The 60-story downtown Austin apartment and office tower planned at 321 West Sixth Street by banking outfit BBVA USA and national developer Ryan Companies is one step closer to breaking ground at its 0.47-acre site on the southeast corner of West Sixth and Guadalupe Streets, despite a few setbacks on the
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Inside the ‘Very Sensitive’ Renovation of East Austin’s Uptown Sports Club
Perhaps one of the single most recognizable abandoned buildings in East Austin, the Uptown Sports Club is one step closer to a fresh start. An extensive restoration plan for the shuttered bar — which currently sits empty in a state of increasing disrepair at the northeast corner of East Sixth and Waller Streets since its closure decades…
Designing a Public Space Worth Missing at Downtown’s Cypress & Shoal Creek
Maybe some of you people are in much better shape than me, but jogging with a mask on really sucks. Exercise and other outdoor recreation is technically permitted during the time of coronavirus according to the city’s current guidelines — and plenty of stir-crazy people, perhaps too many at once, are enjoying this — but the combination…
Try These Austin Face Coverings for Your Local Pandemic-Fighting Needs
As Austinites practice social distancing measures such as working from home to slow the coronavirus pandemic, the latest stay-at-home orders announced last week for the city and county requiring facial . . . Become a patron to get the full story and gain access to TOWERS’ archive. (Sign-in)
Neighborhood-Scale Grocery Stores Keep Austin Stocked in a Pandemic
Austinites looking to avoid waiting in line at the major grocery stores limiting their occupancy during the coronavirus pandemic are likely discovering just how useful it is to have a small grocery store or bodega with staple items available within walking distance of their homes. Local outlets like Fresh Plus, Wheatsville Co-Op, and Royal Blue…
Cambridge Tower, Austin’s Breeziest Building, Stays Cool in Strange Times
Working from home as a social distancing measure to slow the spread of coronavirus is an option many people simply don’t have, but it’s easy to forget that privilege when you’ve been stuck inside for nearly a month. Are you looking out your window a lot? The view from my window, which looks east across Lavaca Street, happens…
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