We’ve known a multifamily project by developer Transwestern was in the cards for Block 36 of the original downtown Austin plan since the beginning of this year, but that’s about it — not nearly as exciting without a picture, is it? Good thing we’ve got some drawings now, thanks to recent city utility filings for the site: The building’s designer is... ...
Mixed-Use Office Project Moves Forward at Employees Retirement System Site
The Employees Retirement System of Texas isn’t wasting any time adding value to its office property located at 200 East 18th Street, which occupies a full block in the northeastern corner of the Texas Capitol Complex. Alongside the major changes taking place at the nearby Texas Mall section of the Capitol Complex Master Plan, the ERS plans to construct a mixed-use office and ...
The Tyndall’s On Deck in East Austin
For a long time, I ignored the Tyndall . It just didn’t grab my attention. In fact, for several months I thought this Austin condo project, currently in a late stage of construction at 800 Embassy Drive just east of I-35, was destined to be another straightforward mid-rise apartment building like its neighbors, AMLI Eastside and Eleven by... ...
A Modest Proposal for Connecting Four Blocks in Downtown Austin
Remember when there weren’t any major Austin condo or office towers west of Guadalupe Street in downtown? It’s kind of quaint to look back on now — I’m not old, but I’m old enough to remember the opposition to the 7Rio condo tower proposal at Seventh and Rio Grande Streets back around 2007, which eventually lost about half... ...
West 17th Street Hotel Brings Height to Downtown’s Northern Gap
Back in May, we covered plans for a hotel bound for the surface parking lot at the southwest corner of West 17th and Lavaca Streets by HRI Development — a New Orleans real estate firm with an impressive portfolio of apartment, condo, and hotel buildings, but none in Austin until now. Clocking in at 0.2 acres total, it’s a fairly... ...