A redevelopment plan for a 1970s-era hotel site on the south edge of the St. Johns neighborhood in Northeast Austin could bring denser and taller development with up to 1,000 new homes at the northeast corner of the interchange of Highway 290 and Interstate 35, according to a rezoning application scheduled for a hearing at tomorrow’s meeting…
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Demolition Pending for West 12th Street’s Former Skate Shop
At its meeting earlier this week, Austin’s Historic Landmark Commission approved a demolition permit for the 1946 commercial building at 812 West 12th Street, a storefront that for 15 years was home to the beloved local skate shop No-Comply. The presence of the shop around the corner from a city skatepark and the hilly topography…
35-Story Downtown Austin Condo Tower Planned at 14th and Guadalupe
The headquarters of the statewide police union known as the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT), located in a fast-growing region of downtown Austin at the northwest corner of 14th and Guadalupe Streets, could redevelop as a 35-story residential tower, according to a concept design document prepared by local architecture firm Page on behalf of developer Northland Living. Distinct from…
Is Downtown Austin Working Hard or Hardly Working?
Last month, we asked the intrepid workforce of downtown Austin for some takes. Specifically, if you were an office worker somewhere in the downtown area prior to the pandemic, what does your work situation look like now? Are you back to the office in person, working fully remotely, or splitting the difference with a hybrid schedule? Is Downtown Austin Back in the Office? Although…
It’s Not Looking Good for Downtown Austin’s Conrad Hotel Tower Plan
Don’t look now, but the 63-story downtown Austin condo and hotel tower known as the Conrad Hotel and Residences planned by local developer Intracorp for a property located on East Second Street directly west of the Austin Convention Center appears to be officially defunct this week. A new listing posted Wednesday by commercial brokers CBRE offers the full half-block south of East Second Street from…
Trading Parking for Pickleball at the Austin Pickle Ranch on West Sixth
Austin has a pickleball shortage. I know that sounds hard to believe, but stay with me — Austin also has too much parking. The rise of pickleball as the fastest-growing sport in America causing increased crowds at local pickleball courts happens to coincide with growing public awareness that overzealous parking requirements have screwed up the urban design of cities all over the country, with…