The weather's great lately in downtown Austin, and that never lasts long -- meaning now's the time to hike around and take some photos of projects underway in the central city. You may have forgotten about some of them! 300 Colorado Did you remember the office tower currently under construction at 300 Colorado Street? This 32-story development by Cousins Properties, ...
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Apartments and Offices Make Good Neighbors for a Growing South Lamar
Hey, did you know that "vertical mixed-use" can mean something besides just apartments on top of a restaurant? It's true! According to recent city documents, a mixed-use project planned by developer Ardent Residential will build 138,780 square feet of office space, along with 309 apartment units, in two separate buildings on a land assembly including 1303, 1311, and 1401 South ...
A Field Guide to Austin’s Craftsman Architecture
If you're interested in historic homes, you probably already know the Craftsman style. This architectural movement was one of America's most popular for small houses or "bungalows" built between 1900 and the mid-1920s, meaning it's well-represented in many of Austin's central neighborhoods built around that period. This wide distribution around town makes it a no-brainer for ...
Here’s the Travis, Bringing 50 Floors of Apartments to the Rainey Street District
Ever since the Villas on Town Lake condos at 80 Red River Street finally came down earlier this year, we knew it was only a matter of time until we'd see a progress update on The Travis, an apartment tower planned atop the former condo site by Dallas developer Genesis Real Estate Group. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CZGcXvqQWg Genesis purchased the 2.3-acre property, ...
In 1977, the ‘Tree Safeway’ Kept Austin’s Grocery Stores Weird
For more than 40 years, there's been a grocery store at 715 Exposition Boulevard in West Austin, sitting on a 2.6-acre piece of land owned by the University of Texas System. The building opened as a Safeway in 1977, briefly became an AppleTree Market (remember those?) in the late 1980s, and finally a Randalls in 1994. Earlier this year, we learned H-E-B had successfully ...