We’ve recently covered the long and oft-controversial history of the Huston, an apartment development planned at a 2.84-acre site located along the frontage road on the east side of I-35 between East 11th and 12th Streets. Still, last time we took a look at what was headed for this property from developers Lennar Multifamily Communities and JH West 12th Street…
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After a Century of Snacking, Barton Springs’ Zilker Cafe Looks Forward
Swimming leads to snacking. That’s been a fact of life at Austin’s Barton Springs Pool for at least a century, with the first mention of concessions served to bathers at the spring-fed swimming pool — “hamburger and the like” — appearing in the Austin Statesman in 1918. But in 2016, the Zilker Cafe at Barton…
What’s on Our Watchlist This Week?
We often come across some fairly interesting business updates in the universe of downtown Austin and beyond — openings, closings, remodels, upcoming events, the installation of new vent hoods, and so forth — that are not quite robust enough to justify a full feature. Since we’re trying to keep everyone on the pulse of the…
Demolition Starts at 91 Red River This Month, Clearing Site for 30-Story Tower
The folks at Endeavor Real Estate Group aren’t wasting any time on the 30-story mixed-use tower planned at 91 Red River Street. The building, called Red River Tower in some documents, will bring 328 apartments, three floors of office space, and ground-level retail to the growing Rainey Street District — and demolition clearing the .74-acre site for the tower’s construction begins…
51-Story Rainey Street District Condo Tower Announced at 44 East Avenue
National real estate development firm Intracorp, based in Vancouver, has very casually dropped a press release this afternoon that completely changes the game for tall development in downtown Austin’s Rainey Street District, with the announcement of a 51-story condo tower planned at 44 East Avenue — that’s directly next door to the Windsor on the Lake apartment tower…
It’s No South Congress, but South First Street’s Quietly Building Up Anyway
Right now on South First Street, you can see a lot of cranes — it’s just that most of them are actually located over on Congress Avenue, plugging away at upcoming projects like the Hotel Magdalena and CityView redevelopment. Indeed, the scale of growth here on South First Street is smaller than many of the South Austin condo and apartment…