Photo by James Rambin.
The boom of downtown Austin condo and apartment development in the Rainey Street District had already started by 2010, but the neighborhood really started rising in the last decade — meaning that in 2020, the district is a full-fledged part of the city’s skyline, with multiple buildings on the way that will push its heights even further.
Flickr user Floyd Wilde was nice enough to snap a photo of the Rainey Street area from the Congress Avenue Bridge back in January 2010, meaning all we have to do is go over to the same spot on the bridge, snap a photo, line them up, and marvel at the change 10 years can make — just drag the slider at the bottom of the image below back and forth a couple of times and see the difference for yourself:
In the 2010 photo, you can see the district’s earliest residential arrivals, including the Shore Condominiums, the Milago, and Windsor on the Lake. We’ve annotated all the new buildings that have sprung up since then and appear in the 2020 photo below — you’ll notice that some of them, namely the Fairmont Austin and the Riverview apartments, aren’t even technically within the Rainey Street District:
The Rainey Street area’s current skyline from the Congress Avenue Bridge. Click for a larger view. Photo by James Rambin.
What’s really crazy about these photos is that they only tell half the story of what’s happening on Rainey Street — if every tower already announced in the district comes to fruition, the 2020 skyline photo above will look completely out of date, nearly as different from the 2020 photo as the 2020 photo is from the 2010 photo. Projects like 44 East Avenue, 90-92 Rainey Street, and the Travis will push the district far beyond the 34-story height of 70 Rainey, currently its tallest building.
Images: Floyd Wilde / James Rambin
As the Rainey Street area grapples with the side effects of its rapid development and the rest of Austin boldly grows into the 2020s, we’re probably going to have to start taking this exact same photo every year. At least we’ve got a good place to stand!
Rainey Street Condos For Sale
-
$633,000
44 East AVE #1908
Austin, TX -
$961,910
44 East AVE #1410
Austin, TX -
$359,000
603 Davis ST #1206
Austin, TX -
$849,022
603 Davis ST #2202
Austin, TX -
$543,000
48 E East AVE #2705
Austin, TX -
$470,000
54 Rainey ST #809
Austin, TX -
$1,927,500
44 East AVE #3401
Austin, TX -
$449,900
54 Rainey ST #319
Austin, TX -
$339,000
44 East AVE #2806
Austin, TX -
$631,583
70 Rainey ST #2505
Austin, TX -
$1,828,570
70 Rainey ST #2506
Austin, TX -
$830,700
70 Rainey ST #2307
Austin, TX -
$548,382
70 Rainey ST #2803
Austin, TX -
$1,274,242
70 Rainey ST #1501
Austin, TX -
$1,319,242
70 Rainey ST #1801
Austin, TX -
$2,800,000
44 East AVE #4504
Austin, TX -
$735,184
70 Rainey ST #3105
Austin, TX -
$2,285,000
70 Rainey ST #2801
Austin, TX -
$1,300,000
44 East AVE #4005
Austin, TX -
$594,999
603 Davis ST #1204
Austin, TX -
$475,000
54 Rainey ST #607
Austin, TX -
$1,130,000
70 Rainey ST #1602
Austin, TX -
$1,250,000
70 Rainey ST #1304
Austin, TX -
$875,000
54 Rainey ST #1018
Austin, TX -
$590,000
603 Davis ST #703
Austin, TX
-
$633,000Lot SizeN/A
Home Size793 sqft
Beds2 Beds
Baths2 Baths
-
$961,910Lot SizeN/A
Home Size1,260 sqft
Beds2 Beds
Baths2 Baths
-
$359,000Lot Size175 sqft
Home Size809 sqft
Beds1 Bed
Baths1 Bath
-
$849,022Lot Size305 sqft
Home Size1,513 sqft
Beds2 Beds
Baths2 Baths
-
$543,000Lot Size17,904 sqft
Home Size706 sqft
Beds1 Bed
Baths1 Bath
-
$470,000Lot Size305 sqft
Home Size1,164 sqft
Beds2 Beds
Baths2 Baths
-
$1,927,500Lot SizeN/A
Home Size2,114 sqft
Beds3 Beds
Baths4 Baths
-
$449,900Lot Size175 sqft
Home Size756 sqft
Beds1 Bed
Baths1 Bath
-
$339,000Lot SizeN/A
Home Size481 sqft
BedsN/A
Baths1 Bath
-
$631,583Lot SizeN/A
Home Size837 sqft
Beds1 Bed
Baths1 Bath
-
$1,828,570Lot SizeN/A
Home Size2,179 sqft
Beds3 Beds
Baths3 Baths
-
$830,700Lot SizeN/A
Home Size1,128 sqft
Beds2 Beds
Baths2 Baths
-
$548,382Lot SizeN/A
Home Size663 sqft
Beds1 Bed
Baths1 Bath
-
$1,274,242Lot SizeN/A
Home Size1,697 sqft
Beds2 Beds
Baths2 Baths
-
$1,319,242Lot SizeN/A
Home Size1,697 sqft
Beds2 Beds
Baths2 Baths
-
$2,800,000Lot SizeN/A
Home Size2,858 sqft
Beds4 Beds
Baths4 Baths
-
$735,184Lot SizeN/A
Home Size837 sqft
Beds1 Bed
Baths1 Bath
-
$2,285,000Lot SizeN/A
Home Size2,851 sqft
Beds3 Beds
Baths3 Baths
-
$1,300,000Lot SizeN/A
Home Size1,594 sqft
Beds3 Beds
Baths3 Baths
-
$594,999Lot Size218 sqft
Home Size1,252 sqft
Beds2 Beds
Baths2 Baths
-
$475,000Lot Size305 sqft
Home Size1,164 sqft
Beds2 Beds
Baths2 Baths
-
$1,130,000Lot SizeN/A
Home Size1,154 sqft
Beds2 Beds
Baths2 Baths
-
$1,250,000Lot SizeN/A
Home Size1,321 sqft
Beds2 Beds
Baths2 Baths
-
$875,000Lot SizeN/A
Home Size1,956 sqft
Beds3 Beds
Baths3 Baths
-
$590,000Lot Size175 sqft
Home Size1,176 sqft
Beds2 Beds
Baths2 Baths
