<p>H-E-B has unveiled plans to invest $100 million into a corporate headquarters expansion in San Antonio.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Two months ago, the grocery chain delivered plans to add a store at the southeast corner of downtown Flores and César E. Chávez Boulevard, which has now increased its size from 8,000 square feet to 10,000 square feet. Another part of H-E-B’s plans include closing down Main Avenue, where the street runs through HEB’s downtown campus, according to KHOU.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Years in the making, this plan includes several mixed-use buildings, new public spaces, and a pedestrian and bike trail along South Flores between César E. Chávez Boulevard and Arsenal Street. The redevelopment would encompass nearly 27 acres, according to My San Antonio. H-E-B would move about 1,600 workers to its downtown campus by 2030, essentially doubling its current workforce in the urban core.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> “Our proposal is much more than just a downtown store,” said Craig Boyan, H-E-B Chief Operating Officer. “We think that we can help make South Flores and the San Pedro Creek a great street and a great redevelopment area in the city, perhaps like another Southtown.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> The first phase of H-E-B’s plan includes a $40 million culinary school and test kitchen, renovation of its 1601 Nogalitos St. location, the downtown store, and a connected gas station. It also includes construction of a 24-foot pedestrian and bike path, which, like Flores Market, could be completed within a year of city approval.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> The second phase, with an estimated price tag of $60 million to $80 million, spans over the next decade and would add green space near San Pedro Creek, some mixed-use buildings just north of the culinary center and a new office building, perhaps with underground parking.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Stay tuned to AndNowUKnow as we follow H-E-B’s plans for expansion.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/H-E-B-plans-100-million-downtown-expansion-over-4922842.php" target="_new"> My San Antonio </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.khou.com/news/texas-news/HEB-announces-big-plans-for-downtown-San-Antonio-229258181.html" target="_new"> KHOU </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
