The RiverView Austin Apartments, clad with a mix of local brick, stucco, and metal panels, are starting to take shape, and provide a bit of a premonition of what we might see along the much of the E. Riverside strip someday. The 280,000-square-foot, 302-unit RiverView sits on four acres at I-35 and E. Riverside, on…
UPDATE: 3eleven Picture Becoming Clear
On the heels of the news that construction of the 3eleven apartments are underway, some more details are now showing up on cpexecutive.com: • LEED certified • Residences coming online this October. • 4,000 square feet of ground-floor retail • 463 parking spaces on floors 1 through 7 • 41,000 square feet of office space on…
13 Months After Ominous Heritage Tree Vote, Endeavor Breaks Ground On Bowie Street Project
Back in August, AustinTowers updated you on the new specs for Endeavor’s Bowie Street project, called 3eleven , and said construction would begin soon. Now it seems construction is indeed underway, according to a recent report in the Austin American-Statesman . The construction timeline is about 24 months. The project’s fate, in 2011, was in question after the Austin Planning Commission voted 5-4…
New Downtown Austin Federal Courthouse Opens, Exorcises Ghost of Intel Shell
There’s some well-received news this month that Austin’s new Federal courthouse at 5th Street and San Antonio has completed construction and is open for business. A quick tour around the building Sunday night yielded no clues that for the past few years the site has been under heavy construction – certainly neighboring 360 Condos are relieved –…
Lakeside Buildings To Be Repurposed
Back in 2010, Austin City Councilmember Chris Riley presented to the Parks Commission ideas for repurposing the old power plant structures on Lady Bird Lake. The buildings belong to the City under the stewardship of the Parks Department. The Statesman is reporting that Austin’s Parks department is ramping up its intent to repurpose these structures and issue a Request For Proposal….
Hotel Zaza Coming To Downtown Austin
In a report by the Statesman , Gables Residential is moving forward with their longterm plan to construct downtown apartment high-rise on the northeast corner of Guadalupe Street @ 4th Street. The latest addition to the concept is the inclusion of the popular boutique hotel concept Hotel ZaZa . According to the Statesman: Summary of the project:…