The development of a residential building atop the heavily-tagged remains of a failed 1980s Austin condo development was probably the least surprising end imaginable for the HOPE Outdoor Gallery, which plans to reopen in a new location in 2019. Looking southeast towards downtown from the heights of the HOPE Outdoor Gallery in 2018. Photo by Alvaroreguly / Flickr. Even before the official dubbing…
Take a Look at the 45-Story Apartment Tower Headed for Fifth and Lavaca
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 filings that…
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…
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