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ADAPTIVE REUSE PROMOTION <br />FINDINGS <br />1. There have been several adaptive <br />reuse projects in San Marcos, <br />including the Sanctuary Lofts (350 <br />North Street), the Price Center (222 <br />West San Antonio Street), and the <br />Crossroads Center (1 10 East Martin <br />Luther King Drive). <br />2. As part of this plan, the community <br />presented several ideas for other <br />buildings that could be adaptively <br />reused, including the Lamar School <br />(500 West Hutchison St.), the Mitchell <br />Center (715 Valley Street), La Victoria <br />Grocery (11 1 Eisenhower Street) and <br />101 S. Edward Gary Street. <br />3. The International Existing Building <br />Code (IEBC) was adopted in 2021 as <br />part of an amendment to the City's <br />Building Code, but awareness of <br />this change remains limited among <br />property owners and professionals. <br />CASE STUDY: THE DELUXE <br />THEATER, HOUSTON <br />Opened in 1941 as Houston's first <br />African American movie house, the <br />DeLuxe Theater closed in 1969 and sat <br />vacant for decades. When acquired by <br />the City of Houston with federal funds, <br />Section 106 review led to a decision <br />to rehabilitate the building rather <br />than demolish it. Through adaptive <br />reuse, the theater's Art Deco facade <br />was restored while the interior was <br />transformed into a modern cultural <br />and arts center. Completed in 2015, <br />the $5.7 million project —undertaken <br />with Texas Southern University and the <br />Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment <br />Corporation —revived a neighborhood <br />landmark as a hub for community <br />life. This project illustrates how <br />adaptive reuse can preserve historic <br />character while meeting contemporary <br />community needs. <br />SOLUTIONS <br />1. Continue crowd sourcing ideas for building reuse <br />candidates via the City's website; supplement <br />with high -priority properties; and apply <br />metrics like size of building and programming <br />capabilities (e.g. vacant commercial, industrial, <br />and institutional). <br />2. Educate property owners and developers with <br />information about federal and state tax credits <br />and other incentives. <br />3. Consider taking advantage of the National Trust <br />for Historic Preservation's Building Opportunities <br />on Main Street (BOOMS) application. <br />4. Educate and provide resources to property <br />owners, design professionals, and contractors on <br />appropriate rehabilitation strategies, including <br />the use of codes such as the International <br />Existing Building Code (IEBC), to support the <br />preservation and adaptive reuse of historic <br />structures. <br />Using the information outlined in Solution <br />1, consider adding a "Reuse Opportunity" <br />data layer to the ArcGIS Permit & Zoning Map <br />available under the Planning & Development <br />Services Department webpage and linked on <br />Economic Development Site Selection Resources <br />webpage. <br />Deluxe Theater, Houston (ACHP) <br />140 SAN MARCOS HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN (2026) <br />