With many of the new downtown Austin condo projects, it is not uncommon to see prices in excess of $500, $600, or even $700 per square foot. As the price of new projects has doubled or tripled from the days of the Nokonah, the prices for older downtown projects have not escalated at the same…
New Condo Listings: Spring, Barton Place, Bridges on the Park
We’ve once again updated the listings page — adding MLS Listings for four upcoming projects. Whenever units are listed in the MLS, they will appear immediately on the Austin Towers listings page. You’ll find new listings for the following projects: Spring Condominiums Listings Barton Place Listings Bridges on the Park Listings Presidio at Judges Hill Austin Towers is the only source for current building-by-building listings. In addition to the standard Multiple…
Balancing Music & Growth: Austin’s Unique Downtown Challenge
Live music is an essential part of Austin’s identity. The downtown music scene is a valuable Austin asset and one of the biggest downtown draws for tourists and locals alike. Whenever a conference planner chooses Austin for an event, they typically need to sell the city to potential attendees as much as they need to…
The Most Controversial Project: Version 3.0
The Congress Avenue Marriott — a 1,000 room hotel complex on 2nd and Congress avenue — is the most controversial, and one of the least popular downtown projects. The project is best known for displacing Las Manitas and other local businesses. While the full details of the current plan are not known, the last two…
The Austin Parking Enterprise has Arrived
As expected, the Austin City Council has cleared the way for creation of a municipal parking authority that will build and operate for-profit parking structures in downtown and other high-density regions of the city. Proceeds from the garages will be used t support the hike and bike trails, bicycle lanes, and other alternative transportation projects….
Is That Really the View?
Many of the swanky downtown Austin condo projects present prospective buyers with images of the actual view from the units they are considering. This is an amazing feat considering that many of these buildings have not even broken ground. For example, here are two “views” from future units in the Austonian — a 50+ story luxury…