Once a bustling military base in San Antonio, Brooks has transformed under the leadership of Leo Gomez into a community where residents can work, live and shop without having to leave the South Side.
Gomez, the CEO at Brooks, drew inspiration for the former base’s redevelopment from suburban developments like The Woodlands — an environmentally conscious neighborhood — in Houston and Mueller — a mixed income and mixed use community — in Austin, going as far as using the same planning firm.
“We engaged them. We engaged them and we got them to believe that what they did in Austin and what they did at the Woodlands just might be possible over the next 30 to 50 years on the South Side of San Antonio,” Gomez said.
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