The Hanover Brazos Street tower we checked out yesterday isn’t the only project up for a density bonus review at the City of Austin Design Commission’s next meeting — the charmingly narrow 60-story mixed-use tower planned at 321 West Sixth Street by national developers Ryan Companies and banking outfit BBVA USA is also going before the Commission at its meeting this coming Monday, June…
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Here’s Hanover Brazos Street, Ready for Its Close-Up in Downtown Austin
You’ll notice in our prior coverage of Hanover Brazos Street, the 45-floor, 308-unit apartment tower planned by Houston developers the Hanover Company for the southeast corner of East Third and Brazos Streets, there are almost no images including the top of the building. That’s because its architects at Chicago firm SCB were being pretty coy about releasing full views —…
Grab Some New Views of the 41-Story Condo Tower Headed to 84 East Avenue
As we announced back in February — which feels like a decade ago — the 41-floor downtown Austin condo tower headed for 84 East Avenue will bring a reported 283 “attainably priced” residences to the ever-popular Rainey Street District, courtesy of local developers Pearlstone Partners. A current view of the tower site on East Avenue. Though our minds are obviously occupied by…
Say ‘Howdy’ to 300 Colorado, Topped Out at 32 Floors in Downtown Austin
As you might imagine, tower news is a little harder to come by these days. Still, a lot of previously-announced buildings in downtown Austin — condos, apartments, offices, and so forth — are making progress here and there. Case in point: 300 Colorado, the 32-story office project by Cousins Properties and local firms Riverside Resources and Ironwood…
Here’s a Closer Look at the Tower Headed for Fourth and Brazos Downtown
If built, the tower planned at the half-block on the northeast corner of Fourth and Brazos Streets in downtown Austin by Chicago development outfit CA Ventures will be the city’s second-tallest, according to recent city development filings. The project’s site plan is currently in review status with the city, but available documents are unclear on the tower’s exact height,…
Central Austin Development Roundup: We’re Still Building These, Folks
A fun game to play during a global pandemic such as this one is to search your inbox for the word “unprecedented” and try to find the funniest way it’s been strategically deployed in an email blast by one of the brands you don’t immediately kick to the spam folder. I got one from Panera Bread the…