A rezoning application now pending with the city for a 4.4-acre East Austin property could point to major new development in the Cherrywood neighborhood, which may eventually replace a number of popular local businesses along 38th 1/2 Street. This is understandably a bit of a jumpscare for residents of this charming enclave, but let’s take some deep…
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This Downtown Apartment Building Is Becoming a Hotel, for Some Reason
I’ve always hated the name of the student-oriented apartment complex located at 1715 Guadalupe Street in downtown Austin: “The G.” You know, short for Guadalupe. Like an ice pick in the ear every time. Da Gee! But this goofy name’s reign of terror could soon come to an end, with new permits for the 79-unit…
Yeah, Austin’s Billion-Dollar Convention Center Expansion Needs a Music Venue
Okay, so convention centers attract economic growth and increase tourism dollars. But as we’re mentioned before, their vibes are typically really bad. The paradox of a convention center as an urban land use is that it must be placed smack dab in the heart of the central city to create a vibrant, accessible presence for attendees, but the very…
Here’s Our First Look at the Centro Project’s Second Act in East Austin
The block-sized Centro office and retail development at 1401 East Sixth Street in East Austin is one of our favorite projects in this forever-growing district — the building by local firm Riverside (née Riverside Resources) features handsome warehouse-inspired good looks with plenty of masonry from the Austin office of mega-architects Gensler,
More Than 1,000 Apartments Planned at Central Austin’s Lamar Business Park
The planned redevelopment of a nearly 14-acre shopping center and business park at the edge of the North Loop neighborhood in Central Austin could bring more than 1,000 new apartment residences near the southeast corner of North Lamar Boulevard and West Koenig Lane, according to a rezoning application now pending with the city. The Lamar Business Park,…
What’s Next For Mueller’s Historic Browning Hangar?
Along with a certain iconic midcentury control tower, the Browning Hangar is one of the only remaining structures in the Mueller neighborhood of Central Austin recalling this 700-acre community’s past as the city . . . Become a patron to get the full story and gain access to TOWERS’ archive. (Sign-in)