Planning commission approves rezoning for 3‑acre mixed‑use project on N. St. Mary’s Street over neighborhood objection

SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Planning Commission voted to approve a rezoning request on May 14, 2025, that reclassifies about three acres along North St. Mary’s Street to a Mixed‑Use Regional designation, a change the applicant says will allow greater housing density and flexibility for office or multifamily uses.

The applicant’s representative, Ashley Ferman of Killin Griffin & Ferman, PLLC, told the commission the site spans roughly three acres and the developer plans two phases: structured parking with residential or office space above and optional later conversion to multifamily housing. Ferman said the request would change the property’s current designations — described in the application as Mixed‑Use Employment Flexible and Mixed‑Use Urban — to Mixed‑Use Regional to align allowed uses and density with the proposed redevelopment.

The proposal covers multiple parcels on and near North St. Mary’s Street…