Welcome to Slackerville, the South First Street enclave of quirky businesses, art studios and tiny homes first established in 1979, now destined to become a self-storage facility. You can blame rising property taxes, hungry real estate developers or the phases of the moon for its demise, but it doesn’t really matter — the deal is done, and demolition…
The Odd Thing About Austin’s Skyline
Once you see this, you can’t unsee it, and you will start to see it everywhere. So, don’t say we didn’t warn you. Ever taken a good look at Austin’s skyline? The first thing you’ll notice is that it seems to double in size every 18 months or so. But beyond that, there’s something strange going…
An Indoor Ski Resort Next To COTA Was On Offer During Last Month’s Texas-China Summit
The Texas-China Investment Summit, held last month in Austin, could bring millions of dollars in foreign investments to projects in Central Texas. Of the many possible development opportunities in search of funding listed on the summit’s site, five projects, totaling $300 million worth of investments, are currently in negotiations with a potential Chinese backer. It wouldn’t . . . Become a patron to get the full story and…
North Austin: It’s Cool Now, Seriously
Being an Austin native is a special kind of birthright. You’re still paying the same rent as everyone else, but you’re allowed to complain about it with a certain sense of entitlement, and people expect you to know all the secret “Old Austin” spots — you know, restaurants and bars that opened before, say, 2010. Sadly,…
39 Story Residential Tower Proposed at 3rd & Colorado
According to site plans filed with the City, developers are planning a 39 story multi-family tower at the northwest corner of 3rd & Colorado. Call it the “Sullivan’s Steakhouse” site for short. The applicant consists of Big Steak LP and Riverside Resources, the latter having a successful track record of downtown Austin development, including The Whitley apartments and the…
Austin Oaks PUD Comes Through a Neighborhood Associations’ Gauntlet, … Almost
After months of tweaking its master plan in order to bring on board northwest Austin residents, Spire Realty had hoped to get City Council approval in early November for its Austin Oaks Planned Unit Development. The various neighborhood associations-but particularly Green Trails Estates- engaged with Spire Realty on this 31.4-acre mixed use project, managed to throw up one more roadblock…
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