As other rental projects reduce rents to lure downtown residents, Gables Residential has announced plans to build a new 20-story apartment tower at the edge of the warehouse district. The site, on the corner at Fourth and Guadalupe, is the current location of the Gingerman pub and the former location of teh Fox and Hound…
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Hotel Van Zandt Cancels Condo Project
The developer of the 290 room Hotel Van Zandt and the 55 luxury Residences at the Hotel Van Zandt have announced that they are abandoning plans for the condo portion ofthe project. Instead of a 29-story tower with hotel and condos, the developers will proceed with a scaled-back 16-story hotel on the site near the Shore in the southeast corner of downtown….
Austonian Proceeds: To be Tallest Residential Building West of Mississippi
If you a have unlimited resources, downtown living doesn’t get much nicer than the top of the Austonian . With a top-of-the-line 8,000 square foot penthouse priced at more than $8 million in what will be the tallest residential building west of the Mississippi, few projects are as ambitious as the Austonian. At a press conference…
$50 Million Downtown Condo Project Cancelled
First, AquaTerra was cancelled. Then the Monarch converted from condos to rental units. 1155 Barton Springs was indefinitely postponed. Now, the Metropolitan has decided to throw in the towel and shut down prior to construction. The Metropolitan was conceptualized as a $50m 8 floor condo project on 11th Street near the Capital. With units priced from $250k to $1 million, the 84…
The Next Big Downtown Change: 5 Proposals for Green Water Treatment Site Revealed
This week, five proposals were released for the redevelopment of the sweeping Green Water Treatment Plant site between Seaholm and the Second Street District. Nestled between Whole Foods, Ladybird Lake, Seaholm, Austin Music Hall, and the 2nd Street District is the City’s oldest sewage treatment plant – the Thomas C. Green Water Treatment Plant –…
Patagonia to Lead Congress Avenue Comeback
Congress Avenue was always meant to be the heart of Austin. Over the last 40 years, it’s destiny as a retail center seems to have slowly slipped away. When the new Marriott replaces Tesoros Trading Company, very little retail will remain. Today, however, Patagonia — the upscale outdoor clothing company — announced that it will…