Contract holders at one of the four new downtown Austin condo towers have begun taking possession of their new homes. Fifth & West condos, located at 501 West Avenue, is notable for its 39 floors and a triangular shape resulting from a Capitol View Corridor crossing part of the site. Construction of Fifth & West began in 2015. According to a post on Fifth & ...
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FIRST LOOK: Austin Proper, Under Construction in the 2nd Street District
This morning, TOWERS took a closer look at Austin Proper, a 32-story hotel and condo tower under construction on the site of the former Green Water Treatment Plant in the 2nd Street District. We'll get to some photos from inside the project in a bit, but first, here's a quick refresher on what's planned for the building. Austin Proper is an interesting project for a ...
Counting Down to Condo Conversion at Zilkr on the Park Apartments
We learned a couple of weeks ago that a new owner for Zilkr on the Park Apartments at 1900 Barton Springs Road plans to convert the complex to condos, with a public opening a week away. All of this is kind of interesting for a few reasons. For one, if your memory stretches back that far, you'll recall that condo units were actually in the original plan for ...
An Inside Look at Fifth & West
Last night, I had the opportunity to take a brief tour of the Fifth & West luxury residential tower project construction site. The tower will top out at 39 stories, but this tour only took us as high as seven -- enough to get a good look at the view from the building's pool deck, which is probably the most important part anyway. We're excited to see further progress ...
PSW Takes on High-Density Development in Bouldin
The Bouldin Creek neighborhood of South Austin has arguably secured a special place in the hearts of the principals at PSW Real Estate LLC. The company, known for its innovative infill single-family housing projects around the edges of the Central Business District, is like most parents -- reluctant to name a favorite child. Ross Wilson, PSW’s president, speaks in ...