San Antonio building board orders demolition or deconstruction for multiple unsafe properties

The San Antonio Building Standards Board on June 5, 2025 voted unanimously to order demolition or deconstruction of several residential and commercial structures it found unsafe, and staff reported four recent emergency demolitions that required no further board action.

Board Chair Esther Ortiz opened the session and Jenny Ramírez, Code Compliance manager for the City of San Antonio, summarized emergency demolitions already carried out and introduced multiple cases the board considered that day. The board’s actions impose 30-day demolition or deconstruction deadlines on properties found to present hazards to the public.

Why it matters: several of the structures cited by staff were within walking routes or about 1,000 feet of schools, had repeated fires, visible structural collapse, or evidence of unauthorized occupancy — conditions the city says pose a risk to public safety and nearby residents.

Staff presentations and board decisions

910 North Navidad Street — The city’s dangerous‑premises officer, Crystal Town, told the board the single‑family house showed “daño severo por fuego” and widespread smoke and water damage, and that investigators had documented at least three prior fires (Feb. 17, 2023; July 30, 2023; Jan. 2024). Officer Willis Scott of the San Antonio Police Department described repeated calls for fights, narcotics use and trespass at the address. Town concluded the structure “no está en condiciones para ser habitada” and recommended demolition. The board voted 5‑0 to order demolition within 30 days and to secure and clear the site.

1322 Roosevelt Avenue (also…