A potential office building development at an East Austin industrial site in the Govalle neighborhood is headed to tomorrow’s meeting of the city’s Planning Commission, seeking a change of use from industrial to commercial and a Planned Development Area (PDA) rezoning for the roughly 1.42-acre property at 4927 East Fifth Street. The change, which is recommended by city staff…
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Jack Brown Cleaners Site Pivots to Housing in Northwest Downtown Austin
A rezoning case headed to Austin’s Planning Commission next week indicates a longtime industrial tract in the far northwest corner of downtown is preparing to redevelop as high-rise housing. Located at 615 West MLK Jr. Boulevard between Nueces and Rio Grande Streets, for decades the roughly 0.68-acre tract has hosted the central laundry facilities of the local…
32-Floor Downtown Austin Condo Tower Planned at 14th and Lavaca Corner
A plan for a 32-story downtown Austin condo tower containing 220 new residences at the southwest corner of 14th and Lavaca Streets is now in review with the city, according to recent permit filings — one of several condo projects sought by local developers Pearlstone Partners throughout downtown in recent years, and one of only a few…
Climb Austin’s New Tallest Tower With This Eye-Popping Drone Footage
It’s a new year for towers in downtown Austin, but the first week of January is historically a little slow for any majorly breaking development news around here — everyone’s still shaking the dust off after the holiday season. So even if it might be a while before we tilt the lid on any new tower plans,…
East Austin’s Centro Project Shifting Gears With a Second Phase in 2023
With the block-sized Centro office development now complete at 1401 East Sixth Street, its developers at local firm Riverside Resources are pondering the project’s second phase. You might recall that the pair of five-story office buildings now standing at the site are only part of the story, with more buildings planned on the block east of the project’s…
One of the Rainey Street District’s Last Single-Family Homes Is for Sale
One of the final single-family residential holdouts of the Rainey Street District has officially hit the market this week. The 1945 bungalow at 701 River Street, located on a 3,375-square-foot lot at the corner of Rainey and River Streets in the heart of the rapidly-developing entertainment district, is listed with an asking price of $10 million — and this modest home represents one of the last reminders of…