Compared to the rapid growth along other more industrial corridors in East Austin, the stretch of East MLK Jr. Boulevard near I-35 has maintained a pretty quiet pace of development over the last few years, with large tracts like Oakwood Cemetery and the UT baseball stadium at UFCU Disch–Falk Field occupying large stretches of land closer to…
Take a Trip Through Time to the Austin of 1990 With These Home Videos
Mark Steger is a blogger out of Richardson, Texas, but over Labor Day weekend back in September 1990 he and his family visited Austin for a vacation — and Steger, an enthusiastic producer of home video, filmed several moments of the trip. These candid clips capturing Austin on a beautiful summer day more than 30 years ago…
The Republic Tower Rides Again
Downtown Austin saw a few projects fall through or downscale their ambitions significantly during the pandemic’s freshman and sophomore years, but after months of nail-biting we’re thrilled to report that the 48-floor Republic office tower planned by real estate giants Lincoln Property Company bringing 800,000 square feet of office space and 19,500 square feet of retail to a…
Fourth & Brazos Is Downtown Austin’s Most Surprising New Office Tower Plan
Earlier this year, we learned that local developers Cielo Property Group had plans for two tower projects set to transform a full block in downtown Austin, with the first phase raising a 50-story office tower at the corner of Fourth and Brazos Streets. Previous tower plans for this site, currently occupied by event venue Brazos Hall and a…
14-Story Cambria Hotel Project Breaks Ground in the Rainey Street District
The new Rainey Street District location of the Cambria Hotel brand by Choice Hotels International finally broke ground yesterday at 68 East Avenue, four full years after its first announcement — and although the Cambria is part of a chain just like its neighbors directly to the north at the baffling
Austin’s Tallest Tower Gets a Tiny Bit Taller at Sixth and Guadalupe
UPDATE: We’ve heard from the tower’s developers that they’re ditching the “X” and rebranding the tower with the name Sixth and Guadalupe. As the preeminent media source for coverage of tower names in downtown Austin, we are fascinated to learn the rationale behind this change in the near future. Sixth and Guadalupe, the mixed-use tower now under construction…