Tag Archives: Central Business District
Proposed 48-story tower to replace Irene's, Taquero Mucho
A new 48-story residential tower may soon rise at 506 and 508 West Ave. in downtown, replacing restaurants Irene’s and Taquero Mucho. The Planning Commission last Tuesday voted unanimously to support a rezoning that would enable the developers to build…
Zoning • By Jonathan Lee • May 1, 2023
Council considers overnight concrete pour exceptions for South Congress HEB project
Among last week’s packed agenda, City Council debated a resolution that would grant the HEB redevelopment at Oltorf & South Congress a permit to pour concrete overnight. The project, which aims to open a new grocery by 2024, has the distinct…
City Council • By Kali Bramble • Oct 18, 2022
City tries to get developers to embrace 'great urban design'
While the most often discussed aim of density bonuses has been to create affordable housing, the city also hopes to use them as a way to encourage other community benefits, including superior design. “We’re trying to shift the narrative and…
Development • By Jack Craver • Nov 8, 2018
Central Health taps Baltimore-based firm for Brackenridge Hospital redevelopment
Central Health has selected a firm to redevelop Brackenridge Hospital. The Central Health Board of Managers announced it’s chosen Baltimore-based Wexford Science and Technology to revamp the hospital, which closed its doors for good in May after more than a…
Development • By Syeda Hasan • Nov 2, 2017
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High-rises to fill downtown Austin's few remaining empty blocks
It’s hard to come by vacant land in downtown Austin these days, and the few empty blocks that remain are quickly being scooped up by developers. One of the area’s latest projects is at 308 Guadalupe Street. Earlier this month,…
Development • By Syeda Hasan • Jul 25, 2017
Hotel taxes key to 'downtown puzzle' to help area homeless
For all the interlinked pieces of the “downtown puzzle”-solving plan that Mayor Steve Adler unveiled Monday morning – and in a 20-minute speech he name-checked just about every relevant downtown Austin presence – the ambitious and far-reaching policy gambit boils…
Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • Jul 18, 2017
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Can an expanded convention center solve the 'downtown puzzle'?
After months of research, city staff has come up with a few ways that City Council can find money to begin solving the so-called “downtown puzzle,” the expression used by Mayor Steve Adler to describe a host of potential downtown…
Austin • By Jack Craver • Jul 12, 2017
Praise pours in for county's downtown deal
Late Tuesday afternoon, the county formally announced its deal with Lincoln Property Company and Phoenix Property Company to ink a 99-year ground lease at 308 Guadalupe St., the empty block that was once eyed as the site for a brand…
Development • By Caleb Pritchard • Jul 12, 2017
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Austin's high-end apartment market closes some of its vacancy gap
High-end apartments have come to dominate the rental market in downtown Austin. A few years ago, those developments saw a sharp drop in occupancy as new units flooded the market. Now the market seems to be on its way to stabilizing.…
Austin • By Syeda Hasan • Dec 2, 2016
Rainey Street condo developer to fund neighborhood traffic study
Yet another new high-rise condo complex could be coming to the Rainey Street neighborhood. But before it breaks ground, developers and residents are working to identify the top traffic needs in the area. The Austin-based Sutton Company wants to build…
Development • By Syeda Hasan • Oct 26, 2016
Planning Commission votes to break Rainey Street covenant
It’s one of the most densely populated parts of the city, with nearby access to bike trails, downtown, public transit and Interstate 35, but development fights in the Rainey Street District have a familiar villain: traffic. Last week, the Planning…
Planning • By Elizabeth Pagano • Sep 27, 2016
Council OKs downtown restrooms
Downtown visitors and residents will no longer have to rely on street smarts or commerce to find relief in that area of town. On Thursday, City Council approved a resolution that will usher in the city’s first public restrooms, though…
