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 a small 0.4-acre site at…
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Shell Plans Two Electric Vehicle Charging Hubs in Austin
Multinational petroleum giant Shell is leaning into a recently announced strategic pivot towards electric vehicles, with plans to nearly quadruple its existing network of EV charging stations by 2030 — and Austin appears to be one of the first cities on the list for the oil company’s Houston-based U.S. subsidiary, with at least two local properties owned by entities…
The Children Yearn for UNO Everywhere
A resolution passed earlier today by Austin City Council directs our beloved city staff to research how to gas up UNO. What’s UNO? Well, UNO is for you and me, and UNO’s building density. UNO keeps rents lower here than any district far or near! UNO stands for “University Neighborhood Overlay,” of course, but that’s not as fun to sing or…
415 Colorado Apartment and Office Tower Tops Out in Downtown Austin
415 Colorado, the 47-story apartment and office tower under construction at the southeast corner of West Fifth and Colorado Streets in downtown Austin, celebrated reaching its maximum structural height last week by hosting a “topping out” ceremony. As you might know if you’re familiar with this tradition — perhaps the only time the construction industry dabbles in paganism — the…
15-Story Residential Tower Could Bring Lamar and Airport an All-Time High
A transit-oriented residential development now in the early planning stages at the southeast corner of Lamar and Airport Boulevards at the edge of the Highland neighborhood could set a new record for height in this region of Central Austin, with the project’s developers now seeking a zoning change from the city unlocking a maximum height of 160…
Demolition Pending for North Lamar Apartment Site Near Crestview Station
Demolition permits are now pending for approximately five buildings spread across four adjacent properties near the northeast corner of North Lamar Boulevard and West St. Johns Avenue in the Highland neighborhood of Central Austin, clearing the approximately 3.6-acre land assembly for a 378-unit apartment and retail building planned by residential mega-developers Greystar. The four tracts…