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Building Standards Board orders demolition of 910 N. Navidad St. after repeated fires
Summary
The San Antonio Building Standards Board voted unanimously to demolish a fire-damaged structure at 910 North Navidad Street within 30 days after staff described repeated fires, charred structural members and ongoing trespass by unhoused people.
The San Antonio Building Standards Board voted 5-0 Thursday to order demolition of the single‑story structure at 910 North Navidad Street within 30 days.
Dangerous premises officer Crystal Towne, with the City of San Antonio Development Services Department, told the board the property has had multiple fires and significant structural and smoke damage and that no scope of work, proof of funds, letter of credit or permits had been provided. "Staff recommends demolition," Towne said.
The recommendation noted three fires recorded at the address — on Feb. 17, 2023; July 30, 2023; and Jan. 23, 2024 — and photographs showing charred studs and roof decking, missing walls and interior debris. Towne said the structure is being used by people experiencing homelessness and that an administrative warrant was executed May 5, 2025, to obtain photos for the record. The property is within 1,000 feet of Crockett Academy, staff said.
Officer Willie Scott of the San Antonio Police Department's Central Safe unit described a two‑year call history at the location involving disturbances, burglaries, fights, narcotics calls and the fires Towne cited. "The calls pretty much, pertain to disturbances, burglaries, fights, narcotic laws and the fires that were mentioned," Scott said, and he told the board officers have filed a criminal trespass affidavit for the site.
At the hearing, Boardmember Robert Tapia moved to declare the property a public nuisance and order demolition within 30 days; Robert Behnke seconded. The board recorded a 5-0 vote to demolish and to require the site be secured and cleared of trash and debris.
The order cited City Code Article 8, Chapter 6 (Section 6-156 subsections cited by staff) as the statutory basis for declaring the building dangerous and ordering abatement.
Property owners on the record were noted as not present for the hearing; staff said certified mailings and posted notices were sent as required. The board's order allows property owners to pursue appeals through civil district court as provided in the code.
The board moved on to its next case after recording the demolition order.
