
The Culinary Institute of America, known as the C.I.A., chose the property for its third campus - the others are in Hyde Park, N.Y., and in St. Goldsbury has a food background: he was married to Linda Pace, whose parents founded Pace Foods, and he was its president before selling it to Campbell Soup for $1.1 billion.) Goldsbury’s vision of a food-focused neighborhood where restaurants could attract and groom local chefs (like Andrew Weissman and Johnny Hernandez) and elevate them to an international stage. Silver Ventures bought the property in 2002 and began executing Mr. “Buildings had structural problems and soils were contaminated. Run away,’ ” said Bill Shown, now Pearl’s managing director of real estate. When he told his advisers he wanted to turn the area into a mixed-use development, “I told him: ‘Don’t walk away. Goldsbury, the firm’s chief executive, considered the brewery a symbol of his city’s entrepreneurial spirit and rich industrial past.

It looked like the property was destined to be razed.Įnter Silver Ventures, a private equity firm led by Christopher Goldsbury, a native of San Antonio. It left behind a historic but derelict 22-acre complex, anchored by a towering brew house. Event spaces include the historic Pearl Stable and the more contemporary Pearl Studio.Nearly 12 years ago, the Pearl Brewing Company in downtown San Antonio emptied its tanks and moved the production of its beer to Fort Worth. The Cellars are luxury apartments offering hospitality and culinary excellence, extraordinary living spaces, concierge-curated services, and more. The Can Plant offers urban contemporary apartments with a place in history. Notable office tenants at Pearl include San Antonio Hispanic Chamber, Nature Conservancy, San Antonio Area Foundation, RBC Securities, The CE Group, Inc., WestEast Design Group, KGB Texas, and The San Antonio Business Journal.

Pearl is also known for its shops, including The Sporting District, The Twig Book Shop, The Tiny Finch, Adelante Boutique, Ten Thousand Villages, LeeLee, Dos Carolinas, Leighelena, Niche Boutique, The Synergy Studio, Bike World, and The Vintage Bouquet Bar. The Bottling Department, San Antonio’s first food hall, includes restaurants Bud’s Southern Rotisserie, Fletcher’s Hamburgers, Maybelle’s Donuts, Tenko Ramen, and The Good Kind. Pearl restaurants include La Gloria by CIA graduate chef Johnny Hernandez Nao Latin Gastro Bar, from The Culinary Institute of America, San Antonio Blue Box Bar Botika The Boiler House Texas Grill and Wine Garden The Granary ‘Cue & Brew Cured Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery Bakery Lorraine Local Coffee Lick Honest Ice Creams, Green Vegetarian Cuisine, and High Street Wine Co. The 22-acre Pearl site is home to The Culinary Institute of America, San Antonio, the year-round Pearl Farmers Market, Hotel Emma and its restaurant Supper. Vivid past while embracing the future with LEED-certified complexes mixed with historic architecture. As a former brewery operating from 1883 to 2001, Pearl reflects a The mixed-use space features retail, dining, picturesque green spaces, paseos riverside amphitheater, and the third campus of The Culinary Institute of America. Pearl, located north of downtown San Antonio, provides a unique experience as a top culinary and cultural destination.
