An oddly-shaped collection of properties in the Govalle neighborhood of East Austin could soon see a mixed-use development raising offices and hundreds of apartments at the confluence of East Fifth and East Seventh Street, the latest project by local real estate firm CSW Development. Known as the Eclectic at Fifth Street, the project will contain two structures atop…
Austin, It’s Time To Take Back Your Streets for Good
We’ll get right to the point — you’ve got until October 23, or this coming Sunday, to complete the latest community survey for the ATX Walk Bike Roll program, providing input on future transportation policy including the placement of bike paths, urban trails, and other pedestrian-friendly infrastructure to the city’s Public Works and Transportation Departments. But there’s one specific topic…
700 River Apartment Tower Breaks Ground on Rainey Street
A 43-story residential tower bound for the corner of Rainey and River Streets in downtown Austin’s fastest-growing district announced its groundbreaking today — but considering that site prep and crane installation were visibly underway at this future building’s half-acre tract at 700 River Street since earlier this summer, we’re just glad to see its developers finally making things…
South Congress Tower Plan Adds Height, Housing, and Rooftop Beekeeping
A planned unit development proposed by New York-based real estate firm Tishman Speyer Properties would raise a 400-foot tower atop a 0.8-acre assembly of adjacent properties currently containing a tire shop and nail salon on South Congress Avenue. The plan for the site, spanning 311 to 315 South Congress Avenue, was previously described in local reports earlier this year as a…
Meet Solomon, Building Mueller-Style Living Across the Street From Mueller
A seemingly biblically-named building by major local developers Endeavor Real Estate Group is now under construction at the gateway to the Mueller neighborhood in Central Austin. Solomon, a five-story mixed-use apartment and retail project containing approximately 369 new residences, is located atop a largely undeveloped 3.8-acre tract at 1414 East 51st Street formerly used as parking space…
Transforming Brodie Oaks From Shopping Center to City in South Austin
We’ve said this before, but the upcoming redevelopment of the 37-acre Brodie Oaks shopping center into a new mixed-use community for South Austin is the sort of large-scale urban planning even the city’s most change-averse citizens ought to celebrate. Play with this slider and try telling us the “after” image doesn’t look like an upgrade: Taking a…