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 –…
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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…
Austin Hike & Bike Trail to be Extended
The Austin City Council took a first step today to extend the much-loved Hike and Bike Trail surrounding Lady Bird lake to close the gap between Congress Avenue and I-35 on the south side of the lake. Currently, hikers, bikers, runners, walkers, and other trail-goers must brave the shoulders of riverside drive for more than…
New Downtown Affordable Housing Initiative
As the downtown development boom has driven downtown land and housing prices upwards, the calls have been strengthening for the City to take definitive action on affordable housing o ensure that downtown remains diverse and affordable to as a broad a segment of the population as possible. With the opportunity to control development of a…
BartonPlace Approved by City, To Begin Construction
BartonPlace , a planned 270-unit condo project behind Austin Java on Barton Springs Road, received final city council approval yesterday. According to the developers, the project has taken deposits on approximately 80 of their units with a combined value of $40 million. With decent pre-sales, the project has been able to secure financing for the project…
New AMOA Tower Soon to be Announced
Between Republic Park on fourth street and the new AMLI tower on third street sits a run-down parking lot with a tumultuous history. For many years, the lot has been owned by the Austin Museum of Art (AMOA), a local art institution split between a storefront location on Congress Avenue and a mansion near 35th…