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Madison Iszler

Madison Iszler covers real estate, retail, economic development, and other business topics for the San Antonio Express-News.

Reach Madison at 210-250-3242, madison.iszler@express-news.net and @madisoniszler.

Stories By Madison Iszler

Texas Vista Medical Center to close after 40 years

Texas Vista currently houses about 175 patients and includes 800 employees. Steward Health Care Systems owns the facility. By Madison Iszler

CPS Energy sells circular Villita Assembly Building

The distinctive structure, acquired by a unit of San Antonio’s GrayStreet Partners, is the last of of seven properties CPS put on the market in 2019. By Madison Iszler

S.A. developer buys hotel property near Market Square, UTSA

The real estate development firm co-founded by Graham Weston has been expanding its holdings in west downtown. By Madison Iszler

Apartments, retail coming to industrial sites near Lone Star

About 500 apartments would be built at the properties across from the former Lone Star Brewery. By Madison Iszler

McCombs service draws luminaries, ‘regular’ folks to pay respects

Friends and associated shared stories and paid respects to billionaire B.J. “Red” McCombs, who died last week in San Antonio at the age of 95. By Madison Iszler and Richard A. Marini

McCombs service draws luminaries, ‘regular’ folks to pay respects

Friends and associated shared stories and paid respects to billionaire B.J. “Red” McCombs, who died last week in San Antonio at the age of 95. By Madison Iszler and Richard A. Marini

New retail stores coming to Shops at La Cantera, North Star Mall

The stores are expected to open later this year, according to state filings. By Madison Iszler

S.A. company inks deal with BP to turn carbon into cash

BP and CarbonFree Chemicals will collaborate to develop projects that use CarbonFree’s technology to convert carbon dioxide into calcium carbonate. By Madison Iszler

San Antonio developer buys Pig Stand property near Pearl

The Pig Stand diner on Broadway across from Pearl is the last remaining location of a chain that began in 1921 in Dallas. By Madison Iszler

Whataburger changes, expands rewards program

The San Antonio-based chain’s program was previously based on visits. By Madison Iszler

H-E-B, USAA make Forbes ‘America’s Best Employers’ list

The list is based on a survey of about 45,000 employees at companies and organizations with 5,000 or more workers. By Madison Iszler

Number of homes sold in S.A. for under $200K plunges. Here’s why.

Data from the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University shows the number of homes sold for less than $200,000 has plummeted in Texas’ four major metropolitan areas over the past decade. By Madison Iszler

San Antonio home sales fall for first time in over a decade

After a record-breaking spurt that drove sales and prices sharply higher, a slowdown began last spring. This spring could signal the market’s future. By Madison Iszler

Developer expands plans for downtown hotel next to church

New plans call for a 17-story hotel, three more floors than were planned before the pandemic brought the project to a halt a few years ago. By Madison Iszler

Former CPS HQ building in downtown S.A. to become hotel

Project is among several planned amid local hospitality industry’s recovery from COVID-induced downturn. By Madison Iszler

UPS to open $33 million small-package facility in Schertz

Demand for such space in the metro area continues to outpace construction, driving down the vacancy rate in industrial buildings across San Antonio. By Madison Iszler

Apartment rental costs in 2023 to slow back to pre-COVID levels

An influx of new apartments is among the factors moderating how much rents are rising. By Madison Iszler

VIA moves ahead with $66.5M plan for West Side development

Before Centro Plaza, San Antonio didn’t have a project that could support such a “transit-oriented community” development, VIA’s boss says. By Madison Iszler

The San Antonio rodeo has been using the same dirt since 1988

The dirt used at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo is the same soil that was purchased in 1988. By Madison Iszler

Sunday shooting near Fort Sam leaves man injured

San Antonio police said the investigation is ongoing. By Madison Iszler