Bentley’s on Broadway Shuttered, May Reopen
By Ron Aaron Eisenberg
A bar that has been called a nuisance by neighboring residents and the City of San Antonio is closed.
Bentley’s, at 8123 Broadway, recently posted a notice on its front door that said it was “closed for remodeling.” What the notice did not say is the closure was mandated by the City of San Antonio.
On March 27, 2024, San Antonio’s Dangerous Assessment Response Team inspected the property “in response to code violations as well as an inordinate number of calls for police service due to fights, aggravated assaults, disturbances, and noise complaints. The city and Bentley’s owner signed an agreement to “cease and desist operations” as of April 8, until such time as Bentley’s comes into compliance with all city and state codes and passes all final inspections.
Bentley’s denied the allegations but signed the nuisance abatement compliance agreement “as a compromise to resolve all issues raised by the city.”
The bar has been a target of the Oak Park Northwood Neighborhood Association (OPNNA) for several years due to noise and vehicles parked haphazardly on residential streets near the business.
As I reported in the June 2022 issue of 78209 Magazine, “While there are several bars in the area, including Rebar and The Hangar, residents say the noise and traffic appear to come predominantly from Bentley’s. Of note, Bentley’s has taken over all three bars at 8123 Broadway St.”
OPNNA president Gina Galaviz Eisenberg, my wife, enlisted support from neighbors and local government and elected officials to address the noise and traffic issues attributed to Bentley’s. Numerous noise complaints have been called in to the San Antonio Police Department.
Meanwhile, the property is listed for sale by Marcus and Millichap. Their listing notes the property sits on 1.99 commercial acres along Broadway. It includes a 19,164 square foot building on a 1.51-acre parcel, along with two adjoining lots of 0.24 acres each. The realtors report over 20,000 vehicles a day drive by the property. The site is appraised at $3,058,900 million dollars by the Bexar County Appraisal District.
