On Downtown Austin’s West End, a Historic Building Stands in Its Own Way

The potential redevelopment of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Headquarters Building on the west end of downtown Austin into a residential tower by developers Stratus Properties and Chicago architects SCB presents an interesting situation to the City of Austin's Historic Landmark Commission: what happens when the organization that originally built a historic building -- and actually sought its historic designation in the first place -- would now instead prefer . . .

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