Over the last six months or so, we've seen a steady stream of progress on a tower plan by apartment developers the Hanover Company at the southwest corner of Fifth and Lavaca Streets in downtown Austin. Still, until now we weren't certain of the building's height or appearance -- enter some new city site plan filings that give us a reasonable impression of both: Eastern and ...
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Central Austin Development Roundup: The Hits Just Keep On Coming
By now, I'd really hope that you folks know the drill. It's time to check the pulse on some projects around town, and we're going to have a lot of fun while doing it. Alexa, play "Dublin Blues" by Guy Clark. Block 71 Austin's biggest and best pit is located at the Block 71 office tower site, but it's getting smaller every day as the building's underground parking ...
North Central Roundup: Say ‘Howdy’ to More Than 1,500 Apartment Units
Yesterday, we dug into apartment plans for the former Honda dealership at 1301 West Koenig Lane, but it didn't take long before we realized there's a lot more development worth noting in the north central neighborhoods of Austin. Being downtown-dwellers, we don't always pay enough attention to what's going on in the neighborhoods up north from the University of Texas campus, so ...
What’s on Our Watchlist This Week?
The holiday season isn't exactly the hottest time for development news around here, but we've still noticed a few interesting city filings, local business updates, and other fun stuff over the last couple of weeks. Let's take a look: 87 Rainey Street - No Va / Stagger Lee https://twitter.com/steveratke/status/1064898720758726656 Shuttered bar No Va is receiving an addition ...
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 ...