DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Frisbie, P.E.
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Council District 1
SUBJECT: Disposition: Closing, vacating and abandoning unimproved right-of-ways, and declaring as surplus and authorizing the sale of unimproved remnants.
SUMMARY: Consideration of the following items related to city-owned property and public right-of-ways located near IH-10 and Fresno, in Council District 1.
A. An Ordinance authorizing the closure, vacation and abandonment of unimproved right-of-ways: a 0.223 acre unimproved portion of Warner Avenue between New City Block (NCB) 7147 and NCB 7160, a 0.046 acre unimproved portion of alley in NCB 7147 and a 0.047 acre unimproved portion of alley in NCB 7160, in Council District 1, as requested by Briarwood Commerce LLC for a fee of $63,836.64.
B. An Ordinance declaring as surplus a 0.456 acre unimproved parcel in NCB 7147 and a 0.088 acre parcel in NCB 7160, in Council District 1, and authorizing sale of the properties to Briarwood Commerce LLC for a fee of $143,751.40.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City of San Antonio assisted the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) in acquiring properties in the 1950's for Interstate Highway 10 (IH-10). There is an approximate 1.7 acres south of Fresno and east of IH-10 that has served as a traffic island since the 1950's. TxDOT declared the property as surplus in 2016 and put the property up for sale. Briarwood Capital (petitioner) was the successful bidder and took ownership of the TxDOT properties in November 2017. The title company identified approximately one-half of the property was under TxDOT, while the other one-half is owned by the City of San Antonio. The property has been rezoned as C-2 for commercial use.
Remnants of Lots 11-14, Block 56 in New City Block 7147 and Lots 3-4, Block 57 in New City Block 7160 are owned in fee by the City of San Antonio. In addition, there are two sections of an unimprove...
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