“It pains me to be here today, from Sixth Street in Austin, Texas, live music capital of the world…Houston, we have a problem. The left hand don’t know what the right hand is doing.” — Gerry Van King, “The King of Sixth Street” Calling himself the King of Sixth Street, musician Gerry Van King was…
New Downtown Austin Condo Tower Set to Rise on East Avenue Near Rainey
A permit filed with the city earlier this month indicates that local developer Pearlstone Partners is planning to build a 48-story downtown Austin condo tower at 62 East Avenue, located one block east of the rapidly-rising Rainey Street District — and the project would represent the firm’s third tower on East Avenue, joining the Natiivo and Vesper residential projects. The…
Austin’s South Central Waterfront Gains Two Towers at State Office Site
A proposed planned unit development agreement for an approximately four-acre tract at 200 East Riverside Drive in Austin’s emerging South Central Waterfront district could replace a state office complex dating back to 1970 with two new towers each rising more than 400 feet, according to city filings added this week. Most recently serving as office space for the…
Block 32 Project Could Bring Two Towers to Austin’s Convention District
A permit filed with the City of Austin earlier this week indicates plans by an unknown private developer to raise two mixed-use towers at a downtown half-block located at East Third Street and San Jacinto Boulevard near the Austin Convention Center. The site plan filing, which refers to the project as “Block 32” after the location’s original number under the…
Take a Virtual Stroll Through Downtown Austin’s Perennial Tower Plan
There’s plenty of competition around these parts, but the Perennial might be the most exciting office tower planned in downtown Austin at the moment. Aside from its stunning looks, the real draw of the 46-floor project by Cielo Property Group is its potential for creating a memorable place for the public rather than simply its own office…
The Hotel Ella Plans to Grow Behind Austin’s Historic Goodall Wooten House
The historic Goodall Wooten House, an 1898 mansion standing at the corner of West MLK Jr. Boulevard and Rio Grande Street just north of downtown Austin, might look a little out of place compared with the modern growth of the West Campus neighborhood around it — its Greek columns and monumental symmetry, typical of the historically-minded Classical Revival style…