{"id":125833,"date":"2026-01-16T15:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/125833\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T15:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:38:09","slug":"new-drone-footage-shows-empty-site-of-former-itc-building-months-after-demolition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/125833\/","title":{"rendered":"New drone footage shows empty site of former ITC building months after demolition"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO \u2013 New video captured by KSAT\u2019s Drone 12<\/a> highlights the now-empty site of the former Institute of Texan Cultures building in downtown San Antonio.<\/p>\n

Video captured on Thursday shows the Brutalist-style structure at the southeast corner of Hemisfair completely gone months after demolition<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The video shows a field that\u2019s been flattened and treated for future development. <\/p>\n

Check out the new drone video in the player above to see the latest.<\/p>\n

The former ITC building, which was built ahead of the 1968 World\u2019s Fair, sat in the path of the city\u2019s plans for a multi-billion-dollar sports and entertainment district, nicknamed Project Marvel.<\/p>\n

City renderings of the district show a new Spurs arena and mixed-use development in the same area.<\/p>\n

The city council voted unanimously on Thursday<\/a> to submit an offer to buy a cluster of federal properties near Hemisfair using $30 million, plus $120,000 in closing costs, both provided by the Spurs.<\/p>\n

The three parcels include a federal office building on East C\u00e9sar E. Ch\u00e1vez Boulevard and two parking lots across the street.<\/p>\n

The City of San Antonio would own the properties but eventually lease them to private developers to create a combination of hotel, retail, hospitality, housing and office space.<\/p>\n

The demolition process started after the 15th Court of Appeals denied the San Antonio Conservation Society\u2019s bid to stop the demolition<\/a> in May.<\/p>\n

The Conversation Society had been fighting against the University of Texas at San Antonio and the city, arguing that the demolition violates historical preservation laws. Despite their efforts, demolition continued.<\/p>\n

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