We’ve known a multifamily project by developer Transwestern was in the cards for Block 36 of the original downtown Austin plan since the beginning of this year, but that’s about it — not nearly as exciting without a picture, is it? Good thing we’ve got some drawings now, thanks to recent city utility filings for the site: The building’s designer is…
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Mixed-Use Office Project Moves Forward at Employees Retirement System Site
The Employees Retirement System of Texas isn’t wasting any time adding value to its office property located at 200 East 18th Street, which occupies a full block in the northeastern corner of the Texas Capitol Complex. Alongside the major changes taking place at the nearby Texas Mall section of the Capitol Complex Master Plan, the ERS plans to construct a mixed-use office and retail building on its block, retaining the site’s…
West 17th Street Hotel Brings Height to Downtown Austin’s Northern Gap
Back in May, we covered plans for a hotel bound for the surface parking lot at the southwest corner of West 17th and Lavaca Streets by HRI Development — a New Orleans real estate firm with an impressive portfolio of apartment, condo, and hotel buildings, but none in Austin until now. Clocking in at 0.2 acres total, it’s a fairly…
Downtown Austin’s Republic Office Tower Gets a Surprise Height Increase
New documents submitted to the City of Austin’s Design Commission bring us an unexpected, but welcome piece of news — the planned downtown office tower known as The Republic will be significantly taller than we thought. The tower’s new application to the Downtown Density Bonus Program, submitted by developers Lincoln Property Company and Phoenix Property Company as…
Here’s a Snazzy New Look at Downtown Austin’s 5th & Brazos Tower
It’s been less than a week since we found out exactly what we’re looking forward to at the northeast corner of Fifth and Brazos Streets, but when it rains, it pours. Thanks to bKL Architecture, the folks behind the design of the 32-story mixed-use tower set to bring two hotels and 274 apartment units downtown, we’ve got a better…
Let’s Catch Up on the Frank & Angie’s Residential Tower Plan
Austin’s burger enthusiasts briefly entered a state of panic today due to circling rumors that longtime West Sixth Street burger joint Hut’s Hamburgers would close up shop next year. According to the owner, Mike Hutchinson, that’s not the case — but Frank & Angie’s, the pizzeria he also owns directly behind Hut’s at 508 West…