Two long awaited projects, 7 Rio and Block 51, are very near beginning construction in downtown Austin. At the start of April, contractors filed paperwork in order to close the sidewalk at W 7th and Rio Grande to excavate in order to begin construction of 7 Rio. There was much rejoicing when, in December, news spread that 7 Rio’s site plan had been approved. But when it…
Building Boom Near Mansion at Judges Hill
The Mansion at Judges Hill is going to starting to look like the Broken Spoke: flanked by development on both sides. Dirt has started turning on a 141-unit development, dubbed 21 Pearl, will rise up west of the Mansion at Judges Hill, across from the Park West Residences condo development. Meanwhile, another 118 units (plus about 3,500 square…
Rainey Street District Drawing More Development
Two new projects have filed site plans for new construction within the Rainey Street neighborhood district. The vacant lot across the street from the Mexican American Cultural Center at 70 Rainey filed paperwork to build a mixed-use sky scraper consisting of a restaurant, residential units, and parking. Down the street, the North Shore Lofts are moving forward…
Yet another hotel coming, now at 8th & Neches
Details are still sketchy, but it looks like someone, possibly Novare-Andrews-Urban is planning to develop a hotel at the intersection of Eighth and Neches Street, across from Stubbs. The project will redevelop a ratty-looking half-story parking garage and vacant lot. The owner, oddly enough, is the United States Postal Service, and USPS reps from Washington…
Whole Foods area downtown ripe for construction, but the price to pay is traffic
Ground flood retail coming to Sixth and Lamar, topped by four layers of parking Even for people who have a strong interest in urban Austin development, the increasing activity is hard to keep track of, especially when overshadowed (literally) by bigger projects. A lot of attention is being paid to the construction boom on South…
Fairmont hotel to break ground this October
When the proposed Austin Fairmont mega hotel project swooped in to the news a couple years ago, snatching the spotlight from the JW Marriot mega hotel, there was a healthy dose of skepticism about it would get off the ground. A lack of visible activity on the site has been quietly stoking perceptions that the…
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