You may have noticed a new look lately at the downtown Austin condo and hotel tower at Fourth and Neches Streets, home to the Hilton Austin and 5 Fifty Five residences. A new coat of paint is probably the quickest way to transform an existing building -- just ask the LINE Hotel, which recently brightened up the exterior of the former Radisson at Congress Avenue and ...
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Central Austin Development Roundup: Towers, Towers, and More Towers
The hits just keep on coming, y'all. We've got an all-star roundup of local development items revved up for you this week, with almost every update related to a tower on the way in downtown Austin. Giddyup: Fifth & Brazos Hotel The 32-story mixed-use hotel and residential tower by Magellan and Ryan Companies at Fifth & Brazos Streets is really happening. We ...
The Driskill Hotel’s Rooftop ‘Bungalow’ is a Forgotten Austin Oddity
Austin, have we collectively forgotten the fact that there's a house sitting on top of the Driskill Hotel? No kidding, it's really up there. See for yourself: Specifically, it's perched atop the Driskill's 12-story annex tower, which is connected to the original 1886 hotel building and contains many of its rooms. The annex itself is historic, dating back to 1929 -- and ...
What’s on Our Watchlist This Week?
We often come across some fairly interesting business updates in the universe of downtown Austin and beyond -- openings, closings, remodels, upcoming events, the installation of new vent hoods, and so forth -- that are not quite robust enough to justify a full feature. Since we're trying to keep everyone on the pulse of the city, we think it's time we started sharing ...
In Loving Memory: Downtown Austin’s ‘Rather Tawdry’ Alamo Hotel
Earlier this week, a demolition permit was issued by the city for the Extended Stay America building at 600 Guadalupe Street in downtown Austin. Despite its central location, this fenced-off, unremarkable low-rise structure was nearly identical to what you might find on the side of a highway anywhere else in America, and unless you were a business traveler looking for a room ...