The Trail Foundation’s vision for a “Trailhead” space atop the 1.58-acre tract of parkland at the southwest corner of East Avenue and Cummings Street on the far south end of the Rainey Street District is one of the area’s most compelling projects. But between a pandemic and ongoing growth in the neighborhood, things look a little different around here…
A South Congress Mixed-Use Project Builds on the Legacy of Hill’s Cafe
The 2018 closure of Hill’s Cafe, a longtime South Austin staple for chicken fried steaks and live music with roots on South Congress Avenue dating back to 1947, served as yet another indicator that the city’s dense development was boldly venturing south of Highway 290, anchored by the nearby St. Elmo district’s ongoing transformation from industrial neighborhood to trendier industrial neighborhood. But the mixed-use project…
Take a Virtual Construction Tour of the Massive Texas Capitol Complex Project
If you hadn’t noticed the entire north side of the Capitol is a mess right now, let us direct your attention to the Texas Capitol Complex Project, a multi-phase master plan now in its first phase of redeveloping the notorious dead zone of state offices and parking lots between East 15th Street and East MLK Jr. Boulevard — an…
A Bridge to the Future of Hyde Park’s Historic Elisabet Ney Museum
The studio and residence of groundbreaking sculptor Elisabet Ney is 129 years old. That’s only four years younger than the Capitol, a building that’s received more than its fair share of attention over the past century and change — needless to say, not every building this old looks so good, and Ney’s castle-like limestone haunt has shown…
It’s Cranes Up for the Waller at Symphony Square in Downtown Austin
Years after our earliest news of the project and mere months after the first look at what we can confidently call downtown Austin’s bluest new building, the development at Symphony Square formerly also known as Symphony Square but now calling at least its residential tower side the Waller is officially under construction at the southeast corner of East 12th and Red River Streets….
Meet T3 Eastside, Austin’s First Modern Timber Office and Residential Building
Houston-based international developer Hines will bring East Austin the city’s first example of a modern office and residential building constructed from sustainably-sourced heavy timber at 1201 East Fourth Street in a project known as T3 Eastside — that’s “timber, transit, and technology,” a brand Hines calls its prototype for the use of engineered wood in contemporary office developments,…