Block 71, a 1.75-acre downtown site owned by the University of Texas and bordered by West Seventh, Colorado, West Sixth and Lavaca Streets, was home to one of the university’s administrative offices until the completion of the school’s new office building at 210 West Seventh Street. Since 2015, UT sought plans from developers for an office tower…
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Project Catalyst, Oracle’s East Riverside Neighbor, Might Be the Next Domain
We’re mere months away from the completion of Oracle’s corporate campus on South Lakeshore Boulevard, and as the East Riverside corridor gentrifies, there’s been some concern about the area’s relative lack of retail options in comparison with the massive boom in multifamily housing stretching nearly to the airport. As I touched on earlier this year, it’s a gap many developers are probably…
Convention Center Bombshell
Previously, I have been skeptical of a convention center expansion. As a member of the Visitor Impact Task Force, I came around to a positive recommendation after the Task Force recommended ways to make expansion a positive for the city: Incorporating expansion as part of a larger tower to share costs and add activity when the convention center isn’t being used. Keeping…
30-Story Alexan Capitol Apartment Tower Planned at 11th & Sabine
The multifamily project in the developing stages at the Texas Trucking Association site on 700 East 11th Street has finally come into focus. Previously known only as 11th & Sabine Multifamily, we now know the development’s identity and use from new city documents, which use the name Alexan Capitol. Alexan is a brand of apartment communities in seven states…
Spotted: Site Prep for New Marriott, plus Fareground’s Plaza
Last week I spotted progress on two developments we’ve been watching closely — the new Marriott Hotel , and Fareground, the food hall taking over the plaza at One Eleven Congress. First, here’s a look at the demo project in the early stages at Cesar Chavez and Trinity Streets, making way for the new Marriott’s construction by clearing…
Office Development Proposed Above Former Emo’s Space on Dirty Sixth
A new office development could rise four stories at 610 East Sixth Street, according to plans filed with the city. The unnamed project is up for review by the Historic Landmark Commission at its Monday, August 21 meeting. New York-based real estate investment firm Cayuga Capital Management submitted a package of initial plans to the…