The 48-floor apartment tower planned for a 0.66-acre assembly of properties in the heart of Austin’s fastest-growing entertainment district at 80 Rainey Street has officially secured its financing this week. The development partnership between local firm LV Collective and real estate investors ELV Associates and JE Dunn Capital Partners announced on Wednesday that the project has closed on its…
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The Rainey Street District’s MACC Expansion Breaks Ground Next Month
After a wait of more than a decade, the expansion of the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (ESB-MACC) located at 600 River Street in the heart of downtown’s fast-growing Rainey Street District is set to break ground next month during an on-site event on Saturday, December 10 at 9:30 . . . Become a patron to get the full story and gain access…
Here’s How Austin Imagines Rainey Street’s New Pocket Park
Last week, we looked into the potential of a new “pocket park” space bound for the 0.27-acre city-owned tract at 64 Rainey Street, set to bridge the gap between the district’s iconic Mexican American Cultural Center and the main drag of Rainey’s nearby entertainment district — and while the City of Austin . . . Become a patron to get the…
Connecting the Dots at Rainey Street’s Long-Awaited Pocket Park
As part of the upcoming expansion of the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center in the Rainey Street District of downtown Austin, we’re finally getting a park on the city-owned scrap of land at 64 Rainey Street. The fate of this 0.27-acre parcel became a
Inside Waterline, Downtown Austin’s Record-Breaking ‘Supertall’ Tower Plan
After nearly two years of leaked renderings, city permit filings, and other eyebrow-raising scraps of intel, the news is finally here in official form: the tower planned in downtown Austin at . . . Become a patron to get the full story and gain access to TOWERS’ archive. (Sign-in)
The Rainey Street District’s Trailhead Park Project Kicks Off This Summer
Three years and one pandemic after its first appearance in 2019, the long-awaited plan for a new “Trailhead” park providing enhanced access to the Hike-and-Bike Trail on the far south end of the Rainey Street District in downtown . . . Become a patron to get the full story and gain access to TOWERS’ archive. (Sign-in)