According to a City of Austin Zoning Change Review Sheet dated September 24, 2012, City Staff has recommended that the zoning change (from CBD to CBD-H) recently requested by the Westgate Condominium Association for the Westgate Tower be granted.The Westgate Tower is the closest residential tower to the Texas State Capitol, and many consider it…
Waller Creek Design Competition Finalists Announced
The Waller Creek Conservancy has announced the four finalists in their design competition. Below is a snapshot of each: The CMG and Public Architecture Team, led by Willett Moss and John Peterson, intends to create, “a landscape authentic in its manifestation of Austin’s Character.” Rendering by CMG and Public Architecture The MVVA Team, led by Michael…
Seaholm Project Reveals More Details
Hidden on an inquiry form on the Seaholm.info website, the unit sizes are revealed for the 298 planned downtown apartments. 1 bedrooms will range from 659ft to 938ft 2 bedrooms will range from 978ft to 1344ft 3 bedrooms will be 2204ft. The sizing is typical for downtown condos and apartments. What’s not revealed is how…
Update: 3eleven (311 Bowie Street)
Last month the Statesman reported new details of the 3eleven apartment tower proposed by Endeavor. Above and below are the more recent elevation drawings of the building.Endeavor’s original proposal to develop the site on the bank of Shoal Creek was shot down by City of Austin Planning Commission on the grounds that a pecan tree on…
The Whitley: Downtown’s Next Apartment Tower
We’ve learned that the apartment tower which had been known simply as “3rd & Brazos”, will operate as The Whitley apartments.The tower is currently under-construction. Local development firm Riverside Resources acquired the site in 2011 from Poe Companies (recall back in 2008, Poe intended to develop this site into the 21c Museum Residences).The site consists of a half-block…
Affordable Housing Development Gets Funding
Located at 11th Street & Trinity, Foundation Communities’ next development will be downtown Austin’s first affordable housing effort since the Lakeside tower was built 40 years ago.The Statesman is reporting that Foundation Communities will receive $1,100,000 in Federal tax credits over the next 10 years for the project names, Capital Studios. They have also applied for…