Building Standards Board orders demolition of 510 Brookview Drive after finding life‑safety violations and public‑safety concerns

The San Antonio Building Standards Board voted unanimously on May 1 to demolish the main structure at 510 Brookview Drive, a property the city found in multiple violation of local property‑maintenance and dangerous‑building rules and tied to repeated police calls and a 2024 homicide investigation.

The 6‑0 vote ordered the property vacated, secured, utilities cut and all trash and debris removed within 30 days. Earlier in the same hearing the board separately found related apartment‑maintenance code violations (overhangs, windows and electrical hazards) for an accessory structure on the same parcel and ordered repairs under a 45‑day timeframe.

Why it matters: City staff and police said the property poses an immediate risk to residents and neighbors. Officers described repeated criminal activity and life‑safety hazards at the site; neighbors and family members urged the board to act after a homicide investigation and other violent incidents linked by police to the vicinity. The owner disputed some of the factual claims and said she was pursuing funding to make repairs.

Code findings and timeline Ramiro Guerra, code enforcement supervisor for the Development Services Department, told the board the San Antonio DART (Danger Assessment and Response Team) inspected the property on May 14, 2024 and documented violations under the San Antonio Property Maintenance Code including section 304.9 (overhang extensions), 304.13 (window, skylight and door frames) and 604.3 (electrical system hazards). Guerra said inspectors found exposed wiring, evidence of unpermitted electrical work and deteriorated overhangs and window frames. Staff recommended the…