The 1.73-acre city-owned downtown property at 1215 Red River Street, formerly home to the HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, is the lesser-known cousin of the significantly larger Central Health redevelopment next door — the latter project’s bringing a roughly 14-acre planned unit development with commercial and residential uses under the auspices of the University of Texas and Dell Medical School’s “Innovation District” branding…
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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 is currently conducting an official community engagement process for the site, we thought…
901 South Congress Offices Bringing Austin More of the Good Wood
New York-based real estate giants the Related Companies announced its entrance to Austin’s commercial market in style last week, revealing plans for a stunning 15-story office tower replacing a surface parking lot on the south shores of Lady Bird Lake — and although we’ll obviously follow the One Lady Bird Lake project with great interest, the developer’s announcement also mentioned a second, smaller…
Here’s Our First Look at the Two Towers Headed for Block 32 in Downtown Austin
Updates to the site plan for the Block 32 tower project now working its way through the city’s permitting process offer us a closer look at the two towers set to rise atop a half-block at East Third and San Jacinto Streets in downtown Austin — and although our city is pretty spoiled for impressive new buildings lately, these…
Massive Mixed-Use Development Planned for East Austin Dairy Site
A rezoning case currently in review with the City of Austin could bring more than a thousand new residences, a hotel, offices, and significant retail space to a 21.38-acre industrial site in far East Austin located at 71 Strandtman Cove near Highway 183. Currently occupied by the Borden Dairy Company, the rezoning now sought for the site…
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 hot topic of discussion starting roughly a decade ago, as the MACC and developers of the adjacent 70…