A plan to construct a 55-story tower containing multifamily residences behind historic storefronts on Congress Avenue would be the first new residential building on the so-called Main Street of Texas since the completion of the Austonian condos in 2010 — but the proposal faces scrutiny from the city’s Historic Landmark Commission due to this important downtown corridor’s…
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Inside Victory Plaza, a Modernist Office for the Modern Austin on Burnet Road
Passing through some of the city’s most treasured neighborhoods, Burnet Road represents a major axis of growth through Central Austin — and while we’re fond of almost any effort to add density on this corridor, there’s one project we find particularly inspiring as a model for downright graceful development in the region. Victory Plaza, an office building…
Bringing East Austin’s Saltillo District a New Pedestrian Paradise at Centro
There’s a lot of office development rising throughout East Austin at the moment, and we’d forgive you for struggling to keep track of all the cranes and construction fences scattered around the district — but the Centro office project at 1401 East Sixth Street, the latest addition to the transit-adjacent Saltillo District by local developers Riverside Resources, deserves a second…
This ‘Eclectic’ Office and Apartment Project Finds a Good Fit in Govalle
An oddly-shaped collection of properties in the Govalle neighborhood of East Austin could soon see a mixed-use development raising offices and hundreds of apartments at the confluence of East Fifth and East Seventh Street, the latest project by local real estate firm CSW Development. Known as the Eclectic at Fifth Street, the project will contain two structures atop…
Austin, It’s Time To Take Back Your Streets for Good
We’ll get right to the point — you’ve got until October 23, or this coming Sunday, to complete the latest community survey for the ATX Walk Bike Roll program, providing input on future transportation policy including the placement of bike paths, urban trails, and other pedestrian-friendly infrastructure to the city’s Public Works and Transportation Departments. But there’s one specific topic…
700 River Apartment Tower Breaks Ground on Rainey Street
A 43-story residential tower bound for the corner of Rainey and River Streets in downtown Austin’s fastest-growing district announced its groundbreaking today — but considering that site prep and crane installation were visibly underway at this future building’s half-acre tract at 700 River Street since earlier this summer, we’re just glad to see its developers finally making things…