Archive for Neighborhoods
Saddle Mountain – San Antonio 78258
Welcome to Saddle Mountain.
With gorgeous views of the rolling hills in the Stone Oak area, Saddle Mountain, located directly across the street (map) from Barbara Bush Middle School (part of the North East Independent School District), is a KB Homes community in San Antonio 78258 with home prices starting in the $160Ks from KB’s four-sides [...]
Vista del Norte – San Antonio 78216
Welcome to Vista del Norte.
Vista del Norte is an interesting mix of older and newer homes (ranging from the 1980s to early 2000s) located off Blanco Road in San Antonio 78216 (map). Being so close to Wurzbach Parkway, 1604, IH 10 and 281, it’s easy to see why this neighborhood has maintained it’s popularity. [...]
Panther Creek At Stone Oak – San Antonio 78260
Welcome to Panther Creek at Stone Oak.
Drive down Blanco Road, outside Loop 1604 and you’ll see the DR Horton signs leading you to Panther Creek at Stone Oak. Located on the western edge of the Stone Oak area and to the east of Camp Bullis, Panther Creek at Stone Oak is a large community [...]
Huebner Village – San Antonio 78248
Welcome to Huebner Village.
Huebner Village, located off of Huebner Road, just south of Bitters Road in the 78248zip code (map), is a small custom home community built by McNair Homes. Featuring Mediterranean style homes with clay tile roofs, this neighborhood of thirty-three homes offers beautifully designed homes and a close-knit community feel. Although [...]
Braunridge – Helotes (San Antonio) 78023
Welcome to Braunridge.
Located just off Braun Road outside of Loop 1604 in Helotes (San Antonio) 78023, the community of Braunridge (map), offers new homes from three builders; New Leaf Homes, MasterTouch Homes, and David Anderson Homes (which apparently has no website – which I find amazing in this day and age).
What differentiates the neighborhood of [...]
Centex Hills Of Rivermist – Wall Threat Underplayed?
The situation gets deeper.
This morning’s news on mySA.com doesn’t paint a rosy picture for Centex Homes in regards to the “slope failure” at Hills of Rivermist. Questions over whether the wall was safe as Centex allegedly claimed in a community meeting have surfaced. Video, emails, and conversation are all cited as reasons there [...]
Centex Homes’ Hills of Rivermist Slope Failure Updates
The saga continues…
Yesterday, Centex Homes officials announced they did not have a permit from the City of San Antonio for the retaining wall in Hills of Rivermist. As this issue came to light, more people have begun focusing on the retaining wall as the cause of the slope failure (technically not a “sinkhole” although [...]
Sinkhole in Centex Homes’ Hills of Rivermist Now “Slope Failure”
Call it what you like.
The sinkhole in San Antonio at Hills of Rivermist (area map) continues to shift and is now being labeled a “slope failure.” Call it what you like, but the shifting of the earth in this Centex Homes neighborhood (Pulte now owns Centex Homes – some people have questioned which builder [...]
Sinkhole Opens Up in Centex Homes’ Hills of Rivermist
Fissure Threatens Local Homes
Local San Antonio residents are scratching their heads in disbelief tonight after a sinkhole opened up in Centex Homes’ Hills Of Rivermist community. The fissure as seen in the photo has been reported to be growing about one inch every fifteen minutes. Twenty homes have been evacuated and residents are [...]
Woods of Alon
Welcome to Woods of Alon.
Woods of Alon, a KB Home community, is situated between Lockhill-Selma and NW Military, just south of Wurzbach Parkway (map). A gated neighborhood, this community offers a man-made lake and gorgeous views (a recreation center with pool and clubhouse is coming soon). Unlike most modern communities, Woods of Alon, [...]
