As people across the world geared up to celebrate Pride Month, Austin’s LGBTQ community mourned the loss of its last cultural stronghold to redevelopment. On Wednesday, the city’s Historic Landmark Commission elected not to recommend historic zoning for the block of warehouses on Fourth Street. After another lively public hearing, commissioners unanimously voted to “indefinitely postpone” the partial […]
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Austin’s warehouse district is located between Third and Sixth Streets, Congress Avenue and Nueces Street.
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Move to initiate historic zoning gives Fourth Street preservationists a glimmer of hope
The Historic Landmark Commission hosted a lively public hearing Wednesday with a diverse cast of characters who had gathered to voice their opinions on the controversial redevelopment of Fourth and Colorado. After compelling testimony from both supporters and those opposed, the landmark commission moved unanimously to initiate historic zoning of all properties within the proposed […]
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Iron Bear demolition paused as landmark commission considers historic designation
With its fate far from certain, the proposed demolition of the warehouse that is home to Austin’s Iron Bear has been put on hold after the city’s Historic Landmark Commission initiated historic zoning on the structure. An outpouring of support for the beloved LGBTQ bar moved commissioners to move forward with designating the building at […]
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Sushi concept too raw for Landmark Commission
The Historic Landmark Commission has postponed a request to enhance the rooftop deck of Austin’s oldest warehouse district building, after they heard promises that plans for a sushi restaurant could be toned down. Nelson Davis Warehouse, located at 117 W. 4th St., might best be known as the former home of the Old Spaghetti Warehouse. […]