The “Enchanted Forest” site at W. Oltorf and S. Lamar is being pitched for development into a mixed-use, 2-4 story project to be built on four acres. Developer Scott Trainer is seeking to rezone the property in order to accommodate a 42,000 square-foot office building, 19,000 square foot restaurant, 29,000 square-foot specialty market and also…
East Side Round-Up
Is “Facebook Employee No. 6” planning a hotel in East Austin? Ezra Callahan, aka. Facebook’s sixth hire, decided to invest in building a chic, eco-friendly, boutique hotel brand — Arrive Hotels. There is no official announcement, but it appears that Ezra is hot for Austin and is planning another Arrive Hotel at Sixth and Chicon….
Progress at Austin Proper as Developers Acquire the Land
Two big milestones this week for the Austin Proper condos, proposed as part of the Green Water Treatment Plant redevelopment. The Proper’s sales office opened on Colorado Street, and developers officially acquired the dirt from Trammell Crow. Developers of the Austin Proper acquire land from Trammell Crow. https://t.co/pkSV7NvyGz — Austin Towers (@austintowers) January 23, 2016
Lamar Beach master plan would face challenges
The Lamar Beach sports fields, on the western side of downtown, near the water, have always just been there. The area has its own natural beauty, like much of the area around Lady Bird Lake, especially when bathed under twilight. But it is has always just been there. Not crying for help, or being lauded…
Tyndall condos at Robertson Hill
The Tyndall condos at Robertson Hill, a planned East Austin condo development at 8th Street & I-35, will offer a downtown alternative with views of the Austin skyline. For the better part of a year, this 171,000-square-foot East Austin condo development has flown under the radar of most, despite its highly visible location along I-35 between 8th and 9th streets….
Oracle, a Fortune 100 Company, has purchased 27 acres in East Riverside
Over the past few years, developers have been steadily redeveloping a concentration of dilapidated rental housing just east of downtown along the waterfront and East Riverside Drive. There is a Starbucks, Chipotle, and whatnot nestled in faux-urban Lego-like development of the separate South Shore District and Lakeshore projects that are new and nice if that’s your sort of thing….