The 56-story Modern Austin Residences condo tower project celebrated its official “topping out” this week, with the building now reaching its maximum structural height of 658 feet at the northeast corner of Davis and Rainey Streets on the north end of the Rainey Street District in downtown Austin. It’s just one of multiple tower projects currently . . . Become…
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Meet the Ander Condo Project, Bringing Nearly 200 Homes to West Anderson
Here’s a completely true thing you can say that will greatly irritate many people: Condos are pretty rare in Austin. Although they’re the boogeyman of choice for locals lamenting the relentless march of time, the fact is that the vast majority of new multifamily residential construction in Austin delivers apartments for rent, rather than condos…
The Vesper Condo Tower Wraps Up in Downtown Austin’s Rainey Street District
The 41-story Vesper condo tower is now complete in the Rainey Street District of downtown Austin, with its first phase of move-ins kicking off this week. According to developers Pearlstone Partners and sales agency Prospect Real Estate, the building is currently 67 percent sold. The 452-foot tower broke ground in the summer of 2021, situated on . . . Become…
Here’s How Nau’s Enfield Drug Could Redevelop in Clarksville
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 . . . Become a patron to get the full story and gain access to TOWERS’ archive….
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. https://austin.towers.net/35-story-downtown…