We've been waiting a little longer than we thought, but the deed is finally done: Stream Realty Partners has kicked off demolition at the former Hooters restaurant located at 401 South First Street, making way for the upcoming construction of its 15-story office and retail project RiverSouth. At a "ceremonial demolition" and groundbreaking held at the site earlier today, an ...
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Central Austin Development Roundup: New Views and New Towers
Like almost every week, it was a good week for towers in downtown Austin. This time around, we got a look at an all-new development in the Rainey Street District, plus progress updates for a few other projects -- not to mention some extremely fresh new renderings. As they say in the old country, "bada bing, bada boom:" 90 Rainey Street Local developer and Urbanspace CEO ...
At San Jacinto Center, Austin’s ’80s Boom Built the Four Seasons Hotel
Though we're getting taller all the time, skyscraper development in Austin really boomed during the 1980s. Between 1980 and 1987, 12 buildings with 15 or more floors opened in the downtown area, including the cluster of earth-toned towers -- One American Center, One Eleven Congress, 100 Congress, 301 Congress, and San Jacinto Center -- that defined the "Old Austin" skyline ...
The Rainey Street District’s Next Tower Is Called ‘The Quincy’ for Some Reason
How do you name a building? More importantly, how do you name a building good? Here in Austin, we've seen some common trends -- sometimes buildings receive names from the intersection where they're located, and generally when developers go down this path, the word "and" connecting the two street names gets replaced with something a little classier, like an ampersand or ...
In East Austin, Historic ‘Hepcat’ Home Has a New Lease on Life
A historic East Austin home is still the exact same home as before — it just happens to be sitting 17 blocks north of its original address. That's the latest news out of local real estate firm Cielo Property Group, which announced in a press release today that it has donated the historic house formerly located at 1608 East Fourth Street to Mary Clark, an East Austin ...