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…
The Once and Future Block 36
We’ve known a multifamily project by developer Transwestern was in the cards for Block 36 of the original downtown Austin plan since the beginning of this year, but that’s about it — not nearly as exciting without a picture, is it? Good thing we’ve got some drawings now, thanks to recent city utility filings for the site: The building’s designer is…
Mixed-Use Office Project Moves Forward at Employees Retirement System Site
The Employees Retirement System of Texas isn’t wasting any time adding value to its office property located at 200 East 18th Street, which occupies a full block in the northeastern corner of the Texas Capitol Complex. Alongside the major changes taking place at the nearby Texas Mall section of the Capitol Complex Master Plan, the ERS plans to construct a mixed-use office and retail building on its block, retaining the site’s…
The Tyndall’s On Deck in East Austin
For a long time, I ignored the Tyndall . It just didn’t grab my attention. In fact, for several months I thought this Austin condo project, currently in a late stage of construction at 800 Embassy Drive just east of I-35, was destined to be another straightforward mid-rise apartment building like its neighbors, AMLI Eastside and Eleven by…