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After 49 years of serving up dishes in San Antonio, the local restaurant Barn Door is headed for the hills. Westover Hills, that is.
Construction is set to begin next month on a second Barn Door, says Daniel T. Strauss, president of Barn Door Inc. The establishment will be located at 10629 Westover Hills Blvd., on the city's far West Side.
When asked what prompted the move to Westover Hills, Strauss says simply, "It's just a no-brainer."
"It's an up-and-coming area that's growing rapidly," he adds. "There are a huge number of large businesses out here - with anywhere from 500 to 2,000 employees. The area's also seen a residential boom. We're surrounded by five of the seven fastest-growing ZIP codes (in San Antonio)."
And the area is set to get even more dense - thanks to Newark-based JPMorgan Chase Bank ("Chase"), the retail banking arm of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
Construction has already begun on the second phase of Chase's campus in Westover Hills - which will be the same size as the bank's existing digs, 150,000 square feet, and will bring some 800 new employees to the area.
Westover Hills has much of the same Hill Country charm as many of the communities in North...