We’ve known a tower was in the cards for the .74-acre plot of land at 91-93 Red River Street for most of the year, but until now, we didn’t have much data to work with. Now, we’ve got a clearer understanding of what to expect from developers Endeavor Real Estate Group and architects Ziegler Cooper at this Rainey Street-adjacent…
Let’s Remember the Hotel ZaZa, Topped Out and Mysterious in Downtown Austin
By all accounts, there is a 24-story tower under construction at the northeast corner of Fourth and Guadalupe Streets, just east of Republic Square Park. Still, there’s a chance you may have forgotten all about the Hotel ZaZa / Gables Republic Square project underway on the half-block located at 401 Guadalupe Street, a mixed-use building that should bring 159 hotel rooms, 221 apartment…
Watch This East Austin Office Building Rust Before Your Eyes
It would be pretty hilarious if someone put up a multi-million dollar building without ever thinking about what the weather might do to it, but that’s thankfully not the case for the five-story office project by Endeavor Real Estate Group at 901 East Sixth Street. No, this structure’s steel exterior, designed by a joint venture between architecture firms Delineate Studio and Thoughtbarn, is…
Central Austin Development Roundup: Fresh Buildings Found Here
Hello, Austin! It’s been wet the last few days — did we all collectively forget what that felt like? Anyway, now that we’re complaining about humidity instead of heat, I thought it was high time to hike through the streets of downtown and beyond to pick you up some fresh content. Don’t ever say we…
Apartment Development on the Way for a South Lamar Storage Facility
According to new city filings, the Security Self Storage facility located at 1515 South Lamar Boulevard might soon be storing selves instead, in the form of a 328-unit apartment project by multifamily mega-firm Fairfield Residential, which owns numerous communities around the country — though none in Austin, until now. For the most part, this new…
Downtown Austin Needs a Signature Tower, So This Guy Designed One
David Vaculin is not an architect. Thankfully, he’s not letting that slow him down. After our article last month about the common, yet difficult-to-define notion of the “signature tower,” Vaculin, who lives in Round Rock, contacted me with his own thoughts on the subject. He may not be an architect himself — by day, he designs electrical…