A list of demolition applications under review for consideration at the upcoming January 24 meeting of the city’s Historic Landmark Commission tells the story of two possible new tower developments headed for downtown Austin, if you look closely — actually, the clues are incredibly obvious. Let’s take a peek for ourselves: 307 – 311 East…
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Turning a Corner at 415 Colorado
Demolition is scheduled to begin this week at the southeast corner of West Fifth and Colorado Streets in downtown Austin, clearing several buildings for the construction of a 47-floor residential and office tower developed by Texas private equity firm Stonelake Capital Partners. The project, at the moment known simply by its address at 415 Colorado, will…
Avenue Lofts Sold in Fourth Major Downtown Austin Condo Buyout
Downtown Austin condo community Avenue Lofts has sold to local real estate developers Wilson Capital, according to the firm. This five-story, 38-unit building at 410 East Fifth Street, originally built as state offices in 1943 and adapted for condo use in the late 1990s, has been recently marketed as a prime location for new tower development — its 0.8-acre…
Here’s Our First Glimpse of the Tower Headed for West Sixth and Rio Grande
The 53-floor apartment tower planned for the quarter-block at the southwest corner of West Sixth and Rio Grande Streetby developers Kairoi Residential might not break ground for a while — if you weren’t aware, Kairoi is currently busy building the tallest tower in Austin while simultaneously planning to build the tallest tower in Texas. A view of the West Sixth and Rio Grande Street site now occupied by WTF…
West Sixth and Rio Grande’s Getting Taller, but Watch That View Corridor!
After finding out last year that San Antonio-based developer Kairoi Residential had purchased the quarter-block at the southwest corner of West Sixth and Rio Grande Street now occupied by the goofily-named bar Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Icehouse (haha, get it?) at 701 West Sixth Street, we knew an apartment tower development of some kind was in the cards —…
The Republic Tower Rides Again
Downtown Austin saw a few projects fall through or downscale their ambitions significantly during the pandemic’s freshman and sophomore years, but after months of nail-biting we’re thrilled to report that the 46-floor Republic office tower planned by real estate giants Lincoln Property Company bringing 800,000 square feet of office space and 19,500 square feet of retail to a…