Quarters, a communal housing brand by German startup Medici Living Group described as the "WeWork of co-living," appears headed for downtown Austin. That's at least the extremely convincing case built by a series of recent city documents and corporate filings, which heavily imply the .25-acre tract at 1108 Nueces Street will soon become the next planned American ...
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Micro-Apartments Head for West 12th Street’s Unofficial ‘Skateboard District’
You and I will likely never understand exactly how it feels to bomb down Castle Hill on a skateboard, which is nearly as sad for our collective joie de vivre as it is deeply comforting to our insurance providers. All you really need to know is that despite its character ranging from million-dollar homes to interior design studios, the stretch of West 12th Street spanning both ...
Here’s Our First Look at Concepts for an Upgraded John Treviño Jr. Metro Park
The forgotten 330 acres of parkland in Far East Austin near the intersection of FM 969 and Decker Lane is finally getting its due, as the city's master planning process for John Treviño Metropolitan Park hits the concept stage. We're just happy this enormous tract won't remain padlocked forever -- any upgrades for additional recreation at such a naturally picturesque location ...
A Better Trailhead’s on the Way for Rainey Street’s Hikers and Bikers
Though downtown Austin condo and apartment projects tend to spring up everywhere around the urban core, the sheer volume of current and expected residential development in the Rainey Street District sets it apart in several ways -- not all of them necessarily positive, but ideally those growing pains should make it easier to see what needs fixing. One impact of the ...
In Far East Austin, Govalle’s Going Up
The Midtown RV Park, located at 720 Airport Boulevard on the far east end of Austin's equally far-east Govalle neighborhood, is no more. In its place will rise Nexus East, a 352-unit apartment project by local development firm Ardent Residential, split between two four-story buildings atop the former RV park's sizable 8.375-acre tract. The Nexus development -- though ...
