Half Price Books on Broadway closes Sunday

• The next closest location is near North Star Mall.

Catch up quick: A developer bought the site, and the company did not reach an agreement on the lease with the new owner, store manager Anthony Velasquez tells Axios.

• The Antiquarian Book Mart next door was also part of the purchase, and that store also will close this month, the Business Journal reported.

Zoom in: The Broadway store is unique and quirky compared to other Half Price Books locations, says Velasquez, who has worked at the site since 2015 and for the company since 1999.

• "It has a nice old-school feel to it, it's an old house almost," he says.
• The store also has two floors and an entrance out back, away from the street.

Fun fact: Shoppers downstairs hear the same radio that plays at all Half Price Books locations — but the upstairs always has classical music because the downstairs speaker system can't travel well in the old building, Velasquez says.

• Half Price Books has been in the building since 1979, per Velasquez.

State of play: The store is already largely emptied, and the upstairs is closed to customers.

• Rare books have already made their way to other locations in town.
• But there are still some deals to be found.

What's next: The company is currently looking for other locations in San Antonio, Velasquez says — and it gets a lot of requests for stores on the South Side.

• There's no guarantee another store will follow, but the company has its eyes out.