We've recently covered the long and oft-controversial history of the Huston, an apartment development planned at a 2.84-acre site located along the frontage road on the east side of I-35 between East 11th and 12th Streets. Still, last time we took a look at what was headed for this property from developers Lennar Multifamily Communities and JH West 12th Street ...
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Demolition Starts at 91 Red River This Month, Clearing Site for 30-Story Tower
The folks at Endeavor Real Estate Group aren't wasting any time on the 30-story mixed-use tower planned at 91 Red River Street. The building, called Red River Tower in some documents, will bring 328 apartments, three floors of office space, and ground-level retail to the growing Rainey Street District -- and demolition clearing the .74-acre site for the tower's ...
The Once and Future Block 36
We've known a multifamily project by developer Transwestern was in the cards for Block 36 of the original downtown Austin plan since the beginning of this year, but that's about it -- not nearly as exciting without a picture, is it? Good thing we've got some drawings now, thanks to recent city utility filings for the site: The building's designer is Wilder Belshaw ...
Fun Facts on Downtown’s Upcoming Alexan Capitol Apartment Tower
We've been following the Alexan Capitol apartment tower planned by developer Trammell Crow Residential Company for quite a while, but things appear to be moving right along for this 30-story mixed-use project bound for a relatively sleepy corner of downtown at 700 East 11th Street. New city filings for the building have provided us with a few fun new pieces of ...
Getting to Know the Avenue, Downtown’s Upcoming Experiment in Car-Free Living
With so many tower projects in the works for downtown Austin, picking a favorite is a lot like picking a favorite child -- you've probably got one, but it's not polite to talk about in front of the other buildings. Still, the Avenue apartment tower planned at 721 Congress Avenue is high on my list, for a number of reasons. It's a good-looking tower, yeah, and ...