East Austin Developments

[drummer]

Originally Posted by wwmiv

Why do you not like palms?

Just a personal preference, mainly. I prefer trees that provide legitimate shade and don't have issues handling the extremes. I see a lot of palms that people put in their yards (or in shopping centers) that don't make it, and then they're just there - dead. While we do have a couple varieties of the sabal palm that can make it in our area (central Texas), I still don't prefer them to other native shade trees.

That said, I'm not going to lose sleep if people put them in anywhere. Not a hill to die on.

[Jdawgboy]

Originally Posted by drummer

Just a personal preference, mainly. I prefer trees that provide legitimate shade and don't have issues handling the extremes. I see a lot of palms that people put in their yards (or in shopping centers) that don't make it, and then they're just there - dead. While we do have a couple varieties of the sabal palm that can make it in our area (central Texas), I still don't prefer them to other native shade trees.

That said, I'm not going to lose sleep if people put them in anywhere. Not a hill to die on.

Texas Sabals are native to the Austin area as well as the Palmetto. I have a large Sabal Palm in my yard that had 0 damage from either winter storm event 2021/2023 and it provides shade. That is why you see them along the hike and bike trail and also other areas like Guerrero Park and Ecology Action Texas protected areas.

[Sigaven]

Originally Posted by The ATX

Cool. I like that the City is doing an affordable owner occupied residential building as opposed to rentals.

The Chicon is similar but looks so much better.

[Jdawgboy]

Originally Posted by Jdawgboy

Texas Sabals are native to the Austin area as well as the Palmetto. I have a large Sabal Palm in my yard that had 0 damage from either winter storm event 2021/2023 and it provides shade. That is why you see them along the hike and bike trail and also other areas like Guerrero Park and Ecology Action Texas protected areas.

Just to add some extra context. You may search about this and may get a google response saying it is not native to our area, however that is not accurate as over the last couple of decades ecologists and botanists have located isolated wild populations within Central and East Texas and the consensus is their range does indeed stretch this far north. There is only a small fraction of untouched pristine areas. This part of the state looks very different than what it did 500 years ago and Texas has not done the best job preserving native ecology. This area was cleared for ranching and farming. Anywho I typically reccomend to people if your going to plant palms, stay clear of California and Mexican fan palms and focus on Texas Sabal and Palmettos.

[drummer]

That makes sense - thanks for sharing. Palms in general still aren't my personal favorites, but I'm probably thinking about the other kinds that you mentioned.

[OfficialPBreton]

Originally Posted by chinchaaa

i love lockhart. it definitely has a little austin refugee community now, plus a lot of cool stuff happening. but 40 miles out is still 40 miles out. that may feel normal in texas, but it is not normal in a lot of other places, and it comes with real costs. it is worse for the environment, expensive for taxpayers, and it does not actually solve the core problem, which is that people want to live in austin and cannot afford to.

the original commenter was mad because he cannot get a 3 bedroom house with a yard in central austin. at some point, people need to have realistic expectations. if someone genuinely wants to live in lockhart, great. but we should not pretend that pushing people farther and farther out is a good housing strategy. and honestly, i doubt a lot of people in lockhart are thrilled about being turned into a pressure-release valve for austin’s housing policy failures either.

Well stated

[Urbannizer]

Swinerton Builders and Dick Clark Associates Debut New Mass Timber Development in East Austin

AUSTIN, Texas, June 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Swinerton Builders and Dick Clark + Associates are redefining commercial development in East Austin with a new office and retail building that supports community, sustainability and innovation.

Workbench, a four-story development at 2422 East Seventh Street, brings local architecture, engineering, construction, and real estate firms together under one roof. Nearly two-thirds of the building's owners and tenants are women‑owned or women‑led businesses—an uncommon milestone in the commercial development landscape.

[Armybrat]

That’s mighty “diverse” of them.
(Sarcasm)

[Urbannizer]

Originally Posted by Urbannizer

Groundbreaking for The Works III: Supportive Housing for Youth Exiting Foster Care

https://forgexcraft.com/portfolio/the-works-iii/

[Urbannizer]

AC Hotel

Corner of East 7th and Concho. Phase 2 could include multifamily and a park.

Civil engineering for a 5-story, 133-room hotel in East Austin — complex urban utility coordination and public wastewater improvements.

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The Martin