The development of a residential building atop the heavily-tagged remains of a failed 1980s Austin condo development was probably the least surprising end imaginable for the HOPE Outdoor Gallery, which plans to reopen in a new location in 2019. Looking southeast towards downtown from the heights of the HOPE Outdoor Gallery in 2018. Photo by Alvaroreguly / ...
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Will Downtown Austin’s 48 East Avenue Be ‘Powered by Airbnb?’
A rendering of the development planned at 48 East Avenue. Image: STG Design It's been a long and winding road, development-wise, for the residential tower planned at 48 East Avenue on the edge of downtown Austin's rapidly-growing Rainey Street District. First announced as a 35-story apartment tower by local developer Robert Lee of Pearlstone Partners back in 2014, the 48 ...
A Closer Look at 44 East Avenue, the Rainey District’s Tallest Tower Plan
If developer Intracorp successfully brings its 51-story tower to life at 44 East Avenue, our definition of height on this side of downtown will change forever. Like we've mentioned before, this 330-unit Austin condo tower plan isn't just tall for the Rainey Street District, it's tall by the whole city's standards -- and along with plenty of other nearby projects in ...
Welcome to the New East Avenue
At 51 stories, the recently-announced 44 East Avenue project could soon become one of the tallest Austin condo towers built so far. Although a tower project at this address, located on the south end of the rapidly-developing Rainey Street District, has been anticipated for quite a while, the sheer size of the planned building is more than we ever could have expected. 51 floors ...
It’s No South Congress, but South First Street’s Quietly Building Up Anyway
Right now on South First Street, you can see a lot of cranes -- it's just that most of them are actually located over on Congress Avenue, plugging away at upcoming projects like the Hotel Magdalena and CityView redevelopment. Indeed, the scale of growth here on South First Street is smaller than many of the South Austin condo and apartment developments on our ...