Today, we’re just going to casually chat about some towers downtown. That sounds nice, doesn’t it? It’s certainly a lot nicer than me trying to write an entire article about one of these projects, since the updates we’re about to discuss are fairly small. Still, don’t you like feeling informed? Of course you do. Hit... ...
Fun Facts on Downtown’s Upcoming Alexan Capitol Apartment Tower
We’ve been following the Alexan Capitol apartment tower planned by developer Trammell Crow for quite a while, but things appear to be moving right along for this 30-story mixed-use project bound for a relatively sleepy corner of downtown at 700 East 11th Street. New city filings for the building have provided us with a few fun new pieces... ...
Spring Brings New Life to Downtown’s Harwood Historic District
Spring, nature’s season of renewal, also marks a dramatic time of rebirth this year for the Harwood Historic District in downtown Dallas. The weathered old financial district, most of its buildings dating from the 1880s to the 1950s, has waited longer than other parts of downtown for a turnaround, but the wait is over. Since the start of... ...
Austin Curiosities: Hyde Park’s Historic Blue Bonnet Court
Blue Bonnet Court, an unassuming building at 4407 Guadalupe Street sandwiched between the Cottonwood Condos and Shanghai Kate’s tattoo shop, is easy to miss unless you look twice. Still, over the last few years the little complex hidden in Hyde Park kept catching my eye, so I decided to get to the bottom of its... ...
30-Story Tower Concept Could Rise at Fifth and Red River in Downtown Austin
Over the last few months, we’ve tried to make as much noise as possible regarding upcoming plans for a residential tower at 504 East Fifth Street, the former site of long-time Italian restaurant Carmelo’s — also known as the Old Depot Hotel if you’re looking at the address from a historical perspective — at the corner of Fifth and Red River Streets that... ...