[KevinFromTexas]

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/bl...7&t=1448990899

Jenga-style condo tower developers purchase downtown land; site work set to start

Dec 1, 2015, 11:19am CST

The Jenga-style high rise known as The Independent, which would bring an unconventional punctuation to the Austin skyline, appears to be set for construction with the announcement Tuesday that the developer has closed on the 1.7-acre parcel of land that had been owned by the city.

Based on the existing government agreement, development partners Constructive Ventures, Aspen Heights and CIM Group paid $14.5 million to the city for the site of the former Austin Energy Center at West Third Street and West Avenue — near the Seaholm and Green Water Treatment Plant redevelopments.

Demolition and site work are scheduled to begin this month. Construction financing has been secured, though no specifics about the source of that loan was disclosed.

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http://downtownaustinblog.org/2015/1...er-park-place/

Signals of progress at Waller Park Place

This past weekend, fencing was observed being erected around the site of Waller Park Place, the largest private development ever proposed in downtown Austin. Demolition permits were issued back in August for the vacant structures along Red River Street. The new fencing is a sure sign that site prep is about to begin.

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http://www.mystatesman.com/news/busi...ng-to-m/npZZB/

Austin Music Hall demolition starts in spring to make way for tower

Posted: 3:38 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015

By Gary Dinges - American-Statesman Staff

Plans have been finalized for a 29-story office building that will replace the concert venue at 208 Nueces St. in downtown Austin, with demolition crews set to begin work in either late February or early March, according to Cielo Property Group and Tier REIT, the companies redeveloping the site.

The new 345,000-square-foot tower, to be known as Third+Shoal, is set to be complete by late 2017. It will have a number of unusual features, including some floors with lofts aimed at tenants looking for unconventional office spaces and a valet overseeing storage of as many as 200 bicycles.