The potential redevelopment of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Headquarters Building on the west end of downtown Austin into a residential tower by developers Stratus Properties and Chicago architects SCB presents an interesting situation to the City of Austin's Historic Landmark Commission: what happens when the organization that originally built a historic ...
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Meet Zilker Studios, Bringing 110 Affordable Apartments to South Austin
A seven-story, 110-unit studio apartment development by local affordable housing developer Foundation Communities will fit just fine on a half-acre tract at 1508 South Lamar Boulevard -- not a bad reminder that small spaces can hold a lot of homes. An aerial view of the office and parking lot that will soon become the Zilker Studios project. Known as Zilker Studios, the ...
Three Cheers for the Quincy, Topped Out in the Rainey Street District
As we've mentioned before, the name of the 30-story apartment and office project currently under construction in the Rainey Street District known as the Quincy has nothing to do with Quincy Jones, John Quincy Adams, or Quincy, Massachusetts -- or any local Quincys, for that matter. Instead, its developers at Endeavor Real Estate Group just liked the name, and that's fine by us. ...
East Austin Development Roundup: Time Hasn’t Stopped, It Just Feels That Way
As we slide into month five of the pandemic, it's easy to feel like time no longer exists -- especially if you're working from home and keeping your adequate social distance. But time has not stopped in the least for the men and women working on construction sites all over Austin, with new buildings rising all over town despite current events. Let's take a look at what's going ...
Preservation Austin’s Downtown-Loving 2020 Homes Tour Heads Online
Preservation Austin's 2020 Homes Tour event had us excited due to this year's "Downtown Doorsteps" theme, which proved that historic preservation can be about much more than single-family homes in upscale neighborhoods -- in fact, the homes on display might be one of the group's most diverse selections ever, including forms like fourplexes, high-rise loft conversions, and ...
