Over the last six months or so, we’ve seen a steady stream of progress on a tower plan by apartment developers the Hanover Company at the southwest corner of Fifth and Lavaca Streets in downtown Austin. Still, until now we weren’t certain of the building’s height or appearance — enter some new city site plan . ….
In 2019, Let’s Make Austin Gold Again
Earlier this year, we looked back fondly on the history of downtown Austin’s Chase Tower, which sported a glowing golden exterior from its construction in 1974, until a remodel in 1994 gave it the rather drab look we have a hard time remembering today.
Will Downtown Austin’s 48 East Avenue Be ‘Powered by Airbnb?’
It’s been a long and winding road, development-wise, for the residential tower planned at 48 East Avenue on the edge of downtown Austin’s rapidly-growing Rainey Street District.
Closings have begun at Fifth & West
Contract holders at one of the four new downtown Austin condo towers have begun taking possession of their new homes. Fifth & West condos, located at 501 West Avenue, is notable for its 39 floors and a triangular shape resulting from a Capitol View Corridor crossing part of the site. Construction of Fifth & West began in 2015. According to…
Where’s the ‘Heart’ of Downtown Austin?
Here’s a question for you that sounds almost offensively simple until you start thinking about it: Where’s downtown Austin’s “heart?” You’ll see that phrase — “the heart of downtown Austin” — in glossy hotel brochures and Airbnb listings and even on this very site, but where do you think of when you see it? We asked some people around…
Here’s a Closer Look at Travis County’s New Downtown Courthouse
Back in July, we saw our first rendering of Travis County’s new civil and family courts facility planned at 1700 Guadalupe Street atop a city block bound by Guadalupe, San Antonio, 17th, and 18th Streets. Now, thanks to the project’s application to Austin’s Downtown Density Bonus Program through the city’s Design Commission, we’ve got a better understanding than ever of what…
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