Like almost every week, it was a good week for towers in downtown Austin. This time around, we got a look at an all-new development in the Rainey Street District, plus progress updates for a few other projects — not to mention some extremely fresh new renderings. As they say in the old country, “bada…
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Austin, It’s Time to Pick Your Favorite Design for Downtown’s New Substation
Hey, remember when we talked about Austin Energy’s new downtown substation — bound for 55 East Avenue smack in the middle of some pretty cool upcoming development — and how it doesn’t necessarily have to suck? We’ve arrived at the actually fun part of that process, voting on your favorite of three design options. These three configurations for screening and beautifying…
Meet Hanover Republic Square, Bringing 44 Floors of Apartments Downtown
We’ve been waiting for a while to get a better view of apartment developer the Hanover Company’s tower plan at the southwestern corner of Fifth and Lavaca Streets in downtown Austin, but the wait is over, y’all. Thanks to new city filings for the building’s inclusion in the Downtown Density Bonus Program, we’ve got our hands on the first renderings and other information on Hanover…
In East Austin, Historic ‘Hepcat’ Home Has a New Lease on Life
A historic East Austin home is still the exact same home as before — it just happens to be sitting 17 blocks north of its original address. That’s the latest news out of local real estate firm Cielo Property Group, which announced in a press release today that it has donated the historic house formerly…
The Villas on Town Lake are Coming Down in the Rainey Street District
After sitting vacant for more than a year, downtown Austin condo community the Villas on Town Lake, located at 80 Red River Street, is being torn down even as we speak. Seriously, we just took this — and we’re sorry for the WorldStar-style vertical video: Built in 1982 before the area’s current residential boom, the Villas site straddles the western edge of the Rainey…
An Unexpected Tower Arrives in Downtown Austin’s Northwest Gap
The region of downtown Austin northwest of the Capitol, just east of the historic Judge’s Hill neighborhood and labeled by Google Maps as the “North Side,” is a bit of an odd duck. As we’ve covered in more detail before, this area’s got different zoning rules than most of downtown, meaning its buildings generally don’t go as high…
