The development of a residential building atop the heavily-tagged remains of a failed 1980s Austin condo development was probably the least surprising end imaginable for the HOPE Outdoor Gallery, which plans to reopen in a new location in 2019. Looking southeast towards downtown from the heights of the HOPE Outdoor Gallery in 2018. Photo by Alvaroreguly / ...
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Take a Look at the 45-Story Apartment Tower Headed for Fifth and Lavaca
Over the last six months or so, we've seen a steady stream of progress on a tower plan by apartment developers the Hanover Company at the southwest corner of Fifth and Lavaca Streets in downtown Austin. Still, until now we weren't certain of the building's height or appearance -- enter some new city site plan filings that give us a reasonable impression of both: Eastern and ...
Will Downtown Austin’s 48 East Avenue Be ‘Powered by Airbnb?’
A rendering of the development planned at 48 East Avenue. Image: STG Design It's been a long and winding road, development-wise, for the residential tower planned at 48 East Avenue on the edge of downtown Austin's rapidly-growing Rainey Street District. First announced as a 35-story apartment tower by local developer Robert Lee of Pearlstone Partners back in 2014, the 48 ...
Central Austin Development Roundup: The Hits Just Keep On Coming
By now, I'd really hope that you folks know the drill. It's time to check the pulse on some projects around town, and we're going to have a lot of fun while doing it. Alexa, play "Dublin Blues" by Guy Clark. Block 71 Austin's biggest and best pit is located at the Block 71 office tower site, but it's getting smaller every day as the building's underground parking ...
North Central Roundup: Say ‘Howdy’ to More Than 1,500 Apartment Units
Yesterday, we dug into apartment plans for the former Honda dealership at 1301 West Koenig Lane, but it didn't take long before we realized there's a lot more development worth noting in the north central neighborhoods of Austin. Being downtown-dwellers, we don't always pay enough attention to what's going on in the neighborhoods up north from the University of Texas campus, so ...