BartonPlace , a planned 270-unit condo project behind Austin Java on Barton Springs Road, received final city council approval yesterday. According to the developers, the project has taken deposits on approximately 80 of their units with a combined value of $40 million. With decent pre-sales, the project has been able to secure financing for the project…
Another Condo Project in Trouble
Last April, developers announced a 4-story, 27 unit development on Barton Springs just east of Lamar adjacent to the train tracks, McDonalds, and Peter Pan Mini Golf. With pricing starting at $1,000,000, are original reaction was that “the project is a very odd combination of location and pricing that suggests a lack of experience in…
New: Austonian Listings Added to AustinTowers.net
The Austonian is one of the most luxurious and desirable downtown projects currently under development. With an unusually secretive sales process, details on pricing and sales have been hard to come by. Over the last few weeks, many new details have become public as the project has begun to list a small number of unsold units…
New 70-story Condo Tower Planned for Brazos Street
T. Stacy & Associates, the developer of the bold 501 Congress multi-use project, announced a even bigger plan for the prime 5th and Congress site and a new lot that he now controls on Brazos and 5th. The new project — which will cover 1.5 prime downtown blocks – will include an 800 foot hotel and condo…
New Renderings of AMOA Museum Tower
As we have reported , the Austin Museum of Art this week announced a new project which would combine an 40,000 square foot museum facility with an adjacent 425,000 feet of commercial office space in a new 465,000 square foot project on the AMOA-owned site Today, AMOA unveiled a rendering and site plan of for their…
18-Story Westin to be Built in Warehouse District
Reviving long dormant plans, a San Antonio firm now plans a 300-room Westin Hotel on the site of the former Bitter End Restaurant and a parking lot at West Third and Colorado Streets. The 18-Story hotel will be designed by Lake|Flato Architects , one of Texas’ most unique and prominent architectural firms and the winner of the…