The historic Central Christian Church located at 1110 Guadalupe Street, a landmark work of Neo-Romanesque architecture dating back to 1929, is up for grabs in downtown Austin. Well, kinda. We were surprised to see a listing for the building recently hit the local market, offering the approximately one-acre church property for lease at a mere $5,500 a month — that’s…
62 East Avenue Condo Tower Faces a Tight Squeeze in the Rainey District
It’s been a busy couple of years on East Avenue in the Rainey Street District for local developer Pearlstone Partners, with its Vesper condo tower currently in an advanced stage of construction at 84 East Avenue just north of the firm’s completed Natiivo project at 48 East Avenue — and now Pearlstone’s splitting the difference with a third condo tower…
What Does Royal Blue Grocery’s Second Rainey Location Say About Austin?
As of its grand opening on October 7, the Rainey Street District now has two locations of downtown Austin mainstay Royal Blue Grocery, located roughly a quarter-mile from each other. The new storefront, positioned at the corner of Red River and Driskill Streets on the ground floor of the new Quincy apartment tower, is the latest high water mark for growth…
Hancock’s Miller-Long House Heads for the National Register of Historic Places
Built in 1929, the Miller-Long House at 813 Park Boulevard is an extremely visible architectural treasure of the Hancock Neighborhood in Central Austin, designed in the charmingly whimsical 20th-century Tudor Revival style that feels torn from an old children’s book — and in keeping with the darker side of fairy tales, the home is slowly crumbling like…
Downtown Austin’s Old Bakery & Emporium Plans a Fresh Coat of Paint
Built in 1876 by Swedish immigrant Charles Lundberg, the historic former bakery at 1006 Congress Avenue now known as the Old Bakery & Emporium still serves downtown with a shop selling handmade items by area artisans, alongside a visitor center and celebrated gallery space showcasing the work of local artists over 50. But a relatively unsung aspect of the site is…
‘Micro-Housing’ Project at Sixth and Chicon Tops Out in East Austin
The Sixth and Chicon apartment project under construction in one of East Austin’s densest neighborhoods at 1812 East Sixth Street celebrated its topping out last week, a major construction milestone for general contractors Cadence McShane considering the building only broke ground earlier this year, with completion expected in summer 2023. The six-story building’s “micro-housing” design by local architecture firm Mark Odom Studio…