The San Antonio Housing Trust has closed on the Robert E. Lee Apartments downtown.

SAHT’s ownership was announced in a news release on Monday, just more than three months after the trust signed a purchase and sale agreement for the 72-unit building.

In the release, SAHT said the acquisition “marks a major milestone in the Trust’s commitment to preserve and protect housing opportunities in the city’s urban core.”

The nonprofit organization outbid Weston Urban, which had also expressed interest in the apartment complex located at 111 West Travis St.

“Our goal was to protect current residents and secure long-term affordable housing in a prime downtown location. We look forward to ramping up for a 2026 housing tax credit process to fully rehabilitate the property,” Pete Alanis, the executi

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