MEDITERRANEAN MIXED-USE UNDERWAY

SAN ANTONIO (Express-News) – Construction will begin next week for The éilan on 120 acres next to La Cantera and across from The Rim shopping center.
Wereldhave USA expects to spend roughly $300 million developing the speculative Mediterranean style mixed-use project of apartments, offices and retail on the northwest corner of 1604 and I-10, just north of Six Flags Fiesta Texas.
The éilan will consist of about 1,400 upscale apartments, two Class-A office buildings totaling 200,000 square feet, a 150- to 200-room hotel and spa, 30,000 square feet of boutique retail, underground parking, a nondenominational chapel, an amphitheater and a specialty grocery store.Wereldhave will build most of the buildings within LEED sustainability specifications. An electric trolley will run through the property.
The éilan’s first building is slated to open in spring 2009.