AUSTIN | Project Updates Thread Part II - Page 147

JoninATX · #**2921** Posted **Mar 25, 2016, 6:50 AM**

Speaking of HEB, a UT student has petition to turn The Scientology Chruch off Guadalupe St. "The Drag" into an HEB. http://austin.blog.mystatesman.com/2...into-an-h-e-b/

The ATX · #**2922** Posted **Mar 25, 2016, 11:12 PM**

701 Rio Grande is currently the site of a one story office building and surface parking. But a request was filed today to rezone the site for Downtown Mixed Use for a "multi family" project.

https://www.austintexas.gov/devrevie...erRSN=11506208

The ATX · #**2923** Posted **Mar 26, 2016, 12:26 AM**

The City Council is so far not supporting the moving of a home to make room for an 18-story apartment building in West Campus. Of course it's Tovo front and center. The project is called 23 Nueces.

Statesman Article:
http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news...emium-referral

I'm trying to figure out if this is a new project or just a new version of an older project. The Site Plan was filed March 1st:
https://www.austintexas.gov/devrevie...erRSN=11492392

427MM · #**2924** Posted **Mar 28, 2016, 1:51 AM**

Beware anti-housing advocates.

Google Tower and the ugliest remaining surface parking lot

Love Republic Square Park

UT Board of Regents' Tower

There's this building. Not exciting, but better than what was there.

Gorgeous future for GWTP

Wow--the new 2nd St

The Independent--so ready!

So happy to see much of the underutilized East Austin land turning into homes and businesses.

The ATX · #**2925** Posted **Mar 28, 2016, 1:57 AM**

Excellent updates.

drummer · #**2926** Posted **Mar 28, 2016, 1:59 AM**

Agreed - great photos! Thanks!

Urbannizer · #**2927** Posted **Mar 28, 2016, 10:05 AM**

Haven't seen this here. Was able to determine the location of this one thanks to the second rendering. Its the NE corner of E 12th and Red River.

Austin Lifestyle Hotel Development

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GMR created the Austin Lifestyle Hotel Project to develop a hotel in Austin, Texas. Austin is a very attractive hospitality market with multiple guest drivers: university, tourism, government, and business. GMR has identified a downtown location for a +250 room, +$100 million budget, upper-upscale lifestyle hotel.

GMR is an investor, the developer, and owner of the project.

http://www.gmr-llc.com/austin-lifest...-austin-hotel/

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Austin Lifestyle Hotel Project signed a 99-year lease to build its boutique lifestyle hotel in Austin Texas.

“The location is ideal. It is in the middle of the State Capital, University of Texas, 6th street entertainment area, and I-20,” said Craig Bull, Managing Director GMR, LLC.

Brett Norwich, Chief Executive Officer GMR, LLC added,”the site will accommodate a +250 room hotel with multiple food and beverage venues. We could not be happier.”

GMR is the developer and a principal in the project.

H2O · #**2928** Posted **Mar 28, 2016, 10:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by Urbannizer

Haven't seen this here. Was able to determine the location of this one thanks to the second rendering. Its the NE corner of E 12th and Red River.

Austin Lifestyle Hotel Development

http://www.gmr-llc.com/austin-lifest...-austin-hotel/

It could be located anywhere from Austin to DFW, since it is so close to I-20.

drummer · #**2929** Posted **Mar 28, 2016, 12:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by H2O

It could be located anywhere from Austin to DFW, since it is so close to I-20.

I'm guessing Jarrell.

AustinGoesVertical · #**2930** Posted **Mar 28, 2016, 4:34 PM**

Interesting... Although what a weird location. Is this project legit?

paul78701 · #**2931** Posted **Mar 28, 2016, 10:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by H2O

It could be located anywhere from Austin to DFW, since it is so close to I-20.

It all sounds like Austin except for the I-20 part. I'm guessing he simply misspoke on which interstate. Or it was a typo?

The ATX · #**2932** Posted **Mar 28, 2016, 10:17 PM**

This could be for another big project. A demo permit was filed today for the recycling center at the corner of 9th & I-35:

https://www.austintexas.gov/devrevie...erRSN=11507132

wwmiv · #**2933** Posted **Mar 28, 2016, 10:22 PM**

We may be seeing the first signs of development because of the Waller Creek tunnel, really, since development on the eastern side of downtown is picking up steam relative to the western side.

427MM · #**2934** Posted **Mar 30, 2016, 4:03 AM**

These guys have been betting on Waller:

GoldenBoot · #**2935** Posted **Mar 30, 2016, 11:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by Urbannizer

Haven't seen this here. Was able to determine the location of this one thanks to the second rendering. Its the NE corner of E 12th and Red River.

Austin Lifestyle Hotel Development

http://www.gmr-llc.com/austin-lifest...-austin-hotel/

This is the "Brick Oven" site development...across the street from Waterloo Park...adjacent to Brackenridge.

Thus, not quite a "new" project. We're just seeing the first concept renderings.

Urbannizer · #**2936** Posted **Mar 31, 2016, 5:55 AM**

More: Discussing Austin's Two Major Issues: Affordability and Transportation

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Austin’s wild success is creating some challenges, and panelists at Bisnow’s Austin State of the Market yesterday didn’t shy away from the tough topics.

Austin Mayor Steve Adler’s chief of staff, John-Michael Cortez, says Austin’s tremendous growth isn’t benefiting everyone equally, and maintaining affordability is an important part of keeping the soul and quality that’s sparked Austin’s success. Austin’s job growth has been in an hourglass—lots of top-end high-skill/high-paying positions and lots of low-end service spots—which comes with challenges in affordability and infrastructure.

KevinFromTexas · #**2937** Posted **Mar 31, 2016, 5:44 PM**

http://jimnicar.com/2016/03/31/tower...ecome-digital/

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Posted on March 31, 2016

Tower Clock to become Digital

These days, the University of Texas campus is undergoing a serious transformation. The Dell Medical School is entering its final phase of construction, a 2,000 space parking garage is rising just west of the UFCU Disch-Falk Baseball Stadium, a new 12-court Texas Tennis Center is under construction east of Interstate 35 – where the old UT Press building once stood – and the long-planned pedestrian renovation to Speedway Street is underway. Now, campus planners have released details of another change, one that’s likely to be controversial: modernizing the 80-year old UT Tower clock for a digital display.

Installed in 1936 when the Main Building and its iconic Tower were under construction, each of the four faces of the clock are 12-feet in diameter, with the rims, numbers, and clock hands gilded with gold leaf. The white, translucent face is back-lit for nighttime viewing. But when viewed in the bright Texas sunshine or lit at night, there have always been complaints about reading the time, as the location of clock hands isn’t always easy to see. University officials hope to solve the problem with a digital display.

austlar1 · #**2938** Posted **Mar 31, 2016, 5:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

http://jimnicar.com/2016/03/31/tower...ecome-digital/

Surely this is a joke??? Oh, APRIL FOOLS DAY tomorrow. Silly me.

lzppjb · #**2939** Posted **Mar 31, 2016, 10:42 PM**

It's gotta be April Fools. I know kids are dumb, but are they so dumb they can't read a clock? Wait...maybe this is true. lol

the Genral · #**2940** Posted **Mar 31, 2016, 11:41 PM**

I'd like to see them replace the round faced clocks with square box led lit numbers that are red, like on an alarm clock, and instead of bell, an alarm that goes re re re re.