings, also the former headquarters of AT&T. A new, 14-story building would also be constructed. It would include parking, a ballroom, event space and a rooftop pool in the heart of downtown.<\/p>\n
The hotel would keep an existing plaza, the historic Texas Theater facade on Houston Street and access to the River Walk.<\/p>\n
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A rendering of the coming JW Marriott San Antonio River Walk hotel. Credit: Courtesy \/ HKS, Dimension Hospitality Management and JW Marriott<\/p>\n
There would be room for a restaurant on the ground floor, according to renderings submitted to the city.<\/p>\n
There is a large JW Marriott resort hotel on the outskirts of San Antonio in the Hill Country. The resort opened in 2010 and has more than 1,000 rooms. In 2018, it was sold to private equity firm Blackstone and in 2023 it was sold again to Ryman Hospitality Properties, a Nashville-based company.<\/p>\n
JW Marriott and IBC Bank\u2019s proposal is part of a larger shift away from office space<\/a> in San Antonio\u2019s downtown core after the pandemic.<\/p>\n The Nix<\/a>, Highpoint Towers and the Tower Life Buildin<\/a>g are all former office spaces that are being converted into housing as demand for workspace decreases and downtown building owners pivot to new options.<\/p>\n Hotel Havana, another downtown hotel, closed its doors in October after a rough year for the local hospitality industry.<\/p>\n