With the Texas Lottery Commission reportedly completing its move to fresh digs in the George H.W. Bush Building of the Capitol Complex project earlier this summer, it appears yet another downtown Austin block formerly occupied by a state agency is contemplating its future — a site plan filed with the city earlier this week indicates the easily-overlooked Grant Plaza office complex at 611…
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With Dart Bowl Bound for Demolition, Highland Lanes Could Redevelop Next
The building formerly home to longtime Austin landmark Dart Bowl received the green light for demolition this week from the city’s Historic Landmark Commission, with the former bowling alley at 5700 Grover Avenue to be replaced by a 247-unit apartment project from developers OHT Partners — but recent city filings indicate the family partnership behind Dart Bowl’s legendary…
Meta or Not, the Sixth and Guadalupe Tower Is Officially Topped Out
Five long and difficult years after its first announcement, the Sixth and Guadalupe tower has finally “topped out” — reaching the structure’s maximum height of 865 feet, for now holding the title of tallest building in the city. Developed by a partnership of Kairoi Residential, Lincoln Property Company, and DivcoWest, the tower now finds itself in a remarkably different world from when it broke…
This ‘Eclectic’ Office and Apartment Project Finds a Good Fit in Govalle
An oddly-shaped collection of properties in the Govalle neighborhood of East Austin could soon see a mixed-use development raising offices and hundreds of apartments at the confluence of East Fifth and East Seventh Street, the latest project by local real estate firm CSW Development. Known as the Eclectic at Fifth Street, the project will contain two structures atop…
South Congress Tower Plan Adds Height, Housing, and Rooftop Beekeeping
A planned unit development proposed by New York-based real estate firm Tishman Speyer Properties would raise a 400-foot tower atop a 0.8-acre assembly of adjacent properties currently containing a tire shop and nail salon on South Congress Avenue. The plan for the site, spanning 311 to 315 South Congress Avenue, was previously described in local reports earlier this year as a…
Meet Solomon, Building Mueller-Style Living Across the Street From Mueller
A seemingly biblically-named building by major local developers Endeavor Real Estate Group is now under construction at the gateway to the Mueller neighborhood in Central Austin. Solomon, a five-story mixed-use apartment and retail project containing approximately 369 new residences, is located atop a largely undeveloped 3.8-acre tract at 1414 East 51st Street formerly used as parking space…