People get involved in shaping cities for different reasons. Some because they ride bikes or take trains, some because of a professional interest, and some because the rent is too damn high. As rents, land use, public space, and transportation are deeply interrelated, people who are interested in one often bleed over into another. But…
Central Austin Development Roundup: It Just Keeps Happening
Here’s a few updates on projects downtown we’re keeping an eye on. Wait, didn’t we just do this? Yeah, but honestly, there’s enough going on in the city to check in with a new post every couple of weeks. Lucky you! 1. 3rd & Colorado Tower The 44-story mixed-use tower planned for the site at Third and Colorado Streets currently occupied by…
30-Story Alexan Capitol Apartment Tower Planned at 11th & Sabine
The multifamily project in the developing stages at the Texas Trucking Association site on 700 East 11th Street has finally come into focus. Previously known only as 11th & Sabine Multifamily, we now know the development’s identity and use from new city documents, which use the name Alexan Capitol. Alexan is a brand of apartment communities in seven states…
Looking Back at Austin’s 1915 Flood, When Waller and Shoal Creeks Soaked the City
As Houston and the rest of the Texas coast begin the recovery from Hurricane Harvey’s unprecedented devastation, the roughly 10 inches of rain Austin received from the storm certainly doesn’t seem like much. Businesses along the city’s twin downtown waterways, Waller and Shoal Creeks, laid some sandbags down and called it a day. But a little more than…
FIRST LOOK: Austin Proper, Under Construction in the 2nd Street District
This morning, TOWERS took a closer look at Austin Proper, a 32-story hotel and condo tower under construction on the site of the former Green Water Treatment Plant in the 2nd Street District. We’ll get to some photos from inside the project in a bit, but first, here’s a quick refresher on what’s planned for…
Spotted: Site Prep for New Marriott, plus Fareground’s Plaza
Last week I spotted progress on two developments we’ve been watching closely — the new Marriott Hotel , and Fareground, the food hall taking over the plaza at One Eleven Congress. First, here’s a look at the demo project in the early stages at Cesar Chavez and Trinity Streets, making way for the new Marriott’s construction by clearing…