{"id":240446,"date":"2026-04-08T14:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/240446\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:34:09","slug":"developer-gets-demolition-permit-for-former-bookstore-building-on-broadway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/240446\/","title":{"rendered":"Developer gets demolition permit for former bookstore building on Broadway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The building at 3127 Broadway is set for demolition, city records show. (Gabe Hernandez | SABJ)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">SAN ANTONIO \u2013 More change is slated for the lower Broadway corridor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The city of San Antonio has issued a demolition permit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/sanantonio\/news\/2023\/12\/20\/antiquarian-book-mart-half-price.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">local developer Harper\/Huddleston Inc.<\/a>, paving the way for the razing of the nearly 100-year-old structure at 3127 Broadway, municipal records show. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/sanantonio\/news\/2026\/01\/06\/developer-demolition-broadway.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">request was first submitted<\/a> to the city on Dec. 31, 2025, and was reviewed by the Office of Historic Preservation (OHP). The preservation-minded office gave its approval in February.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The building falls within a River Improvement Overlay district, requiring the extra layer of review, though OHP\u2019s approval meant the move would not need the added sign-off from the Historic and Design Review Commission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Harper\/Huddleston Inc. did not respond to a request for comment by publication time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">As the Business Journal reported in 2023, the property changed hands from longtime owner Bob Kellel, who ran the Antiquarian Book Mart out of the building and owned the adjoining one that housed a Half Price Books location. Subsequently, in March 2024, the firm acquired the WD Deli building next door.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Read more of this story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/sanantonio\/news\/2026\/04\/06\/antiquarian-broadway-demolition.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/sanantonio\/news\/2026\/04\/06\/antiquarian-broadway-demolition.html\">at the San Antonio Business Journal website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Editor\u2019s note: This story was published through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/topic\/SABJ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/topic\/SABJ\/\">partnership<\/a> between KSAT and the San Antonio Business Journal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">More recent SABJ coverage on KSAT: <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2026 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m sad all the time&#8217;: SA man worries for loved ones in Iran<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 0:51<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m sad all the time&#8217;: SA man worries for loved ones in IranFloresville 11-year-old accordionist advances to finals of Texas Folklife\u2019s Big Squeeze competition<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 0:59<\/p>\n<p>Floresville 11-year-old accordionist advances to finals of Texas Folklife\u2019s Big Squeeze competitionWest Side neighborhood motorcycle crash ends in flames; residents urge need for speed bumps<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 1:03<\/p>\n<p>West Side neighborhood motorcycle crash ends in flames; residents urge need for speed bumpsFiesta de los Reyes May Add $5 Entry Fee<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 0:48<\/p>\n<p>Fiesta de los Reyes May Add $5 Entry FeeThieves smash through 8-liner business wall to reach ATM after deputies&#8217; raid. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 1:47<\/p>\n<p>Thieves smash through 8-liner business wall to reach ATM after deputies&#8217; raid. 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