The Infinity Dimension

Narrative: 

 

The goal of the Pearl Brewery redevelopment was to create a sustainable live/work/study experience that maintained the identity of the historic brewery while radically repurposing key parts of the compound to accommodate new uses. Its spectrum of live/work spaces and restaurants ensure the site is occupied throughout the day, night, and weekends with a wide variety of urban uses. The Brewery grounds are home to:

• 350 new living units
• 8 live/work units
• 18 dining and retail establishments (9 dining, 9 retail)
• a 150-room boutique hotel
• Farmers Market (2,000 in attendance on Saturdays)
• outdoor entertainment (7,000 in attendance on one-day events)

 

Pearl has rapidly become the hub for thousands of new residents’ downtown. The project has not only served as a catalytic model for the 750,000-s.f. full build-out of the Pearl Brewery itself but, has also become the anchor to the 350-

acre River North District including:
• 1,400 new living units now complete and another 600 living units in planning; and
• 150,000 s.f. in new office space and numerous new retail/dining establishments now complete within a 6-block radius of the site.

 

With lectures, culinary events, outdoor movies, musical performances, and a weekly farmer’s market, Pearl has become a vibrant destination in San Antonio; appealing to local residents in a way the more tourist-centric downtown Riverwalk does not.

 

Key to this vision was the strategic positioning of cars to concentrated parking lots in order to create a pedestrian-focused development that reflects the unique character and culture of San Antonio. The project’s central location, bicycle storage, bike share program, showers, and nearby bus stops encourages fewer single-passenger trips.