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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West 12th Residential Tower Plan Brings 31 Floors to the Downtown Time Forgot
Barring a few notable exceptions, in terms of development action and overall height the region of Austin directly west of the Capitol could be considered "the downtown that time forgot" -- despite being very much within the boundaries of downtown, convenient zoning limitations and other preservation-related protections keep this area pretty low to the ground, which is part of ...
Here’s How Longhorn Dam Is Getting Safer for Cars, Bikes, and Yes, People
After substantial public engagement and a final engineering report issued back in July, the City of Austin's Transportation Department has nailed down its plans for a pedestrian bridge crossing Lady Bird Lake near Longhorn Dam in East Austin -- and as we'd hoped, the "Wishbone" bridge option presented alongside several others last year is the prize pig, ready to enter the ...
Flying Over Austin in Microsoft’s ‘Photorealistic’ New Simulator
The 2020 edition of Microsoft Flight Simulator, released for Windows last month by developers Asobo Studio, sets a new bar for realism and visual fidelity in the world of simulation software. Providing a 3D representation of the entire planet (and 37,000 airports) using Microsoft's own satellite imagery and other visuals from Bing Maps, the simulator's detail is such that you ...
The Strange, Forgotten Plan for a Floating Casino in Downtown Austin
Depending on how long you've been kicking around this rock, you might recall a time not so very long ago when every square inch of downtown Austin wasn't considered quite as desirable in terms of real estate development potential -- and the Rainey Street District, once a sleepy neighborhood home to a working-class population, is perhaps our best example of this history ...
