Have you heard the good news about the North Burnet / Gateway Regulating Plan? This is the part of the monologue where people typically slam the door in our faces, but since you’re on the internet you can’t get away! Marching into the tedious swamps of land use terminology is a surefire eye-glazer, but all you really need to know is…
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In South Austin, Industrial Boulevard is St. Elmo’s Next Big Deal
A number of rezoning cases on the agenda for Austin City Council’s February 1 meeting later this week point to big change on the map for the St. Elmo neighborhood of South Austin. But what’s interesting about the projects seeking these rezonings is that none are planned for the neighborhood’s main thoroughfare along St. Elmo Road, but instead a few…
Changing the X-Change Center in South Austin’s St. Elmo District
The St. Elmo region of South Austin has been the “next big thing” for nearly a decade. Although the ongoing infusion of residential and creative retail uses into this warehouse-heavy industrial district still has plenty of potential, the whole enterprise got a big bucket of cold water to the face earlier this month with the announcement that the long-awaited
St. Elmo Residential Project Seeks Serious Height in South Austin
The ongoing transformation of the industrial district surrounding St. Elmo Road east of Congress Avenue in South Austin is currently one of the city’s most promising case studies for large-scale urban redevelopment with character. https://www.youtube . . . Become a patron to get the full story and gain access to TOWERS’ archive. (Sign-in)
Turning Empty Rails to Urban Trails at the Bergstrom Spur in South Austin
A project by Austin Public Works converting more than six miles of abandoned rail line in South Austin to an all-access urban trail is shifting into the next gear this month — and although it’s not too flashy, the plan has the potential to bring some downtown-style urban design improvements to the region south of Highway 290,…
Congress Lofts at St. Elmo Condo Project Starts Construction Next Month
A South Austin condo project headed to the emerging St. Elmo District off South Congress Avenue is scheduled to begin construction next month, according to its local developer Intracorp. Located at the site of a former used car dealership at