Austin city life since 2007.
A two-story bank building in downtown Austin’s curious agglomeration of low-rise regional banks could do a little growing of its own in the near future, judging by city development filings from earlier this month. A site plan application dating back to April 10 indicates the building at 600 West Fifth Street — currently home to Horizon Bank and a fairly…
A five-story apartment building could soon rise atop the site of a former East Austin barbershop, per recent city filings. Located on a roughly .22-acre assembly that includes 1812 and 1814 East Sixth Street, both addresses are now owned by corporate entities connected with local design and construction firm Novium Group. Site plan proposals filed last week…
The weather’s great lately in downtown Austin, and that never lasts long — meaning now’s the time to hike around and take some photos of projects underway in the central city. You may have forgotten about some of them! 300 Colorado Did you remember the office tower currently under construction at 300 Colorado Street? This 32-story development by…
The Texas Facilities Commission is sailing clear through the Texas Legislature with its plans to sell the Hobby Building state office complex at 333 Guadalupe Street. On Wednesday, the Texas Senate placed the acting legislation regarding the building’s sale, SB 1394 , on its uncontested calendar. When the bill was first heard in committee on April 2,…
Let’s make one thing clear from the get-go: “Sex Party Tree House” is an extremely funny combination of words, regardless of the context. Since coming across this phrase last year in a 1963 edition of the Austin Statesman, I’ll catch myself incessantly repeating it in my head, brain clapping like a trained seal, until all…
Hey, did you know that “vertical mixed-use” can mean something besides just apartments on top of a restaurant? It’s true! According to recent city documents, a mixed-use project planned by developer Ardent Residential will build 138,780 square feet of office space, along with 309 apartment units, in two separate buildings on a land assembly including 1303, 1311,…
