Hey, remember the new Marriott hotel planned at the block just west of the convention center on Cesar Chavez Street? Sure you do! We’ve seen some evidence of site prep at the address in the last few months, but today, demolition’s kicking off in earnest on the southwest corner of the block. The building at 101 San Jacinto Boulevard,…
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Central Austin Development Roundup: Actually, It Never Slows Down
Development in downtown Austin supposedly happens in cycles, where a lot of buildings get announced all at once, a select few of them slooooowly come together, and by the time they’re finished, a new wave of building announcements wipes our memory of the last one. Of course, the more you follow downtown projects, the more the concept of…
For You, For Austin: A Convention Center History, Part One
Have you noticed the Austin Convention Center? You know, that building over on Cesar Chavez and Trinity Streets? Oh, and also over on Red River, Second, Third, Fourth, and Neches Streets? Don’t you think it’s been looking a little…small lately? Certainly wouldn’t be among my top five reactions, but you could be forgiven for thinking…
Skybridges: Yes or No?
Downtown Austin’s getting two, maybe three skybridges in the near future, and many of my fellow urbanists aren’t too happy about it. The skybridges contemplated would connect hotels to the City of Austin Convention Center, creating a sort of hermetically sealed convention district that never meaningfully interacts with the street. These elevated pathways between buildings…