We already knew West Campus was going places, but it turns out the Autograph Collection and AC By Marriott Hotels planned for 1901 San Antonio Street aren’t the only hotels slated for the region. According to new city filings, Marriott International has its sights on another prime location along the Drag — the abandoned Jack in the Box restaurant at 2552 Guadalupe Street. The space has remained…
The Rail Spur Building: An East Austin Warehouse’s Second Act
East Austin boasts more development than any other part of the city, but you could be forgiven for not paying full attention to what’s going on past, say, Robert Martinez Jr. Street, or even off the main drag of East Sixth. Stuff going on inside the Plaza Saltillo TOD also has a way of getting everyone’s attention. But look further out, and you’ll…
A Look at Austin’s New Central Library, Inside and Out
Last week, I was lucky enough to take an all-access tour of Austin’s New Central Library branch, which is currently in the final stages of construction along Cesar Chavez Street next to the new Seaholm District on the west side of downtown. John Gillum, facilities process manager for Austin’s library system, showed me nearly every inch of the…
Real-Life Los Pollos Hermanos Restaurant Headed to Austin for SXSW
According to permits filed with the city last week, a private party is seeking permission to open a temporary Los Pollos Hermanos fried chicken restaurant, as made famous by AMC television dramas Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, in a parking lot in downtown Austin near 122 West 5th Street. Unless some anonymous local entrepreneur…
West Campus Is The Envy of Austin’s New Urbanists
It’s easy to turn a blind eye to development in West Campus — after all, most of the buildings going up are designed for student housing, and serve little purpose to the general public. Lest we forget that West Campus is arguably the most walkable part of Austin, with daily goods retail and restaurants nicely intermixed with…
A Riverside Runs Through It: Projects Driving the Evolution of 78741
It’s easy to forget that East Austin’s current boom extends south of the lake. The traditionally underserved East Riverside area of town has rapidly gentrified over the last few years, and now thanks to the South Shore District and Lakeshore projects, upcoming Oracle campus, and countless other developments in various stages of realization, it appears the region is about to tip. Despite appearances, there’s more…