Anyone who is familiar with downtown Austin is probably aware of the fact that between two of the city’s most-visited landmarks (The Texas Capitol and Lady Bird Lake) there is a twelve-block stretch of street called Congress Avenue. This used to be a bustling downtown area but it’s been several decades since there were more [...]

There isn’t a part of downtown Austin that has gone untouched in the face of the area’s growth. However, the west end of downtown has received less attention from investors to date than other areas of the neighborhood. That fact has started to change as both retailers and residential builders have turned their attention to [...]

The city of Austin has announced plans to embark on a joint venture with Trammell Crow Co., USAA Real Estate and Constructive Ventures Inc. in a redevelopment that is the largest of its kind in Austin to date. The project will include over two and a half million square feet of mixed-use space across five [...]

Anyone who is familiar with downtown Austin probably knows about the Green Water Treatment Plant. For years, this sewage treatment site served the city from its downtown location. However, it was relocated in 2005 and that left a big chunk of land right in downtown Austin that was open for use. The City of Austin [...]

  In an effort to help meet Austin’s stated goal of revitalizing the city’s downtown area by bringing 25,000 new residents into its core by 2015, the W Austin Hotel and Residences has begun construction. With a price tag of nearly $300 million, the creation of this elaborate new building is designed to stimulate the local economy [...]

AUSTIN (Austin American-Statesman) – A team of developers is building a 36-story residential tower overlooking Lady Bird Lake at 101 Colorado St. Altavida — “high life” in Spanish — will have 255 units averaging 1,500 sf and leasing for $3,300 a month. The tower includes five levels of above-ground parking and five levels of underground parking. The condominiums [...]