The Routon-Alvarez-Lopez House, a historic residence at 809 East Ninth Street, has found itself in a pretty tight squeeze over the last few years. Perched on a diminutive .17-acre lot overlooking I-35, the home is sandwiched between two larger multifamily developments, directly west of East Austin condo the Tyndall and just across the street from ...
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See the Waller Creek Conservancy’s New Digs at Symphony Square
Earlier this year, we learned that the Waller Creek Conservancy would move its offices from elsewhere in downtown Austin to Symphony Square, a complex of four historic buildings relocated to the site from elsewhere in town as part of federally-funded urban renewal initiatives in the 1970s. The centerpiece of the complex is its striking outdoor amphitheater, built directly on ...
The Future’s Bright for Downtown Austin’s Historic Brush Square
This month, the City of Austin's Parks and Recreation Department released its draft master plan for improvements to Brush Square, one of the three remaining historic public squares laid out in the original plan for downtown Austin. We've previously taken a look at the various design concepts PARD's presented during the master plan's public engagement process ...
Meet Kingsbury Commons, a 13-Acre Transformation at Austin’s Pease Park
Pease Park doesn't generally get the attention it probably deserves as one of Austin's largest central green spaces -- not outside of the yearly Eeyore's Birthday festival, at least. Stretching 84 acres (!) along North Lamar Boulevard between West 15th and West 31st Streets, the park follows a large stretch of Shoal Creek and contains playgrounds, sports facilities, and ...
Sound Off on the Future of Downtown Austin’s Historic Palm School
Built as an elementary school in 1892 and serving that purpose until 1976, the building now known as the Swante Palm School located at the northwest corner of Cesar Chavez Street and the I-35 Frontage Road has plenty of history behind it. The building, currently used as office space for Travis County's Health and Human Services Department, is considered historic in part due to ...