The future of a roughly 10-acre former rail yard between East Fourth and East Fifth Streets will emerge as part of East Austin’s “new normal” within a few short months. Formerly known as Plaza Saltillo after its nearby MetroRail station, but now shortened to the snappier and slightly less confusing Saltillo, this ambitious project by local developers Endeavor…
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Loren Hotel and Condo Project Breaks Ground at South Lamar and Riverside
Groundbreaking and other site work has begun for the Loren at Lady Bird Lake, an eight-story, 108-room hotel with 26 additional condo units including two penthouses planned for South Austin’s so-called “Taco PUD” at 211 South Lamar Boulevard, according to an announcement by hospitality firm the Loren Hotel Group. A current view of the site at the…
Meet Tower 5C, a 41-Story Office Project for West Fifth and Colorado
An office tower by national commercial developer Ryan Companies will rise 41 floors — 633 feet and 11 inches, to be exact — at the southeast corner of West Fifth and Colorado Streets in downtown Austin, according to recent city permit filings and statements from the developers. Occupying nearly a quarter-block, the project contains 463,723…
Hitting the Bricks at Downtown Austin’s Finest Masonry Residential Towers
One of the more common complaints leveled against the ongoing growth of downtown Austin condo and apartment towers is that the new buildings rising around us all look the same. General architectural trends and the material similarities of most modern structures have contributed to that argument, at least in some cases, but the criticism we hear the…
Aura On Lamar Apartments Head for North Loop’s ‘Friendly Whale’
Hey, remember the weird chunk of land at the southeast corner of North Lamar Boulevard and West Koenig Lane we decided was shaped kinda like a whale? This guy: The quirky and currently quite empty 3.4-acre tract at 5629 North Lamar Boulevard, purchased from the State of Texas last year for an undisclosed sum by Dallas-based multifamily developer Trinsic…
Here’s Our First Look at South Lamar’s Next Mixed-Use Transformation
South Lamar Boulevard is no stranger to growth, but recent plans show there’s still more than enough room left for dense, smart expansion on the corridor — honest! Next on the menu down south is a 3.88-acre redevelopment of adjacent tracts at 1303, 1311, and 1401 South Lamar Boulevard, which will replace locations of Austin’s Automotive Specialists, Genie Car Wash, and Jiffy Lube with…