A 49-story tower project planned in the heart of the Rainey Street District will bring 644 apartments along with several new bars and restaurants to this fast-growing downtown neighborhood — and with a number of public-facing features including the preservation of two bungalows currently occupying its site, the development appears more willing than most to accommodate the anxieties of Austinites concerned…
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44 East Avenue Tops Out 49 Floors of Condos in the Rainey Street District
Here’s a late-breaking news update you tower-minded folks will be happy to hear — the downtown Austin condo tower at 44 East Avenue by developers Intracorp has officially celebrated its topping out at the southern edge of the Rainey Street District. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Connor Matthews – Realtor (@connormatthewsrealtor) There’s a…
A Teaser for Texas’ Tallest Tower Arrives in This Downtown Austin Parking Lot
Have you noticed there’s a very small building now sitting in the parking lot at the corner of Cesar Chavez and Red River Streets? It’s got sort of a modernist hot dog stand thing going on, but what’s the real purpose of this structure? The panes of glass offer a clue — though it’s subtle,…
Natiivo Austin’s ‘Home Sharing’ Tower Sells Out in the Rainey Street District
Natiivo Austin, the fascinating residential crossbreed that’s not quite condo and not quite hotel, is officially “completely sold out” according to its developers at Austin-based developer Pearlstone Partners along with Newgard Development Group out of Miami. Per its exclusive listing agents at Prospect Real Estate, the building’s 248 units sold out ahead of schedule — actually beating their own projections, with…
The Rainey Street District’s Trailhead Park Project Finally Moves Forward
The Trail Foundation’s vision for a “Trailhead” space atop the 1.58-acre tract of parkland at the southwest corner of East Avenue and Cummings Street on the far south end of the Rainey Street District is one of the area’s most compelling projects. But between a pandemic and ongoing growth in the neighborhood, things look a little different around here…
The Vesper Condo Tower Breaks Ground in the Rainey Street District
The 41-floor downtown Austin condo tower project at 84 East Avenue has completed the demolition of existing buildings at its 0.4-acre site and officially entered the construction phase, according to its local developers at Pearlstone Partners and the New York-based investors ATCO Properties. The Rainey Street-adjacent tower, which Pearlstone announced today will be called Vesper, is expected to bring 284 condos to the district…