Updates to the site plan for the Block 32 tower project now working its way through the city’s permitting process offer us a closer look at the two towers set to rise atop a half-block at East Third and San Jacinto Streets in downtown Austin — and although our city is pretty spoiled for impressive new buildings lately, these…
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Massive Mixed-Use Development Planned for East Austin Dairy Site
A rezoning case currently in review with the City of Austin could bring more than a thousand new residences, a hotel, offices, and significant retail space to a 21.38-acre industrial site in far East Austin located at 71 Strandtman Cove near Highway 183. Currently occupied by the Borden Dairy . . . Become a patron to get…
Connecting the Dots at Rainey Street’s Long-Awaited Pocket Park
As part of the upcoming expansion of the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center in the Rainey Street District of downtown Austin, we’re finally getting a park on the city-owned scrap of land at 64 Rainey Street. The fate of this 0.27-acre parcel became a
Inside Waterline, Downtown Austin’s Record-Breaking ‘Supertall’ Tower Plan
After nearly two years of leaked renderings, city permit filings, and other eyebrow-raising scraps of intel, the news is finally here in official form: the tower planned in downtown Austin at . . . Become a patron to get the full story and gain access to TOWERS’ archive. (Sign-in)
Fixing Up Downtown Austin’s Secret Porch at 301 Congress
Downtown Austin’s most overlooked outdoor space is located on Fourth Street, at the halfway point of the block between Congress Avenue and Brazos Street — it’s sort of like a backyard to the 301 Congress office tower, containing a couple of trees and a bit too much pavement tucked away next to the building’s parking…
14th and Lavaca Is Austin’s First Victory Over the Capitol Dominance Overlay
Demolition is currently underway at the southwest corner of 14th and Lavaca Streets in downtown Austin, clearing a number of unused properties in preparation for a residential tower development by local builders Pearlstone Partners — and while the site doesn’t really look different from any other downtown demolition at the moment, the project . . . Become a patron to get…