A 7.7-acre development project slated near Alamodome

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A 7.7-acre mixed-use development with a restaurants, condos and possibly a microbrewery is in the works along the East Side near the Alamodome in San Antonio.

“It’s going to be huge,” said District 2 Councilman Alan Warrick, whose district would include the new development. “It’s going to be similar changes to what you see around the Pearl.”

Efraim Varga, a local developer who is building other townhome projects in the Southtown area, has submitted plans to the city for the development at the corner of Carolina Street and Cherry Street, about four blocks south of the Alamodome.

The project would redevelop an entire city block in an otherwise struggling part of town.

In February, the city Zoning Commission approved Varga’s request to change the zoning to allow for multi-family residential, restaurants, a hotel, a microbrewery, a beer garden, and retail and office space, according to city documents. City Council will vote on the zoning change on Thursday.

Varga said in a phone interview that he didn’t want to provide details about the project before closing on the properties, which are owned by Mike Horn and Edgar Lozano, according to county property records.

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