Juno, a Silicon Valley real estate startup dedicated to the modular production of multifamily housing from the engineered wood material known as mass timber, has reportedly broken ground on its first project in East Austin. This five-story, 24-unit apartment community with ground-level retail space will rise on an extremely narrow 0.17-acre site at the northwest corner of East Fourth…
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20 Years after 9/11, Austin’s Frost Bank Tower Remains a Symbol of Strength
With numerous taller towers now prominent on Austin’s skyline — and even more on the way — the 33-story Frost Bank Tower at 401 Congress Avenue isn’t quite the symbol of the “New Austin” it once was at the time of its opening in 2004, remaining the city’s tallest building only until the completion of the 360 Condominiums in 2008. But as…
Natiivo Austin’s ‘Home Sharing’ Tower Sells Out in the Rainey Street District
Natiivo Austin, the fascinating residential crossbreed that’s not quite condo and not quite hotel, is officially “completely sold out” according to its developers at Austin-based developer Pearlstone Partners along with Newgard Development Group out of Miami. Per its exclusive listing agents at Prospect Real Estate, the building’s 248 units sold out ahead of schedule — actually beating their own projections, with…
The Amaya Family Imagines a Bigger Taco Village in North Loop
A proposed zoning change for a 1.2-acre property near the southwest corner of I-35 and Highway 290 at the edge of the North Loop neighborhood would allow the Amaya family behind longtime Tex-Mex staple Amaya’s Taco Village to redevelop their restaurant site as a multistory mixed-use building containing a new restaurant space, additional retail, and a number…
The Rainey Street District’s Trailhead Park Project Finally Moves Forward
The Trail Foundation’s vision for a “Trailhead” space atop the 1.58-acre tract of parkland at the southwest corner of East Avenue and Cummings Street on the far south end of the Rainey Street District is one of the area’s most compelling projects. But between a pandemic and ongoing growth in the neighborhood, things look a little different around here…
A South Congress Mixed-Use Project Builds on the Legacy of Hill’s Cafe
The 2018 closure of Hill’s Cafe, a longtime South Austin staple for chicken fried steaks and live music with roots on South Congress Avenue dating back to 1947, served as yet another indicator that the city’s dense development was boldly venturing south of Highway 290, anchored by the nearby St. Elmo district’s ongoing transformation from industrial neighborhood to trendier industrial neighborhood. But the mixed-use project…