Construction outfit Flintco, currently putting up developer Intracorp's 44 East Avenue condo tower in the Rainey Street District of downtown Austin, is giving us another episode of its documentary series "Beyond the Fence" -- providing an unusually inside look at the kitchen-sink process of developing a 49-floor building. Episode 2 of the series, "Harmony by Design," ...
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Here’s a New Design for Downtown Austin’s 9092 Rainey Street Tower Plan
First announced back in the blissfully pre-pandemic 2019, the tower planned to replace two bars at 90 and 92 Rainey Street by a development team including Urbanspace Real Estate founder Kevin Burns and local design firms Nelsen Partners and dwg. has undergone a few twists and turns throughout the generalized turmoil of 2020 -- members of the city's Historic Landmark ...
Is Rainey Street Better Without Cars?
Have you experienced the car-free version of Rainey Street? If not, you've got about a month left to check out the City of Austin pilot program closing the street to all motor vehicle traffic from 9 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays between December 5, 2019 and March 8, 2020. It's part of a larger effort to address the mobility and safety issues in this ...
On Rainey Street’s Doorstep, the Cambria Hotel is Back From the Dead
Well, well well. Just when we thought the Cambria Hotel bound for 68-72 East Avenue in the Rainey Street District was dead in the water, the project's filed a new site plan with the city -- the first real update on this development since 2017. This new site plan, filed to replace the woefully-expired plan from almost two years ago, doesn't appear to have changed much from the ...
Remembering the Nahua Tower, Downtown Austin’s Unbuilt Icon
Judging by the handful of drawings available, the 35-story office development headed for downtown's Block 185 is worth getting excited about. Its curved, sail-like shape might be the most interesting skyscraper design we've seen in Austin since the Frost Bank Tower -- not that we're ignoring all the other competition around town. But when I came across these ...
Here’s 91 Red River, the Rainey Street District’s Next Tower
Hey, remember our sneak peak at downtown's most mysterious upcoming tower projects? It looks like we don't have to draw a big green box anymore for the building planned at 91-93 Red River Street, a rectangular .74-acre plot of land assembled from two adjacent addresses owned by entities associated with Austin-based commercial real estate firm Endeavor Real Estate ...