RiverView Apartments | 138 FT | 11 FLS | 102 FT | 9 FLS | 73 FT | 5 FLS | Complete

[verybadgnome]

The north facing facade looks almost complete. Saw on a site that 714 sq. ft. 1 bedrooms were going for $1350. A friend of mine rented a size-equivalent apartment on Lake Shore 5 years ago for not much more than $500!

[migol24]

Originally Posted by verybadgnome

The north facing facade looks almost complete. Saw on a site that 714 sq. ft. 1 bedrooms were going for $1350. A friend of mine rented a size-equivalent apartment on Lake Shore 5 years ago for not much more than $500!

Here in San Francisco you can find rooms in shared apartments with shared kitchen and 4 or 5 other roommates for $1300. A single bedroom apartment for similar size would run over $2000.

Austin is still pretty cheap in comparison.

[BevoLJ]

Originally Posted by verybadgnome

The north facing facade looks almost complete. Saw on a site that 714 sq. ft. 1 bedrooms were going for $1350. A friend of mine rented a size-equivalent apartment on Lake Shore 5 years ago for not much more than $500!

Holy Cow! That is like almost $2 a foot. Downtown prices. I can't imagine those prices staying that high on Riverside.

[H2O]

Originally Posted by BevoLJ

Holy Cow! That is like almost $2 a foot. Downtown prices. I can't imagine those prices staying that high on Riverside.

AMLI on Riverside charges similar prices.

[MightyYoda]

Those prices probably won't change until supply catches up with demand in the downtown area.

[JoninATX]

The exterior should be almost finished on the tower part.

[LoneStarMike]

December 1, 2012













From the Holiday Inn garage:

[the Genral]

I'm thinking I may not like the exterior on this thing when its done.

[KevinFromTexas]

I wasn't expecting this to be a grand architectural piece. What it is, though, is really good infill. I'm hoping we see more like it along Riverside.

[migol24]

Will this project have any retail shops or restaurants facing Riverside?

[verybadgnome]

Walking across IH-35 on the east side I noticed what looked like a temporary dock on the water. Also looked like a lot of the vegetation on the shoreline had been bulldozed to make room for waterfront facilities.

Judging from the bridge it seems like freight-by-lake was the only option for getting supplies to this part of the property. Where there is a will there is a way......

[LoneStarMike]

I'm wondering if what you were actually seeing was a staging area to build the boardwalk that will close the gap on the 10-mile gap in the Lady Bird Lake hike & bike trail. There was an article in the American Statesman today about a proposed public-art project along the boardwalk that mentioned:

The 1.25-mile boardwalk will connect a gap in the Butler Hike and Bike Trail along the south side of the lake. Construction began last month, with an expected completion date of spring 2014.

Originally, the city was thinking of using the land where Joe's Crab Shack is for the staging area, but the city ended up not buying the land.

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by LoneStarMike

I'm wondering if what you were actually seeing was a staging area to build the boardwalk that will close the gap on the 10-mile gap in the Lady Bird Lake hike & bike trail. There was an article in the American Statesman today about a proposed public-art project along the boardwalk that mentioned:



Originally, the city was thinking of using the land where Joe's Crab Shack is for the staging area, but the city ended up not buying the land.

That appears to be the beginning of the construction:

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/texas/arti...dwalk-construction-under-way-4092000.php

[KevinFromTexas]

Boardwalk construction photo taken from the RiverView Apartments.

Photos via RiverView Austin Apartments' Facebook page:

Uploaded December 6.


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November 12

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[wwmiv]

While I love these, I wish they interacted more with their landscape.

[austlar1]

Originally Posted by wwmiv

While I love these, I wish they interacted more with their landscape.

I think that space between the buildings (courtyard?) is going to interact with its environment by trapping sound and fumes from the usually traffic clogged freeway that crawls past on the western end of the property. I would want a high floor unit in that complex or one that faces the water only.

[wwmiv]

Originally Posted by austlar1

I think that space between the buildings (courtyard?) is going to interact with its environment by trapping sound and fumes from the usually traffic clogged freeway that crawls past on the western end of the property. I would want a high floor unit in that complex or one that faces the water only.

My co-worker: "that's hilarious. that's so funny."

We burst out laughing together!

[GoldenBoot]

Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

I wasn't expecting this to be a grand architectural piece. What it is, though, is really good infill. I'm hoping we see more like it along Riverside.

Agreed. As soon as Constellation Property Group dropped the project, I knew the original vision and architectural aesthetics would disappear.

[LoneStarMike]

December 15, 2012

[corvairkeith]

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