When a fire destroyed Rio Grande Street bakery and restaurant Texas French Bread back in January, the future of this longtime local business didn’t seem particularly sunny . Owner Murph Willcott and his wife Carissa Ries, devastated at the loss of the nearly century-old building at this site occupied by their business since 1986, weren’t sure what a path forward for their…
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Here’s the Latest Look for Downtown Austin’s HealthSouth Redevelopment
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…
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…
East Riverside Gateway Plans 2 Million Square Feet of Transit-Adjacent Growth
An approximately 22-acre site near the far eastern end of East Riverside Drive could see a massive mixed-use redevelopment with more than 2 million square feet of residential, office, and retail space planned adjacent to the upcoming Metro Center rail station of Project Connect’s Blue Line, expected to be built near here at the intersection of East Riverside Drive and East Ben White Boulevard….
One Oak Condo Project Breaks Ground in Bouldin Creek
The One Oak condos by the Austin-based offices of Vancouver real estate development firm Intracorp Homes celebrated its official groundbreaking today in the Bouldin Creek neighborhood of South Austin, with construction now commencing on this 106-unit residential community combining condos, eight live/work storefronts at ground level, and 10 top-floor penthouses in a four-story building surrounded by trees…