Development in downtown Austin supposedly happens in cycles, where a lot of buildings get announced all at once, a select few of them slooooowly come together, and by the time they’re finished, a new wave of building announcements wipes our memory of the last one. Of course, the more you follow downtown projects, the more the concept of…
Austin’s I-35 Problem Has a Solution. But Can We Get It Right?
You probably woke up today to an Interregional Highway 35 choked with cars and caked in soot, a resonant cacophony shaking the bones of unlucky passers-by. Along its frontage roads, crumbling sidewalks exemplify the lack of investment for the pedestrians struggling to navigate its shadows. And you’ll probably wake up to it tomorrow. I-35 can have a…
Inside Public Toilet, Downtown Austin’s Latest Pop-Up Spot
Austin’s thriving pop-up scene keeps the city’s tastemakers on their toes, with restaurant concepts, avant-garde exhibits and mobile boutiques defining the cutting edge of cool. So when I got wind of an exclusive new pop-up concept opening last week at the corner of East Sixth Street and the I-35 Frontage Road, I obviously knew I had to…
West Fifth Ping Pong Bar Project to Restore Historic Former Antone’s Space
Storied local music venue Antone’s hasn’t had the luxury of staying in one place since its birth in 1975, and that’s putting it lightly. The original Sixth Street location moved to Anderson Lane in North Austin in 1980, then apparently immediately moved again to Guadalupe Street near the University of Texas in 1981. In 1997, the club…
Downtown’s 3rd & Colorado Tower Moves Forward, with a Few Tweaks
Editor’s Note: Since publishing this story, we’ve heard back from developer Riverside Resources with some clarifications about these images. As it turns out, despite the renderings portraying the brick facade and swimming pool cantilevered out over the street only recently being uploaded to the portfolio of GDA Architects, that doesn’t make them new — they’re early…
Waterloo Park’s Scale Model Is a Glimpse into Austin’s Future
The transformation of Waterloo Park, located between Trinity and Red River Streets directly east of the Capitol, is the Waller Creek Conservancy’s first step towards making its ambitious vision for the restoration of the downtown creek’s greenbelt a reality. Last week’s groundbreaking event marked the beginning of a joint project with the City of Austin that, according to the conservancy,…