A mixed-use project by national real estate firm Ryan Companies bound for the heart of the Mueller community of Central Austin will add 350 residences and 2,500 square feet of ground-level retail space to the city’s favorite 711-acre former-airport-turned-neighborhood — and today’s announcement of the development also brings us one step closer to learning the future…
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Preservation Work Planned for Residential Project at Threadgill’s Site
A multifamily residential development could be in the cards for the former restaurant and music venue Threadgill’s Old #1 at 6416 North Lamar Boulevard, which closed approximately a year ago — but the new owners hope to preserve part of the original building as a monument to this site’s storied past. That’s the latest from local developers Journeyman Group, which outlined its tentative plans…
The Travis Apartment Tower Project Finally Stirs to Life in the Rainey District
The still-uncertain impact of the last year’s pandemic on many of the tower projects previously announced for downtown Austin has us watching several sites around town with more anxiety than usual, and the Travis at 80 Red River Street was near the top of our list for towers we weren’t quite sure would survive. But in this…
Developments Planned at Former Austin Legends Dart Bowl and Threadgill’s
Nine months after the pandemic’s economic impact permanently shuttered legendary local bowling alley Dart Bowl with more than 60 years of business under its belt, its owners are seeking to develop an apartment complex atop the 4.14-acre property at 5700 Grover Avenue in the Brentwood neighborhood of North Central Austin — which should presumably help the family partnership behind…
Parkside Brings Mueller Its First Real-Deal Density-Loving Condo Community
Approximately 17 years into its transformation from an Austin airport to a master-planned neighborhood, you might say Mueller is running out of surprises — most of its sprawling 711 acres are now built out on behalf of its master developers at Catellus. We’re excited to see how an expected future apartment project fits around the iconic former Mueller Airport’s…
Demolition Finally Kicks Off at Symphony Square in Downtown Austin
More than two years after the first appearance of plans for a 31-story mixed-use tower development surrounding the Symphony Square historic site in downtown Austin, demolition has finally arrived at the project’s approximately 1.7-acre land assembly — never mind that we still haven’t actually seen a rendering of the tower from its developer Greystar, it’s still a good sign of progress on will…