Paseo, the 557-unit downtown Austin apartment tower now rising on Rainey Street that just happened to receive its name from yours truly, has officially reached its maximum height. The building’s development team, including its general contractors at JE Dunn Construction . . . Become a patron to get the full story and gain access to TOWERS’ archive….
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Home2 Suites Hotel Tower Planned at the North Edge of Downtown Austin
A 14-story hotel tower containing a Home2 Suites by Hilton is planned on the north edge of downtown Austin near the southeast corner of Guadalupe Street and West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, according to recent permit applications with the City of Austin. The project by Houston-based management firm PA Hospitality is expected to rise…
The Modern Austin Residences Tops Out in the Rainey Street District
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…
Fifth and Trinity Hotel Project Could Be Downtown Austin’s Next Groundbreaking
The 13-story hotel planned as part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection brand by local hospitality firm White Lodging could kick off demolition and construction at the southwest corner of East Fifth and Trinity Streets in downtown Austin before the end of the year, according to recent city permit documents, with demolition and site prep work currently scheduled to…
The City’s Long-Awaited St. John Housing Plan Polishes Up Its Park
The long and winding road to the City of Austin’s development of a roughly 19-acre land assembly in the historic St. John neighborhood with mixed-income housing and park space only has a few twists and turns left. You’ll agree that’s good news considering the
Affordable Housing Plan Moving Forward at East Austin School District Site
Efforts by the Austin Independent School District to repurpose one of its large land holdings for affordable housing development are moving forward, with a rezoning case for a nearly 20-acre AISD property in the Govalle neighborhood of East Austin known as the Anita Ferrales Coy Facility at 4900 Gonzales Street