For longtime fans of the Republic office tower plan, announced all the way back in 2018 atop the full block directly south of Republic Square at 401 West Fourth Street in downtown Austin, seeing the start of substantial site prep on the project over the last few months is something like a dream come true. But even without taking into account that…
Take a Fresh Look at Downtown Austin’s Stunning Block 16 Office Tower Plan
Earlier this year we caught a fresh look at the latest design of the Block 16 office tower by local developers Manifold Real Estate and national investors Carr Properties, set to rise atop the southern half of the block bound by San Jacinto Boulevard, Trinity, and Second Streets in downtown Austin. This strikingly curved and terraced 738,000-square-foot office building is the…
West Anderson’s No Urban Paradise, but We’ve Gotta Start Somewhere
What’s interesting about the 27 Eleven project by California-based development outfit Paydar Properties isn’t so much the building, but rather its location — now rising at 2711 West Anderson Lane, this 320-unit apartment community will soon become the only multifamily residential building directly facing the stretch of West Anderson Lane between Mopac and Burnet Road,…
Let’s Check In With the West Avenue Residential Tower Plan
It’s been four years since our mildly controversial assertion that a new downtown residential tower could soon rise at 506 and 508 West Avenue, adjacent tracts currently occupied by restaurants Irene’s and Taquero Mucho — and although nothing’s broken ground yet at this 0.57-acre land assembly, it’s become increasingly clear that a tower plan is moving forward at this site. Notification letters…
Austin’s Bringing Back Buford Tower, With Repairs Kicking Off This Month
Buford Tower, a six-story masonry tower standing at West Cesar Chavez and Colorado Streets near the shores of Lady Bird Lake, was originally built in 1930 as a drill facility for the Austin Fire Department, repeatedly set aflame and doused as a training exercise for putting out fires in multi-story structures — which was highly effective, since few…
The Best of the Best of Austin 2022
Everyone over here at TOWERS.net was more than honored yesterday to receive the Austin Chronicle’s Best of Austin 2022 award for “Best Guide to Tomorrow’s Austin” — we thought our little articles on buildings were pretty good, but it’s nice to hear it from the city’s alternative weekly of record. With that honor in mind, we thought we’d share the…