We’ve been following the ongoing saga of the apartment tower at 700 East 11th Street since long before we knew its identity as part of developer Trammell Crow Residential’s national Alexan brand of communities. Now, thanks to new filings with the city’s Design Commission, we’ve got a first look at renderings of the 30-story tower set…
Spotted: Demolition Clearing the Way for Downtown’s New Marriott
Hey, remember the new Marriott hotel planned at the block just west of the convention center on Cesar Chavez Street? Sure you do! We’ve seen some evidence of site prep at the address in the last few months, but today, demolition’s kicking off in earnest on the southwest corner of the block. The building at 101 San Jacinto Boulevard,…
More Than 1,000 Apartment Units Headed to Austin’s South Shore
Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve watched cities around the nation bend over backwards for a chance at the economic windfall of a second Amazon corporate headquarters — even Cleveland. Cleveland! I was never under the impression Austin was a major contender, with the details of Amazon’s RFP appearing fairly out of alignment with the transit and…
Central Austin Development Roundup: Actually, It Never Slows Down
Development in downtown Austin supposedly happens in cycles, where a lot of buildings get announced all at once, a select few of them slooooowly come together, and by the time they’re finished, a new wave of building announcements wipes our memory of the last one. Of course, the more you follow downtown projects, the more the concept of…
Austin’s I-35 Problem Has a Solution. But Can We Get It Right?
You probably woke up today to an Interregional Highway 35 choked with cars and caked in soot, a resonant cacophony shaking the bones of unlucky passers-by. Along its frontage roads, crumbling sidewalks exemplify the lack of investment for the pedestrians struggling to navigate its shadows. And you’ll probably wake up to it tomorrow. I-35 can have a…
Inside Public Toilet, Downtown Austin’s Latest Pop-Up Spot
Austin’s thriving pop-up scene keeps the city’s tastemakers on their toes, with restaurant concepts, avant-garde exhibits and mobile boutiques defining the cutting edge of cool. So when I got wind of an exclusive new pop-up concept opening last week at the corner of East Sixth Street and the I-35 Frontage Road, I obviously knew I had to…