A large mixed-use development set to transform a vacant 15-acre tract currently zoned mostly for industrial use in far East Austin hopes to introduce a new community benefit that could serve as a model for future projects — 10,000 square feet of affordable commercial space, offered at 60 percent of market rent to small arts-focused local businesses…
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Hundreds of Homes Rising Near Rails on an Oddly-Shaped East Austin Site
A six-story East Austin apartment project by local developer Lincoln Ventures is set to rise atop a triangular piece of land at 2700 East Fifth Street, bringing 625 residential units, a co-working space spanning two floors, and a 2,400-square-foot retail cafe and “urban grocery store” to the site, according to the developer — a bright future for…
The Amaya’s Condo Redevelopment is Austin’s Feel-Good Project of the Year
A zoning change approved by the City of Austin’s Planning Commission this week will allow the Amaya family behind local Tex-Mex institution Amaya’s Taco Village to redevelop their 1.2-acre restaurant site at the far edge of the North Loop neighborhood near the southwest corner of I-35 and Highway 290, with plans for a five-story mixed-use building containing an estimated 80…
It’s Cranes Up for the Waller at Symphony Square in Downtown Austin
Years after our earliest news of the project and mere months after the first look at what we can confidently call downtown Austin’s bluest new building, the development at Symphony Square formerly also known as Symphony Square but now calling at least its residential tower side the Waller is officially under construction at the southeast corner of East 12th and Red River Streets….
Downtown Austin’s Most Eligible Warehouses Hit the Market at 99 Trinity
A block of 1970s-era warehouses located at 99 Trinity Street, representing a low-density curiosity in a region of downtown Austin otherwise experiencing rapid growth, is listed for sale as of this week via commercial real estate giants JLL — and maybe it’s needless to say, but the possibility of development at this site is music to our ears. This prime 0.94-acre…
48-Story Residential Tower Planned at Rainey Street’s Food Truck Park
A development planned for an assembly of properties along Rainey Street currently occupied mostly by the Rainey Street Food Truck Lot is currently seeking city approval for the construction of a 48-story tower bringing more residences to this downtown Austin neighborhood — and though it’s not the tallest plan underway in the district, if built this would displace an earlier proposal and be unique…