44 East Avenue, the tallest downtown Austin condo tower headed for the Rainey Street District at the moment, is less than a month away from celebrating its groundbreaking -- and more than 25 percent of the project's reported 322 residential units are already under contract, according to local real estate firm Urbanspace. Intracorp, the developers behind the tower ...
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Take a Fresh Look at Natiivo, the Rainey Street District’s ‘Home Sharing’ Tower
Natiivo, the Airbnb-powered "home sharing" concept currently under construction at 48 East Avenue in the Rainey Street District of downtown Austin, received a lot of attention both local and national regarding its unique ownership model after the project's announcement earlier this year -- and at the time of the tower's groundbreaking ceremony back in August, its ...
Rainey Street’s Getting a Bar on Stilts
For once, let's cut to the chase. Above, you'll see a picture of a bar on stilts. This two-story project, the actual name of which is currently unknown but should obviously just be "The Bar On Stilts," is currently moving through the planning stages at 609 Davis Street -- an address much better known as the current home of Rainey Street-adjacent and Bridget Dunlap-owned ...
Natiivo ‘Home Sharing’ Tower Breaks Ground in the Rainey Street District
A groundbreaking event took place this morning for Natiivo, the "Airbnb-powered" home sharing brand announced earlier this summer as the identity of the 33-story tower planned for many years at 48 East Avenue in the Rainey Street District. https://twitter.com/downtown_austin/status/1141159401304285184 The Natiivo business model is pretty groundbreaking in its own right, ...
At Least 12 Mobility Upgrades Planned for the Rainey Street District
As far as we can tell, the "comprehensive mobility study" of the Rainey Street area recommended by Austin's Design Commission back in May hasn't wrapped up yet, but that apparently doesn't mean the city doesn't already have some plans of its own for fixing up the area's patchy sidewalks and other mobility infrastructure. This is great news for the neighborhood's residents, ...
