Along with the incredible explosion of density cooking in the region directly around the Domain, there’s a few notable projects headed to other parts of North Austin looking to try something different from the region’s largely sprawled-out style of development. Multistory residential buildings really stick out in this part of town at the moment, but it’s a great start — and a rezoning case unanimously recommended by the…
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Meet Verde Square, Giving Austin’s Soccer Stadium a Brand New Skyline
With new towers and height-friendly rezonings throttling up the pace of growth around the Domain area of North Austin all the time, it’s kinda hard to keep up with everything planned here — but there’s one upcoming project you really ought to know, since it’s one of the most promising steps in this ongoing experiment of converting the suburban sprawl around…
For All of Austin’s Sake, It’s Time To Speak Up on the I-35 Expansion
The expansion of I-35 through the center of Austin has the potential to transform the city, for better or for worse. At the moment, there is no single element of the city’s built environment with a larger impact on the way we navigate the downtown area and beyond — engaging with the highway, whether as a driver or…
At East Riverside Gateway, a New Neighborhood Waits for the Train
The East Riverside Gateway project planned by local real estate firm PlaceMKR would bring roughly 2 million square feet of mixed-use development to the intersection of East Riverside Drive and Highway 71 in Southeast Austin, creating a seven-building complex containing more than 1,000 residential units and three office towers connected by a walkable streetscape of ground-level retail. The plan is…
South Congress Avenue’s Residential Parking Nightmare Is Almost Over
A new parking strategy set to be implemented in the South Congress area by the Austin Transportation Department could finally dunk the district’s residential permit parking system into the trash where it belongs. Although it’s been in the works for years now, speaking as certified haters of the city’s approach to residential permit parking we really want to…
It’s Time to Brodie Oaksify Austin’s Sprawled-Out Shopping Centers
If you’re not familiar with the plan by local developers Barshop & Oles to reimagine the roughly 37-acre Brodie Oaks shopping center in South Austin, you’d better catch up with our coverage of the subject, since we think it’s a model for how to upgrade struggling retail districts all around Austin. Once you’ve grasped the significance of the project, the rest of this article…