More than four years and one pandemic after its first appearance, a tower project set to become one of downtown Austin’s most prominent additions to the skyline is finally moving forward. Today, national developers Lincoln Property Company and the Dallas-based Phoenix Property Company announced a partnership with California investment firm DivcoWest to develop The Republic, a 48-floor, 833,000-square-foot office…
A Single Staircase Does the Trick at Downtown Austin’s Ashram Condos
A small six-unit condo project planned in a quiet corner of downtown’s west end could represent a subtle, but significant design milestone for Austin. Known as Ashram, the building now approved for construction at 707 West 14th Street by local developer Jay Reddy features a striking modern design from architecture studio McKinney York, with an open-air central…
Windsor Park Apartment Project Trades Steaks for Affordable Homes
A five-story multifamily housing development at the edge of the Windsor Park neighborhood in East Austin is set to bring 308 affordable homes to a prominent empty lot near the southeast corner of I-35 and Highway 290 at Clayton Lane, a 2.5-acre site previously home to a Texas Land & Cattle steakhouse — which closed back in…
See a Downtown Austin Tower Rise Before Your Eyes at Fifth and Red River
[UPDATE: Unfortunately, they removed the video from youtube! Fortunately, we took the screengrabs posted below while is was still public.] The 37-story, 250-unit residential tower project known as 5RR planned for the corner of East Fifth and Red River Streets by real estate firm Stonelake Capital Partners marks the end of a long and winding road to the redevelopment…
West Fourth and Colorado Tower Plans a Place for Austin’s Oldest Gay Bar
A deal between Houston-based multifamily developer Hanover Company and downtown property owners alongside the management of Austin’s oldest gay bar and dance club Oilcan Harry’s would raise an approximately 40-story, 400-unit apartment tower at the corner of West Fourth and Colorado Street — a proposal that’s already drawn significant attention from the city’s LGBT community after appearing on the agenda…
One Oak Condo Project Breaks Ground in Bouldin Creek
The One Oak condos by the Austin-based offices of Vancouver real estate development firm Intracorp Homes celebrated its official groundbreaking today in the Bouldin Creek neighborhood of South Austin, with construction now commencing on this 106-unit residential community combining condos, eight live/work storefronts at ground level, and 10 top-floor penthouses in a four-story building surrounded by trees…