The Linden, a 28-floor downtown Austin condo tower planned in the previously rarely-developed northwestern corner of downtown Austin, is one step closer to becoming this area’s first major residential tower in many years. Along with a recent city permit for the installation of a 418-foot crane implying pending construction, a demolition application filed earlier this week is…
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East Avenue Demolition Clearing Path for Rainey’s Next Condo Tower
The pending demolition of a restaurant building will soon clear the site of a planned downtown Austin condo tower on the edge of the Rainey Street District. The 41-story East Tower project by local developers Pearlstone Partners in partnership with New York-based investment firm ATCO Properties is currently expected to break ground later this year atop a 0.4-acre site…
Recent Downtown Austin Condo Tower 70 Rainey Is 100% Sold
The sales team of 70 Rainey , a 34-floor downtown Austin condo tower at the heart of the city’s ever-growing Rainey Street District, announced this week that the community has reached the 100 percent sales mark. As of Monday, May 24, all of the building’s 164 residences are officially sold or under contract, according to representatives of local brokerage Gottesman…
Colorfield Condos Break Ground at Castle Hill’s Former Graffiti Gallery
A 10-unit condo community in the Castle Hill district directly west of downtown Austin and adjacent to the Clarksville neighborhood has officially broken ground on the site of the city’s well-known and now-relocated outdoor graffiti gallery, formally known since 2011 as the HOPE Outdoor Gallery. The Colorfield condos will occupy the hillside at 1012 Baylor Street, a 1.2-acre property which famously…
The Travis Apartment Tower Project Finally Stirs to Life in the Rainey District
The still-uncertain impact of the last year’s pandemic on many of the tower projects previously announced for downtown Austin has us watching several sites around town with more anxiety than usual, and the Travis at 80 Red River Street was near the top of our list for towers we weren’t quite sure would survive. But in this…
Downtown’s Avenue Lofts Condos Hit the Market, With Redevelopment in Mind
The Avenue Lofts, a 38-unit downtown Austin condo community at 410 East Fifth Street, is being marketed for sale. According to a listing from commercial real estate investors CBRE, the owner’s association of the building has retained the firm as the property’s exclusive marketing agent, with a possible major tower redevelopment of the 0.81-acre property highlighted in marketing materials…