I have started to think it's less than 50/50. But I still think it has a better chance that the current Seaholm and Green proposals.

......which works great for me!! :yes:

There is something being built at the corner of Pearl St. & W. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8512/8...67001249_z.jpg

A few shots from SXSW

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8094/8...6753fd8d_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8390/8...19048517_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8383/8...b1c479f1_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8512/8...7946a116_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8103/8...ccbf6185_z.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8227/8...9f86d8cb_z.jpg

"Boo" I was hoping for more density and height there.

http://www.statesman.com/news/busine...ongress/nWwdm/

Could this be it? https://www.austintexas.gov/devrevie...erRSN=10854900

There's still hope for the lot that they plan on selling.

I hope the street level really gets enhanced with these projects. GOOD retail, Food trailers, parklets, protected bike lanes. I am a street level kinda guy these days.

Here's the site plan for that. The building elevation is file number 031

The address is 706 West Martin Luther King Boulevard.

https://www.austintexas.gov/devrevie...erRSN=10817872

From what I can tell it'll be 94 feet 10 inches to the mechanical penthouse and 85 feet 9 inches to the main roof, and has 6 floors.

So I did find the right project. Just didn't find the good link.

I will get better at using that site!

Do we know if that project is student housing?

The City of Austin link says multi-family, so I'd guess it's apartments.

6th and Congress! WHAT THE HELL!!??
 

This is a joke right? A six story building at 6th and congress? I just threw up in my mouth.... These people should be flogged in the town square that they ruined with a six story building.:hell::hell::hell::hell::hell::hell::hell::hell::hell::hell::hell::hell::hell::hell::hell::hell::hell::hell::hell::hell::hell:

Yeah, just about anything is better than what's there now, but this is an incredibly boring building.

http://i.imgur.com/pJv4Ew5.jpg

I agree with ahealy. Street-level is most important. If they get that right, I won't be so pissed. It's an upgrade over the status quo even though that property has WAY more potential.

I mean, what are these people thinking? "The Main Street of Texas? The most vibrant street in the city of Austin? I know! Let's build a featureless, boxy five-story office building! Brilliant!"

How come Texas never does anything with a splash? Being one of the States with the best economies you'd think they'd toot their horns just a bit when given the opportunity. I don't get it.

I guess there's a silver lining, though:

Also, this:

And this:

So it sounds like this isn't a long-term plan for the site. They said this will be completed by June 14th of next year, so it sounds like they're just trying to jump into the market and meet some of the demand ASAP. Whatever high-rise is built in the future will "need" the accompanying parking garage, so they would likely only tear down the office building in that scenario.

Exactly what I pointed out in the other thread this is being discussed. They aren't building a 5 story structure. They are just renovating it. They're not putting much money into it, so it's not going to be something they'll balk at tearing down when the right proposal comes along. The other parcel is also something I mentioned. The sky is not falling yet.

The garage with the retail space they are rebuilding is that the one on 6th? If so isn't there already lot more than 5k retail on the bottom of that? Won't this be decreasing the retail on 6th?

The garage that there going to rebuild will be replacing that ugly 3 story garage on 5th.

Say "Good-bye" to a ~800' tower on that site. Only shot (in this area of downtown) for this to happen is the site at 5th & Brazos, which Stream intends to sell.

Hope Stacey made a nice profit!

I'm a bit sick about the sale to Stream. There were other national developers in the loop. However, it's obvious that Stream offered the highest purchase price.