The 2022 closure of Clarksville pharmacy Nau’s Enfield Drug was a dispiriting end for the long history of this iconic “Old Austin” staple, which first opened as a drugstore and small lunch counter serving burgers and milkshakes way back in 1951. But for many nearby residents, the shuttering of the business wasn’t a huge surprise, since it had publicly struggled…
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Zephyr Condos, Not Montage, Build a Zilker Homage on South Lamar
This week, we’ve learned that the 182-unit condo project by local developers Pearlstone Partners currently under construction atop the site of a former used car lot at 2323 South Lamar Boulevard would not be called Montage after all — which is kinda funny, because I have an insulated tumbler sitting in my kitchen cabinet with that name on…
Luminary Condo Tower Moving Forward Downtown at 14th and Guadalupe
The 35-story downtown Austin condo tower planned by Vancouver-based developer Northland Living for the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) headquarters at the northwest corner of 14th and Guadalupe Streets is going public this week, with a site plan filed with the city for the project yesterday and a press release announcing the building issued today by the developer. 35-Story Downtown Austin Condo Tower Planned at 14th and Guadalupe The…
The Summit Condo Project Heads for East Riverside’s Doorstep
A mixed-use project bound for East Riverside Drive could bring six floors of new residences alongside 3,500 square feet of retail space to an unusually narrow tract on one of the city’s fastest-growing corridors. The project, described in city site plan filings as a 72-unit condo community known as The Summit at Riverside, would replace two vacant retail…
35-Story Downtown Austin Condo Tower Planned at 14th and Guadalupe
The headquarters of the statewide police union known as the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT), located in a fast-growing region of downtown Austin at the northwest corner of 14th and Guadalupe Streets, could redevelop as a 35-story residential tower, according to a concept design document prepared by local architecture firm Page on behalf of developer Northland Living. Distinct from…
Southeast Austin’s Oracle Campus Planning Office and Hotel Addition
The sprawling waterfront headquarters of software multinational Oracle Corporation could soon expand once again in Southeast Austin, according to recent city permits. The firm, which opened a large office campus on South Lakeshore Boulevard in 2018 and designated the site as its new corporate headquarters two years later, currently owns approximately 50 acres on the southeast shore of Lady Bird Lake under the terms of a…