We've waited for a rendering of developer Transwestern's Block 36 apartment project in downtown Austin for the better part of two years at this point, so long in fact that we have all become skeletons sitting patiently in our chairs. But the wait is over! Recent marketing materials for the project give us our first good look at the planned five-story building, which is ...
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At La Vista de Lopez, an East Austin Holdout Imagines a Tower of Its Own
After holding out against development in a rising district of East Austin for more than 30 years, the Lopez house isn't giving up -- instead, it's planning to go up. This historic single-family home just east of I-35 at 809 East Ninth Street, officially known as the Routon-Alvarez-Lopez House, has enjoyed a long life despite a universe of growth around it due to its ...
Central Austin’s Concordia Redevelopment Finally Filling Its Gaps
The planned unit development (PUD) agreement between developers and the city for the redevelopment of Concordia University's 22-acre former campus, located on the west side of I-35 between East 32nd Street and Concordia Avenue, passed all the way back in 2007. But a successful deal doesn't plunk down buildings overnight, especially when its master developers are imprisoned for ...
At a Shuttered East Side Barbershop, Five Floors of Apartments May Fit Fine
A five-story apartment building could soon rise atop the site of a former East Austin barbershop, per recent city filings. Located on a roughly .22-acre assembly that includes 1812 and 1814 East Sixth Street, both addresses are now owned by corporate entities connected with local design and construction firm Novium Group. Site plan proposals filed last week by ...
Residential Project to Replace Bingo Hall in East Riverside’s Growing Corridor
UPDATE: Thanks to a tip from an intrepid reader, we've now got our hands on a selection of the 1919 East Riverside Drive project's site plan, submitted to the city via engineering firm Stantec. Take a gander for yourself: Though this image doesn't give us as much information as a rendering, it shows that the proposed building at the bingo hall site appears to be ...
