A city rich with tradition and history, which started as a village along the banks of the San Antonio River, welcomes its newest community in Quarry Village. Located at the intersection of Basse Road and Jones Maltzberger, Quarry Village is home to both discerning residents and high–end retailers. As the city’s first and only true mixed–use development, it offers an upscale shopping, living, and dining environment unlike any other in San Antonio. The project, developed by local Embrey Partners, Ltd., includes a main street component made up of multilevel buildings with retail at the street level and luxury apartments on the upper floors.
Shop It
The uniqueness of Quarry Village has attracted the attention of national specialty retailers to the city for the first time. West Elm, offers modern chic home décor for inside your home, while Smith & Hawken specializes in outdoor elegance for your garden.
Other San Antonio firsts include, Amar, a cosmetic boutique offering unique and exclusive beauty and skin care lines and South Texas Saddlery a select retailer specializing in hand–made custom leather goods. The Shoe Club & Cork fashion boutique is home to the latest selections of men’s & women’s apparel and footwear.
Ample parking for shoppers is provided both along the main street and within two parking garages. Those who know choose to seek refuge from the hot Texas sun by parking in the garages and walking out to shop through the aptly named Village “Paseos”.
Zagat Survey rated, Five Guys Burgers & Fries usually has a line out the door but seldom a long wait. Busy moms and businesswomen can be seen grabbing a Jamba Juice for lunch, before crossing the Village’s main street, heading to Ann’s Nails for a quick manicure.
The Quarry Village roster of fine retailers also includes Avant Salon & Spa specializing exclusively in Aveda products, Bath Junkie where you can create your own bath products and Eyemasters with a wide selection of designer eyewear. Of course no stroll along the Village main street would be complete without a Starbucks in your hand. Recent additions include Nancy’s, a woman’s specialty boutique and Red Mango, which offers refreshingly tangy frozen yogurt.
Live It
Artessa Apartment Homes, nestled within the Quarry Village, transcend traditional rental options. Each apartment boasts granite countertops, wood flooring and ceramic–tiled bathrooms. Ultra luxury units include natural travertine stone baths, gourmet kitchens with stainless steel appliances and tiled backsplashes, butler’s pantries and utility rooms.
The apartments wrap around two hidden multi–level parking garages and range from 682 to 2,946 square feet. Private balconies, terraces and four residential courtyards provide ample outdoor living space.
Residents may choose apartments that enjoy the serenity of golf course views or they may opt to overlook the energetic main street with the historic Alamo Cement smoke stacks in the background, left behind as a reminder of the sites’ former days as a limestone quarry.
Perhaps one of Artessa’s most stunning amenities is its two–story resident retreat, which includes a fitness center and business center as well as two lounge areas, a private dining room with catering kitchen, and a wine tasting room with climate–controlled wine storage.
“Our residents choose Artessa for the craftsmanship, location and amenities,” says Daiva Sutton, Executive Manager of Artessa Apartment Homes. “But what will keep them here is our exceptional customer service”.
To help ensure this, Artessa has chosen local Go To Concierge as an on–site concierge to offer a comprehensive array of services, including dinner reservations, dry cleaning drop off and personal shopping.
Love It
Past days were perhaps more slowly paced because villages offered centrally located destinations without the fight of traffic. Imagine today walking from your home, to the fitness center for a workout, followe by a short visit to Starbucks for coffee before starting your day. Or, how about, a girl’s day out of shopping and pampering while the husbands play a round of golf next door. Better yet, business travelers need only take a ten–minute cab ride from their home to the airport. What’s not to love about village living? Through its design and mixed–use nature, Quarry Village creates a brilliant bridge between the city’s past and future.
Embrey Partners is one of the nation's premier developers headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. Since 1974, Embrey has been involved in more than 150 major multi–family and commercial developments, with over 27,000 apartments and condominiums and more than 6.0 million square feet of commercial development. From Arizona to Florida, the Embrey team of professionals has earned a solid reputation for intensive, results–oriented involvement over the past thirty years.
