We’ve seen a lot of breaking news on development in Austin over the last few weeks, and that means we’re getting more comments than ever on our Facebook and Twitter pages. New buildings really seem to bring out the entire spectrum of opinion from Austinites, ranging from excitement that our city’s growing so fast to dismay... ...
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Looking Back on the Twists and Turns of the Rainey Street District’s New Residential Tower
Late last Friday afternoon, the Austin American-Statesman dropped a story covering the 33-story residential tower planned at 48 East Avenue, a .41-acre site currently occupied by a law office. The Austin Business Journal picked it up soon afterward. TOWERS has been covering 48 East Avenue in detail for several years at this point, complete with a few generations... ...
Texas Lottery Commission to Move From East Sixth Headquarters
The Texas Lottery Commission plans to vacate its current headquarters at Grant Plaza in the 600 block of East Sixth Street, according to city documents issued earlier this month. Empire Square Group, a boutique private equity firm that owns the plaza, will lose its main tenant in the move. According to the landlord’s portfolio description, the commission... ...
Details Arrive on 44-Story Tower Above Sullivan’s on Colorado Street
A 44-story mixed-use tower will rise at the corner of Third and Colorado Streets, according to new city documents. Known only for the moment as Third and Colorado, this Riverside Resources project will go up at 300 Colorado Street, a corner currently occupied by Sullivan’s Steakhouse. According to documents filed with the city’s Design Commission,... ...
Crescent Real Estate Purchases West End Site of Corgan Expansion
Corgan, a prominent Dallas architectural firm, made news in August 2016 with the announcement it would be expanding its downtown footprint in the West End in order to consolidate personnel. Few details were offered at the time, but Corgan President and CEO Bob Morris did say the plans included a renovation of its existing three-story... ...