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…
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A Second Tower Project’s Headed Downtown at Sixth and Guadalupe
A mixed-use apartment and office tower by national real estate firm Ryan Companies is in an early planning phase atop a nearly half-acre land assembly on the southeast corner of West Sixth and Guadalupe Streets in downtown Austin — making the as-yet-unnamed project the second tower now planned at this intersection, joining the 6 X Guadalupe development already…
We’ve Got Two Options for a Snazzed-Up Trailhead in the Rainey Street District
The Trail Foundation’s vision for an improved Hike-and-Bike Trail entrance — or trailhead, using the preferred hiker-and-biker parlance — in downtown Austin’s rapidly-growing Rainey Street District is finally taking shape this month. At a public engagement meeting held last weekend, the nonprofit showed off two possible design configurations of an upgraded entry point and park space…
How Big Should Project Connect Go?
Last week I had the privilege of attending an open house for Project Connect , the planning effort to build a high-frequency, high-capacity, fast-running base for Austin’s transit system. Although the in-person open houses for the Orange and Blue lines are over, you can still review the materials and get your feedback heard at the virtual open house . CapMetro…
Between Rails and Roads, an East Austin Office Project Braves the Squeeze
A vaguely triangular piece of land created by the gradual confluence of a rail line with East Fifth Street sounds like a challenging choice of site for East Austin’s next big development, but then again, constraint drives creativity — making the office project bound for a 1.74-acre tract at 2700 East Fifth Street more interesting than most. The…
A Record-Setting Tower’s Planned at 14th and Guadalupe Downtown
UPDATE, FEBRUARY 2020: Check the end of this article for a new rendering of the 14th and Guadalupe project. A 31-story office and retail building planned at the northwest corner of 14th and Guadalupe Streets by local developers Cypress Real Estate Advisors will raise the bar for its growing district in a very literal sense — with…