More and more news from the East Side . CapMetro will be voting on March 21st, its next board meeting, on the master development agreement with the Endeavor Real Estate Group and Columbus Realty team to redevelop the 10-acre Plaza Saltillo site into a mixed-use, mixed-mobility development. The proposal includes affordable and market-rate apartments, as well as office, retail and…
Fairmont Austin May Get A Sister Project
Last week, Manchester Texas Financial Group outlined a proposal to the City of Austin Historic Landmark Commission to relocate three old, but not landmarked, buildings. The houses would be relocated directly across 3rd street, landing on a wedge of land that already shared by the Trask house and Castlemen Bull house (which was also moved to its current location)….
Palm School
I’ve been thinking about the fate of the Palm School, and cannot shake the feeling that preservation-at-all-costs is as dangerous to Austin’s future as development-at-all-costs. Late last year, downtown’s representative on the Commissioners Court, Commissioner Gerald Daugherty, tapped the brakes on an effort to preserve Palm School, a 123-year-old building at E. Cesar Chavez Street and…
A New Life For The Enchanted Forest Site
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