As we slide into month five of the pandemic, it's easy to feel like time no longer exists -- especially if you're working from home and keeping your adequate social distance. But time has not stopped in the least for the men and women working on construction sites all over Austin, with new buildings rising all over town despite current events. Let's take a look at what's going ...
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Go ‘Beyond the Fence’ at 44 East Avenue With This Documentary Series
Though we're no strangers to enthusiastic design coverage of upcoming downtown Austin condo, apartment, and office towers, nothing beats video for eye-popping views of the large-scale construction projects changing our city's skyline every day. That's why we're happy to see construction firm Flintco, behind developer Intracorp's upcoming 44 East Avenue condo tower, putting a ...
Northwest Downtown Development Roundup: The Hottest Corner Around
As we've laid out in a number of previous articles, the northwest corner of downtown Austin is one of the most interesting areas for growth in the central city. Less bustling or dense than its neighboring districts, yet still close to the rest of the action, it's become clear over our last few years of prognostication that this area -- which we have unsuccessfully tried to ...
Preservation Austin’s Downtown-Loving 2020 Homes Tour Heads Online
Preservation Austin's 2020 Homes Tour event had us excited due to this year's "Downtown Doorsteps" theme, which proved that historic preservation can be about much more than single-family homes in upscale neighborhoods -- in fact, the homes on display might be one of the group's most diverse selections ever, including forms like fourplexes, high-rise loft conversions, and ...
Grab Some New Views of the 41-Story Condo Tower Headed to 84 East Avenue
As we announced back in February -- which feels like a decade ago -- the 41-floor downtown Austin condo tower headed for 84 East Avenue will bring a reported 283 "attainably priced" residences to the ever-popular Rainey Street District, courtesy of local developers Pearlstone Partners. A current view of the tower site on East Avenue. Though our minds are obviously ...
