One of the most exciting downtown projects is the redevelopment of the decommissioned Seaholm Power plant. The $117.2 million project, a partnership between the city and Southwest Strategies, will result in a 22-story hotel, 60 condo units, and 180,000 square feet of retail and commercial space. This week, the project inched a step closer to…
360 Listings Now on Austin Towers
If you are shopping for a downtown condo but are averse to visiting sales offices or speaking with realtors, 360 has been a very frustrating project. They have refused to list units on their website, have avoided the MLS, and generally made it difficult for buyers to engage. With a supposed waiting list of more…
Our Hosting Provider Was Hacked
While our website has been working perfectly well, If you tried to access Austin Towers through a major search engine over the last few days, you were probably surprised to be redirected to a random site. We were surprised as well. It turns out that our hosting provider was hacked: some sneak changed a single…
La Vista on Lavaca is Back: to Proceed With Construction
La Vista on Lavaca, an eight-story residential mixed-use tower consisting of 19 condominiums on the top four floors, a three-floor Executive Business Center, and first floor restaurant, is set to emerge from its construction freeze after months of inactivity. After running into financial problems, the project was halted during a rare mid-construction freeze. Typically, projects…
BartonPlace Construction Update
Austin Towers checked-in with BartonPlace this week and learned that construction continues to progress on schedule. BartonPlace is a 6-building, 6-story condo project with 270 total units located on Barton Springs Road near Zilker Park.As of this week, the developers have completed the garage structure, courtyard, and first floor of the two southernmost buildings. In mid-November,…
Massive 30-Acre Riverside Development to Proceed
Grayco partners of Houston has been assembling a mammoth parcel of land on Riverside drive — just East of I-35 — for a development that was originally planned to encompass 50 acres, as many as 2,150 apartments and condos, and as much as 450,000 square feet of commercial space. Despite the financial crisis which has…