The W Austin Hotel and Residences is an important project for downtown Austin. It's located at the heart of the emerging Second Street District. It's a $300 million multi-use project including a much-needed hotel, a prominent condo project, retail, and entertainment. It's the home of the new Austin City Limits studio. Until this week, the failure of the project's primary lender has put the project in jeopardy. While the 37-story building has continued to rise past 25-floors with the developers investment capital, the project could not have been finished without a new . . .