On the eve of the Fourth of July, local architectural firm Thrower Design submitted documents to the city’s Development Services Department describing two concepts for a three-story multifamily project that would theoretically be built near the corner of East Cesar Chavez and Clara Streets. We qualify the concept as theoretical, because the company that retained…
Getting Past the Facade at Congress Avenue’s Most Eligible Vacant Buildings
The stretch of Congress Avenue north of the lake is fairly important, I’d say. You might cornily consider it the spine of the ever-changing book that is Austin — heck, all the numbered streets running across it receive prefixes of East or West in deference to its status as “The Main Street of Texas,” with thousands of…
Let’s Remember the 5th & Brazos Hotel Tower, Which Might Actually Happen
One of downtown Austin’s most long-delayed pieces of tower vaporware might finally take shape at a parking lot on the northeast corner of Fifth and Brazos Streets. We can say that fairly confidently based on nearly five years of renderings, news stories, and various city filings, but the smoking gun appears to be the imminent closure of the actual…
Here’s 91 Red River, the Rainey Street District’s Next Tower
Hey, remember our sneak peak at downtown’s most mysterious upcoming tower projects? It looks like we don’t have to draw a big green box anymore for the building planned at 91-93 Red River Street, a rectangular .74-acre plot of land assembled from two adjacent addresses owned by entities associated with Austin-based commercial real estate firm Endeavor Real Estate Group. Its location,…
Colorado Street Goes Two-Way This Month in Downtown Austin
Have you enjoyed driving both directions on Fifth Street lately? Then you’ll probably be stoked to learn that after some serious delays, the planned two-way conversion of Colorado Street in downtown Austin is nearly upon us. On July 18, the stretch of Colorado Street running north-to-south between Ninth and Cesar Chavez Streets will be adapted to accommodate traffic in both directions, according…
East Austin Townhome Project Tries a Throwback Look on Tillery Street
Next door to the East Fifth Condos at Fifth and Tillery Streets in the Govalle-Johnston Terrace neighborhood, there sits a well-kept little blue house on a single-family lot — and if the owners of two small woman-owned local businesses get their way, it will soon be replaced with six two-story townhomes. The concept for these…