The Symphony Square mixed-use development currently under construction at the corner of 12th and Red River Streets in downtown Austin announced an official groundbreaking today for 1121 at Symphony Square, the seven-story office component of the project. You’ll recall that this site also includes a 32-floor residential tower, known as the Waller, which broke ground last year…
The Rainey Street District’s Trailhead Park Project Kicks Off This Summer
Three years and one pandemic after its first appearance in 2019, the long-awaited plan for a new “Trailhead” park providing enhanced access to the Hike-and-Bike Trail on the far south end of the Rainey Street District in downtown Austin is moving forward. The project’s development partners at the Trail Foundation nonprofit and the city’s Parks and Recreation Department expect to seek council…
Brush Square’s Downtown Park Transformation Enters First Phase
The long-awaited first phase in a slate of upgrades to Brush Square in downtown Austin is moving forward after receiving the approval of its construction contract from City Council late last month, meaning it could soon be much less of a stretch to call this area “Brush Square Park.” These improvements aim to bring the square forward as…
Block 16 Office Tower Moves Forward With a New Look in Downtown Austin
The Block 16 office tower, first announced in 2020 at the southern half of the block bound by San Jacinto Boulevard, Trinity, and Second Streets in downtown Austin, has a new developer sharing the wheel and an all-new design on deck. National real estate investors Carr Properties announced today in a press release that the firm is partnering with…
Downtown Austin’s Record-Breaking ‘Supertall’ Tower Gets the Green Light
A tower project set to become the tallest in the state has received an approval of its permit from the City of Austin, according to site plan updates from earlier this month and a LinkedIn post by WGI engineer Augustine Verrengia that set the city’s skyscraper enthusiast community on fire over the weekend, including several new views of the record-breaker set to rise at the corner…
At Fifth and Trinity, a Downtown Austin Tower Plan Hits an Invisible Wall
The hotel tower planned at the southwest corner of East Fifth and Trinity Streets in downtown Austin by prolific local hospitality developers White Lodging will contain 260 rooms in a 13-story building, according to recent city documents. The quarter-block site now preparing for development includes neighboring tracts at 307 and 311 East Fifth Street, occupied respectively by…