Earlier this year, we learned that local developers Cielo Property Group had plans for two tower projects set to transform a full block in downtown Austin, with the first phase raising a 50-story office tower at the corner of Fourth and Brazos Streets. Previous tower plans for this site, currently occupied by event venue Brazos Hall and a…
14-Story Cambria Hotel Project Breaks Ground in the Rainey Street District
The new Rainey Street District location of the Cambria Hotel brand by Choice Hotels International finally broke ground yesterday at 68 East Avenue, four full years after its first announcement — and although the Cambria is part of a chain just like its neighbors directly to the north at the baffling Homewood Suites by Hilton and the upcoming Fairfield by Marriott, respectively located at 78 and…
Austin’s Tallest Tower Gets a Tiny Bit Taller at 6 X Guadalupe
6 X Guadalupe, the mixed-use tower now under construction in downtown Austin bringing a reported 66 floors of office, residential, and retail space in an imposing package designed by local architects at Gensler Austin to the corner of, well, Sixth and Guadalupe Streets, will be the tallest building in the city when it’s finished in 2023 — and…
Austin’s Red Line Parkway Initiative Kicks Off 32-Mile Urban Trail Campaign
A longtime effort to construct an approximately 32-mile urban trail following the path of the Capital MetroRail Red Line from downtown Austin to Leander finally hopes to hit its stride this year, as the nonprofit Red Line Parkway Initiative launches its “Project Parkway” capital campaign seeking $250,000 in initial funds to develop new segments of the trail — several small stretches…
Hanover Republic Square is Downtown Austin’s Remarkable New Normal
With a number of towers currently in various stages of realization throughout downtown Austin, many of which push our local limits for height or architectural flair to a new normal, it’s surprisingly easy to overlook a 44-story building hitting its full height in the center of the city — that’s the case at the Hanover Republic Square apartments,…
Embracing the Bittersweet Beauty of Congress Avenue’s Hyatt Centric Tower
After celebrating its official topping out earlier this summer and dismantling its crane late last month, we’re finally able to get a good look at the 31-floor hotel tower set to open early next year but already standing tall at the corner of Eighth Street and Congress Avenue, formally known as the Hyatt Centric Congress Avenue Austin but…