Hot on the heels of recent zoning changes allowing taller and denser construction in the North Burnet / Gateway planning area of North Austin, a proposal for twin residential towers in the South End District of the Domain by real estate firm . . . Become a patron to get the full story and gain access to TOWERS’ archive….
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Burnet Road Residential Tower Brings New Height Near the Domain
The cliché that the Domain represents Austin’s “second downtown” is a slight overstatement, but that doesn’t make its recent vertical growth any less impressive for a part of town that only a few years ago was indistinguishable from the car-dependent suburban sprawl of almost everything north of 183. The
Block L Project Could Be the Final Phase of the Domain’s Residential Boom
March 7 marked a milestone in the Domain, for that was the day the City of Austin Development Services office issued the last site plan permit of more than a dozen residential building permits in the master-planned mixed-use development. Dallas-based Columbus Realty Partners Ltd., the developer, obtained the permit for Block L, an apartment complex otherwise…
Domain 9 Plans Describe 18-Story Office Tower for North Austin
The Domain’s most recent office tower project, the rather obviously-named Domain Tower , appeared to distinguish itself from its neighbors in North Austin’s largest mixed-use development by not having a number in its name — but despite this momentary break from the norm, the Domain’s next office tower will fall back in line and take a number. This time,…
What’s Next for Shoal Creek? 12 Improvements to Expect
If you’ve followed the ongoing saga of downtown for a few decades, you might be suffering from Shoal Creek Fatigue. Since the Civilian Conservation Corps developed formal trails along the waterway in the 1930s, we’ve seen plans for improvements to all or part of the Shoal Creek corridor in 1976, 1998, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016,…