Constructed in 1913, the Rand Building was the tallest in San Antonio when it opened its doors as Wolff and Marx Department Store. Threatened with demolition in the early 1980s, the San Antonio Conservation Society stepped in to save the structure, which soon after underwent a nearly $5 million renovation financed in part thanks to the federal historic tax rehabilitation tax credit. (The Conservation Society still holds a conservation easement on the distinctive façade.) Recently purchased by Weston Urban, the Rand Building is the new home of Geekdom, a coworking space and business incubator for “Entrepreneurs, Technologists, Developers, Makers & Creatives.” Photo courtesy of Centro San Antonio.
Constructed in 1913, the Rand Building was the tallest in San Antonio when it opened its doors as Wolff and Marx Department Store. Threatened with demolition in the early 1980s, the San Antonio Conservation Society stepped in to save the structure, which soon after underwent a nearly $5 million renovation financed in part thanks to the federal historic tax rehabilitation tax credit. (The Conservation Society still holds a conservation easement on the distinctive façade.) Recently purchased by Weston Urban, the Rand Building is the new home of Geekdom, a coworking space and business incubator for “Entrepreneurs, Technologists, Developers, Makers & Creatives.” Photo courtesy of Centro San Antonio.
