Although we were aware back in 2023 that New York-based megadeveloper the Related Companies was looking to redevelop a roughly six-acre collection of uninspiring properties at the corner of South Congress Avenue and West Riverside Drive, you never really know what that means until the renderings drop — and drop they did, in a late-breaking story last Friday…
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Take a Closer Look at the Texas Capitol Complex Project’s Next Phase
You may have noticed there’s a couple of big holes in the ground over at the corner of 15th and Lavaca Streets in downtown Austin. They aren’t just digging those for fun, believe it or not! No, that’s the second phase of the Capitol Complex project, an effort by the Texas Facilities Commission to modernize the area directly…
Here’s Our First Look at the Centro Project’s Second Act in East Austin
The block-sized Centro office and retail development at 1401 East Sixth Street in East Austin is one of our favorite projects in this forever-growing district — the building by local firm Riverside (née Riverside Resources) features handsome warehouse-inspired good looks with plenty of masonry from the Austin office of mega-architects Gensler, and an above-average helping of pedestrian-friendly landscape…
Demolition Pending for River Park Mixed-Use Project on East Riverside
River Park, the massive 109-acre mixed-use development by developer Presidium Group and global private equity firm Partners Group, envisions the construction of roughly 10 million square feet of apartments, offices, hotel, and retail space over the next 10 to 20 years near the intersection of East Riverside Drive and Pleasant Valley Road. It’s a stone’s throw from the ever-expanding Oracle corporate headquarters…
Is Downtown Austin Back in the Office?
Hey, is anybody working in downtown Austin? This sounds like the setup to a joke, but we’re actually curious — with high office vacancy rates and an increasing preference for hybrid or fully remote work after the start of the pandemic three years ago, the current state of working downtown is kinda up in the air. One Lady Bird Lake Office Tower Project Redesigned for Residential Use This cultural shift has all sorts of…
Southeast Austin’s Oracle Campus Planning Office and Hotel Addition
The sprawling waterfront headquarters of software multinational Oracle Corporation could soon expand once again in Southeast Austin, according to recent city permits. The firm, which opened a large office campus on South Lakeshore Boulevard in 2018 and designated the site as its new corporate headquarters two years later, currently owns approximately 50 acres on the southeast shore of Lady Bird Lake under the terms of a…