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Board clears way for ‘Aldea’ mixed‑use project on Lavaca, Matagorda and Cesar Chavez
Summary
The Board approved narrow side‑ and rear‑setback variances that allow Oxbow Development Group’s Southtown Aldea project — a three‑building, mixed‑use development with plazas and shared parking — to proceed with the planned design.
The Board of Adjustment unanimously approved variances for side and rear setbacks on a multi‑block downtown site that developer Oxbow Development Group is calling Southtown Aldea, allowing the developer to build a three‑building mixed‑use project at 141 Lavaca Street and 620 Matagorda Street.
Omar Gonzalez, Oxbow’s director of development, told the board the proposal would re‑stitch pedestrian connections between Hemisphere and Southtown, add roughly 256 residential units and about 44,000 square feet of ground‑floor commercial space, and wrap a…
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