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A planned 53-story high-rise in the Rainey Street Historic District is facing opposition from the Austin Historic Landmark Commission, which has delayed approving the demolition permit needed to replace the century-old building currently housing Bungalow bar. The 606-foot tower, proposed by Urbanspace Real Estate CEO Kevin Burns, would include residential units and a hotel, with…

The fate of the ThunderCloud Subs near Shoal Creek in northwest downtown Austin is uncertain as Terrace Mountain Investors IV pursues rezoning to transform the 0.38-acre site into a mixed-use development. Plans for the property at 903-915 W. 12th St. could see the current single-story restaurant replaced by a five-story building with multifamily units, offices,…

A proposed development at 614 S. First St. in Austin seeks to replace the Timbercreek Apartments with 550 new high-density apartments, featuring underground parking and increased open space. Buildings could rise up to 120 feet tall, offering 474,470 square feet of rentable space. The project, involving the Drenner Group, Michael Hsu Office of Architecture, and…

The 90-92 Rainey project in Austin proposes a 53-story tower with 198 apartments, 424 hotel rooms, and ground-floor restaurant space on a 0.37-acre site currently occupied by Bungalow and Container Bar. The tower will cater to convention center traffic, with a larger hotel component due to the nearby Austin Convention Center’s expansion. The project includes…

Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners (AJ Capital) has unveiled plans to build “The Graduate Austin,” a 19-story mixed-use tower at 408 W. 18th St., near the University of Texas. The development will feature 194 hotel rooms under AJ Capital’s Graduate Hotels brand and 228 residential units under its Memoir Residential line. The tower will span approximately…

Genesis Real Estate Group is moving forward with The Travis, a large-scale residential project at 80 Red River St. in Austin’s Rainey Street district. The development now includes two towers: one with rental apartments and the other with condos, a hotel, and retail space. The project spans 1.2 million square feet, with the second tower reaching…

The 44 East project, a 570-foot tower planned for the corner of Cummings Street and East Avenue in Austin’s Rainey Street Historic District, is moving forward. The development will feature 322 condos and 3,527 square feet of retail space. The Austin Design Commission has recommended the project for inclusion in the city’s Downtown Density Bonus…

A proposed mixed-use development called Indigo Ridge South in eastern Cedar Park aims to bring up to 1,500 housing units, offices, retail, and light manufacturing to 97 acres near East Whitestone Boulevard and West Parmer Lane. The site, once planned for a Schlitterbahn waterpark, is now up for rezoning to allow general business and mixed-use…

A new 18-story hotel could soon rise on a downtown Austin parking lot at 17th and Lavaca streets. HRI Properties LLC has filed plans to develop a 214-room hotel at 1620-1624 Lavaca Street, near the Hampton Inn and El Mercado. The project cleared a key hurdle with the Austin Design Commission’s approval, allowing it to…

Habitat for Humanity is developing a 50-unit affordable condo project in East Austin’s gentrifying 78702 ZIP code, near the Plaza Saltillo train station. This project aims to significantly increase affordable for-sale housing in the area, where there are currently very few such units. The project, which received a key zoning approval, benefits from a “super…

Brandywine Realty Trust plans to redevelop the 66-acre IBM campus in North Austin into a high-density, mixed-use project. The company is seeking to rezone the site to allow for taller buildings and more development space. The rezoning is contingent on relocating a nearby Capital Metro train station to the site, a move Brandywine is willing…

In a Planning Commission meeting, members voted to approve a mixed-use zoning request for three properties in Montopolis, allowing for a 200-unit residential development. Despite staff concerns about the proximity to industrial zones, commissioners recognized the growing need for housing and questioned whether the city’s comprehensive plan, adopted in 2012, should be updated to reflect…