UPDATE: It turns out that despite the 120-foot height maximum of the zoning change achieved by this property, the ERC development bonus program doesn’t supersede the height limits of this area’s Waterfront Overlay district imposed by its proximity to Lady Bird Lake — meaning the maximum height of new development allowed here will be 96…
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Affordable Housing Unlocks Surprising New Heights at Cambrian East Riverside
Despite the explosive variety of multifamily housing development along East Riverside Drive in Southeast Austin, one thing is almost always the same — the buildings are six floors tall at most, the ubiquitous wood-framed apartment configuration known in cities all over the country as a one-plus-five. (You’ll notice the first image on the Wikipedia entry for this building style literally…
Timbercreek Redevelopment Could Bring 550 Apartments to Bouldin
The redevelopment of a 1970s-era South Austin apartment community could bring up to 550 new apartment units to the Bouldin Creek neighborhood, only a stone’s throw from the city’s growing South Central Waterfront district. The proposal, outlined in a briefing by Austin’s Planning and Zoning Department at a meeting of the city’s Environmental Commission earlier this week, will…
Aura On Lamar Apartments Head for North Loop’s ‘Friendly Whale’
Hey, remember the weird chunk of land at the southeast corner of North Lamar Boulevard and West Koenig Lane we decided was shaped kinda like a whale? This guy: The quirky and currently quite empty 3.4-acre tract at 5629 North Lamar Boulevard, purchased from the State of Texas last year for an undisclosed sum by Dallas-based multifamily developer Trinsic…
Here’s What’s Next at Symphony Square
Symphony Square, a mixed-use office and multifamily residential tower planned in the northeast corner of downtown Austin by global development firm Greystar, has bounced around the early stages of realization for several months at this point. The project’s situated atop a roughly 1.7-acre land assembly including the Austin Symphony Orchestra offices at 1117 Red River Street, and the large drive-through Velocity…
South Austin’s MESA Condos Will Soon Rise Again After Recent Fire
After a fire at its South Austin construction site last month brought the MESA condos nearly back to square one, the project’s dusting itself off and getting back on track. A message issued earlier this week to buyers at the 45-unit, three-story condo development at 4004 Banister Lane by IMPACT Developers states that despite the considerable damage,…