The upscale private dining club's leaders want to expand the Alamo Heights facility by building a space big enough for special events.
Argyle leaders want to expand the facility by building the kind of indoor space it doesn’t have now, one big enough for events like wedding receptions, quinceañeras, parties and meetings. The proposed 6,600-square-foot Argyle Hall would nearly double the club’s revenue, they say.
“We want to honor and preserve the historic integrity of The Argyle with revenue raised from celebrating special occasions, and we want to continue to make significant contributions towards the important research being done at Texas Biomedical Research Institute,” Smith said. Located on the city’s far West Side, Texas Biomed is a San Antonio-based biomedical research institution specializing in genetics, virology and immunology. The nonprofit is funded by government and corporate grants and contracts and donations from the public.
Contributions to such organizations, however, may be deductible as trade or business expenses, “if ordinary and necessary in the conduct of the taxpayer’s business,” according to IRS rules. The agreement stated that outside entertainment must end by sundown, exterior lighting kept to a minimum, and that the council could require the club to provide additional off-street parking when necessary.
The facility hosts large private events throughout the year, often pitching a party tent in an adjacent parking lot to accommodate hundreds of guests while private dining service goes on in the facility’s formal rooms and tavern-like spaces. A 30-year resident of the neighborhood, Mike McGlone said it’s not personal — they have close friends and clients who are members of the Argyle — but he also knows many prominent members of the club and the community who are against the plan to build a hall.
On Friday, McGlone and his neighbors watched as a small group of Trump supporters gathered near the Argyle protesting a luncheon inside for GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis. The protesters waved signs and shouted, “RINO” [Republicans in name only]. The Argyle estimates a return on investment of 11% in the first year, increasing to 13% by the fifth year.
“The Argyle’s been there a long time,” Kuhn said. “So this is kind of a unique situation. But SUPs are not unique … they do come up and the Argyle is not the only [entity] that’s ever received one.” The SUP is under review and Kuhn said he expects it will “look significantly different” before it lands at council. “I’m not sure that the council has an appetite for attendance as big as it is for the number of events that they’re requesting and things like that,” he said.The permit request also states that the Argyle will be required to provide complimentary valet parking for all events.
By contrast, the San Antonio Country Club, with a ballroom that seats 350, appears to have an on-site parking lot with well over 200 spaces. The west parking lots at Alamo Stadium have almost 500 spaces.
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