A longstanding plan for an apartment tower at the corner of East Fifth and Red River Streets in downtown Austin by local developers Stonelake Capital Partners will rehabilitate the 150-year-old building at the property most recently known as the longtime home of Carmelo’s Italian Restaurant, which closed in 2017 after 32 years of business at this historic site located at…
Does This Austin Duplex Look Illegal?
The duplex seen above, located on Avenue C in the cherished Hyde Park neighborhood of Central Austin, is one of many older residences providing this district’s eclectic historical charm. Constructed in 1931 during the neighborhood’s largest period of growth, its exterior appearance reflects the modest, but stylish architecture of this area’s many bungalows originally built for working-class…
Downtown Austin Residential Tower Planned for Defunct State Pension Site
A one-acre downtown property currently occupied by the former headquarters of a state pension fund is up for rezoning at tonight’s meeting of the Planning Commission, with city staff recommending the zoning change for the site, located at East 12th Street and the I-35 Frontage Road, to a central business district (CBD) designation — paving the way for…
The Conrad Hotel and Condo Tower Gets a Haircut in Downtown Austin
Earlier this spring, we learned that the 755-foot downtown Austin condo and hotel tower planned for 307 East Second Street by developers Intracorp Homes would be branded as a Conrad Hotel and Residences, a 63-story structure featuring 330 hotel rooms below 125 residences that would rise taller than any hotel and condo tower currently standing in the city, at…
What’s the Deal With Republic Square?
If you’re spending any quality time downtown these days, you might have noticed Republic Square is looking a little out of the ordinary — fences now surround the perimeter of the park’s central “great lawn,” which now looks more like a great big field of dirt, with folks in hard hats mucking around in skid steers and whatnot. So what’s…
The New Adventures of Old Red River, Austin’s Next Great Pedestrian Space
There’s a real laundry list of development currently taking place in downtown Austin’s so-called “Innovation District” east of the Capitol. You’ve got Central Health’s massive reimagining of the former Brackenridge Hospital site, with the “Innovation Tower” itself now up for lease at the center of the action overlooking the new Waterloo Park, and right across the intersection of East 12th and Red River Streets the Symphony Square office…