415 Colorado, the 47-story apartment and office tower under construction at the southeast corner of West Fifth and Colorado Streets in downtown Austin, celebrated reaching its maximum structural height last week by hosting a “topping out” ceremony. As you might know if you’re familiar with this tradition — perhaps the only time the construction industry dabbles in paganism — the…
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15-Story Residential Tower Could Bring Lamar and Airport an All-Time High
A transit-oriented residential development now in the early planning stages at the southeast corner of Lamar and Airport Boulevards at the edge of the Highland neighborhood could set a new record for height in this region of Central Austin, with the project’s developers now seeking a zoning change from the city unlocking a maximum height of 160…
Northwest Austin Office Park Site Seeks 12-Acre Residential Rezoning
The owners of two adjacent office parks along the MoPac frontage road containing three buildings and a parking garage are now seeking a 12.26-acre rezoning for a mixed-use redevelopment that could build more than half a million square feet near Steck Avenue in Northwest Austin. The Park and Park North office complexes, respectively dating back to 1981…
Great Hills Market Shopping Center Plans Partial Demolition in North Austin
Demolition permits are now pending with the City of Austin for two buildings inside the Great Hills Market shopping center, a 17.23-acre strip mall dating back to the late 1980s located between Jollyville Road, Great Hills Trail, and Research Boulevard near U.S. Highway 183. The sites set for demolition are the former Romano’s Macaroni Grill…
Build the Zilker Beer Garden
Andrew Jackson Zilker was an enterprising young man who understood the value of a frosty cold beverage. After arriving in Austin at the age of 18 in 1876, Zilker made his living in the ice business, running the immensely successful Lone Star Ice Works during a historical period when artificial ice was still a novelty viewed with some suspicion…
Demolition Pending for North Lamar Apartment Site Near Crestview Station
Demolition permits are now pending for approximately five buildings spread across four adjacent properties near the northeast corner of North Lamar Boulevard and West St. Johns Avenue in the Highland neighborhood of Central Austin, clearing the approximately 3.6-acre land assembly for a 378-unit apartment and retail building planned by residential mega-developers Greystar. The four tracts…