Paseo, the 557-unit downtown Austin apartment tower now rising on Rainey Street that just happened to receive its name from yours truly, has officially reached its maximum height. The building’s development team, including its general contractors at JE Dunn Construction . . . Become a patron to get the full story and gain access to TOWERS’ archive….
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Home2 Suites Hotel Tower Planned at the North Edge of Downtown Austin
A 14-story hotel tower containing a Home2 Suites by Hilton is planned on the north edge of downtown Austin near the southeast corner of Guadalupe Street and West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, according to recent permit applications with the City of Austin. The project by Houston-based management firm PA Hospitality is expected to rise…
In Sunny North Austin, a 350-Foot Building Ain’t Nothing To Sneeze At
There are very few aspects of Austin’s ongoing process of urban development more personally satisfying to me than the slow densification of the north side of town, which is where I spent most of my time growing up. That scene in Office Space where Peter and his coworkers walk across an empty retention pond between parking lots on their…
Steck Office Park Rezoning Moves Forward in Northwest Austin
The rezoning application for a Northwest Austin office park containing three separate buildings and a parking structure on a site spanning more than 12 acres at the northwest corner of Steck Avenue and the MoPac Expressway frontage road is moving forward this week. The request for vertical mixed-use zoning at the property under the city’s new
Braker and Kramer Apartments Bringing Nearly 400 Homes to North Burnet
An apartment project planned by Austin’s own Endeavor Real Estate Group at a 4.3-acre collection of properties located at the corner of Braker and Kramer Lanes could continue the ongoing urbanization of the North Burnet region near hotspots like the Domain and Q2 Stadium. It’s great news for future residents of the project’s anticipated 396…
The Modern Austin Residences Tops Out in the Rainey Street District
The 56-story Modern Austin Residences condo tower project celebrated its official “topping out” this week, with the building now reaching its maximum structural height of 658 feet at the northeast corner of Davis and Rainey Streets on the north end of the Rainey Street District in downtown Austin. It’s just one of multiple tower projects currently . . . Become…