The planned unit development (PUD) agreement between developers and the city for the redevelopment of Concordia University’s 22-acre former campus, located on the west side of I-35 between East 32nd Street and Concordia Avenue, passed all the way back in 2007. But a successful deal doesn’t plunk down buildings overnight, especially when its master developers are imprisoned for bank fraud — and…
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Long-Delayed East Avenue Apartment Tower Might Be Back in the Saddle
Ever heard of the downtown Austin “Panhandle?” We’ve used this charmingly western-tinged name from time to time for the weird little peninsula of the 78701 ZIP code between I-35 and Lady Bird Lake south of Cesar Chavez Street, most of which is occupied by the Rainey Street District. Look, it’s a little panhandle! This minor geographic…
Here’s Our First View of the Updated South Lamar and Riverside Hotel
Remember the plans for a South Austin condo or apartment building at the southeast corner of South Lamar Boulevard and West Riverside Drive? This long-awaited and occasionally controversial project, first announced in 2013 as a 175-unit residential community, recently returned in the form of a 107-room hotel, also sporting 25 condo units and retail space to boot. (Hotel demand in Austin is seemingly…
A Closer Look at the 17th and Guadalupe Residential Tower
First announced a few months ago as a downtown Austin condo tower, the residential project bound for the corner of West 17th and Guadalupe Streets has taken a bit more distinct of a shape since the appearance of its first rendering from local architects Rhode Partners last month. The development, a 27-story building by New York-based firm Reger Holdings,…
Here’s Our First Look at Austin Energy’s New Mueller Headquarters
Groundbreaking is expected later this summer on Austin Energy’s new headquarters within the Mueller neighborhood, and the city’s trying something a little different for the estimated $150 million project — letting someone else build it for them. The current state of the location of the Austin Energy office project site, located at the northeast corner of…
A Tower’s Headed for Downtown Austin’s Historic Royal Arch Masonic Lodge
A roughly 30-story tower project could soon rise from a historic Masonic lodge building in downtown Austin, according to a collection of planning documents filed in preparation for tonight’s meeting of the city’s Historic Landmark Commission. The documents, part of a certificate of appropriateness application filed with the commission by local architects Brett Rhode of…