A 15-story office tower with ground floor retail is being proposed for the north east corner of West Cesar Chavez Street and Lamar Boulevard. The new project, to be located between the Gables apartment and Seaholm, would be the first new office project constructed in the downtown core since the Frost Bank tower was completed…
Condo Liquidity Analysis: Will You Be Able to Sell?
If you are thinking of buying a downtown condo unit that you will eventually sell, you need to think about liquidity. Unfortunately, rapid growth in the number of downtown units has also meant fierce competition among sellers in some projects. With so many sellers and ongoing competition from new units in projects like Spring, it…
Exclusive: January & February Downtown Condo Sales
We’ve updated the AustinTowers | TOWERS Realty Downtown Austin Condo Market Index for January and February, 2010. With the new results loaded, we are pleased to announce that year-over-year sales volumes have increased for the eighth month in a row. That, however, is where the good news ends. Month Sales Avg. Price $/SF Avg SF Avg Year % Ask ADOM…
Top Art Galleries: New York, San Francisco, 360 Tower
This week, Details magazine published its list of the ten coolest art galleries in America. As would be expected, the list was dominated by galleries in New York (4) and California (3). Less expected was the inclusion of Austin’s own Lora Reynolds Gallery which is located in the base of the 360 tower. The remaining two galleries were located in…
Forbes: Austin Economy Good
According to Forbes.com, the Austin-Round Rock area tied for first on a list of large metropolitan areas where the recession is easing. The report listed Austin and Washington D.C. as the two top cities in terms of economic recovery. The report considered a number of factors including local economic output, job growth and real estate…
Exclusive: 2009 Condo MLS Sales Review
With the help of TOWERS Realty, we have put together a comprehensive analysis of recorded downtown Austin condo transactions in 2009. The analysis looks at MLS data capturing 2009 condo sales in area DT during the year 2009. Like all listing data, it excludes private transactions that were not listed on the MLS. This is…