After sitting empty for years, the former Nix Health clinic at 5307 Broadway in Alamo Heights is finally getting a second act. The long-vacant building is being turned into a mixed-use hub with two ground-floor restaurants and office suites upstairs, while Houston bakery Tiny’s Milk & Cookies is setting up a nearby walk-up spot. The overhaul is meant to bring steady foot traffic and everyday amenities back to the Broadway corridor after a long stretch of dead space. Ridgemont Properties is leading the conversion, with construction slated to begin in February and initial move-ins targeted for late 2026, as reported by San Antonio Express-News.
Ridgemont, which purchased the property in 2020, plans to convert the roughly 35,000-square-foot structure into restaurants and offices, according to the San Antonio Express-News. A state project filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation lists an estimated $6.5 million renovation and shows a Feb. 1, 2026 start date and a Nov. 8, 2026 completion date.
What Will Be Inside 5307 Broadway
The ground floor is slated for two restaurants: an East Coast-inspired oyster and martini bar and a New Orleans-style chophouse. The second floor will be built out as spec office suites and will include a 6,870-square-foot private office with meeting rooms, a lounge and a hospitality-style kitchen, according to Ridgemont Properties. Studio8 Architects is listed as the design firm on the redevelopment, and plans show the team intends to reopen the building’s historic breezeway.
Public Incentives And The Terms
Alamo Heights City Council approved a Chapter 380 economic development agreement in December that could provide up to $2 million in incentives, including a 100% city property-tax rebate for 10 years and a 75% sales-tax rebate for 15 years, according to the Alamo Heights City Council. The agreement requires Ridgemont to spend at least $9 million on the project and to have at least one of the planned restaurants open by Dec. 31, 2027 in order to receive the rebates.
Tiny’s Milk & Cookies Joins The Stretch
Houston-based Tiny’s Milk & Cookies will take about 1,800 square feet at 5615 Broadway next to Hanley Wood Fine Gifts, opening a walk-up window for sourdough, pastries, chocolate-chip cookies and house-roasted coffee, the San Antonio Express-News reports. Founder Baron Doke launched the cookie concept out of Tiny Boxwoods, and Tiny’s Milk & Cookies says the brand focuses on scratch-made pastries, multi-year sourdough starters and small-batch coffee roasting.
A Test For Broadway’s Revival
Developers and city staff have framed the conversion as a potential catalyst for renewed commercial energy along upper Broadway, promising new jobs, higher sales-tax receipts and public-realm upgrades if the project draws regular customers and additional investors, according to The Real Deal. The redevelopment has already cleared design review and secured a parking-ratio variance but still faces floodplain review and final permitting, according to the city council packet referenced above.
Timeline And What To Watch
Work is scheduled to begin in early February, and the TDLR record lists Nov. 8, 2026 as the projected completion date. Ridgemont has said it hopes for initial tenant move-ins by late 2026 and at least one restaurant operating by 2027 under the incentive terms. Neighbors and shoppers will be watching tenant announcements, permitting updates and Tiny’s opening date as early clues to whether Broadway’s slow turnaround is finally gaining momentum.
