AUSTIN | Project Updates Thread Part II

[drummer]

Originally Posted by migol24

I know people that call anything north of Downtown, South Dallas.

Haha. Same with the entire state of Oklahoma essentially being "North Dallas"...

[kingkirbythe....]

Photos: Clive Bar reopens on Rainey Street, and you've never seen it like this

https://www.statesman.com/picture-galler...new-space-remodel-renovation/6756541001/

[Lobotomizer]

Originally Posted by drummer

Yep. I had to correct someone the other day who said the Triangle was downtown. This same person said Mueller was downtown. Basically anything south of Anderson Ln is downtown to them, haha.

I've met various newcomers to Austin who refer to everything in about a 3 or 4 mile radius of the Capitol as, "Downtown".

[papertowelroll]

Originally Posted by kingkirbythe....

Photos: Clive Bar reopens on Rainey Street, and you've never seen it like this

https://www.statesman.com/picture-galler...new-space-remodel-renovation/6756541001/

So how long before this project that took two years two build is destroyed and replaced with a high rise? Not rooting for that as I think keeping some proper nightlife spaces is good for the area, just legimately curious.

[papertowelroll]

Originally Posted by Lobotomizer

I've met various newcomers to Austin who refer to everything in about a 3 or 4 mile radius of the Capitol as, "Downtown".

Growing up in Northwest Austin, it was almost universal that everything in the central core was "downtown", including campus, the east side, 78704, etc. That's not newcomers, just people that live on the edge of the city. My Mom will still refer to my house (Hyde Park / North Loop area) as "downtown" .

[hookem]

Originally Posted by papertowelroll

Growing up in Northwest Austin, it was almost universal that everything in the central core was "downtown", including campus, the east side, 78704, etc. That's not newcomers, just people that live on the edge of the city. My Mom will still refer to my house (Hyde Park / North Loop area) as "downtown" .

I’ve lived here over 30 years and never called those neighborhoods downtown. Not Hyde park or campus and DEFINITELY not 78704 or the east side.

But maybe that’s just me..

[Urbannizer]

3525 Far West

This project is located at 3525 Far West in Northwest Austin on approximately 3.9 acres. The site will be developed for a future multi-family wrap project. The site is properly zoned for a multi-family mixed-use project.

https://www.cswdevelopment.com/current-projects.html

[StoOgE]

Originally Posted by papertowelroll

Growing up in Northwest Austin, it was almost universal that everything in the central core was "downtown", including campus, the east side, 78704, etc. That's not newcomers, just people that live on the edge of the city. My Mom will still refer to my house (Hyde Park / North Loop area) as "downtown" .

Downtown has always been the CBD + State

East Austin = east of the freeway/East Avenue

West Austin = West of Mopac

Old West Austin = West of Lamar but East of Mopac/south of 15thst/MLK

Campus = Campus

Central Austin = areas North of Campus but South of 2222

North Austin = North of 2222

South Austin = South of the River

North of 183 = South Dallas

[kingkirbythe....]

Originally Posted by StoOgE

Downtown has always been the CBD + State

East Austin = east of the freeway/East Avenue

West Austin = West of Mopac

Old West Austin = West of Lamar but East of Mopac/south of 15thst/MLK

Campus = Campus

Central Austin = areas North of Campus but South of 2222

North Austin = North of 2222

South Austin = South of the River

North of 183 = South Dallas

Hit the nail on the head.

[We vs us]

Originally Posted by StoOgE

North of 183 = South Dallas

Sheeeeeeeeeeit.

[ahealy]

Originally Posted by We vs us

Sheeeeeeeeeeit.

Not sure if your sheeeeeeit is in agreement or admiring the shade? North Austin clurb here x100 #Fry's

[H2O]

Originally Posted by StoOgE

Downtown has always been the CBD + State

East Austin = east of the freeway/East Avenue

West Austin = West of Mopac

Old West Austin = West of Lamar but East of Mopac/south of 15thst/MLK

Campus = Campus

Central Austin = areas North of Campus but South of 2222

North Austin = North of 2222

South Austin = South of the River

North of 183 = South Dallas

So what is between 2222 and 183? North Central?

[papertowelroll]

Originally Posted by H2O

So what is between 2222 and 183? North Central?

For me Crestview, Brentwood, and Allendale are central Austin. They just have the vibes you expect in that area. Wooten, St. John's, and Shoal Creek feel more like North Austin.

[mercury6]

Originally Posted by papertowelroll

For me Crestview, Brentwood, and Allendale are central Austin. They just have the vibes you expect in that area. Wooten, St. John's, and Shoal Creek feel more like North Austin.

Accurate

[agsatx88]

Originally Posted by papertowelroll

For me Crestview, Brentwood, and Allendale are central Austin. They just have the vibes you expect in that area. Wooten, St. John's, and Shoal Creek feel more like North Austin.

The $1.3 million dollar listing in Wooten is offended by your characterization. /s

[Urbannizer]

Planning Commission OKs latest northwest downtown rezoning

This is my neighborhood. Good to hear others are in favor of more residential for the area.

The Planning Commission recommended approval last Tuesday of a rezoning to allow an office and residential building at 815 W. 11th St., adding to a list of developments planned for a sleepy, historic part of downtown.

The change from Limited Office (LO) zoning to Downtown Mixed-Use zoning with a 60-foot height limit (DMU-60) would allow three floors of offices and a fourth residential floor with two units.

Land use lobbyist Leah Bojo, speaking on behalf of the applicant, highlighted the benefits of building more homes in a mostly commercial area. “At 5 o’clock and on weekends, (the neighborhood) clears out and becomes kind of a ghost town,” she said. “Adding residential units, even in small numbers, incrementally counters that condition, making for a safer and more vibrant neighborhood.”

Neighbors attested to the lack of activity, especially at night. “This area is actually so deserted that my fiancé doesn’t even really feel safe walking our dog on our block at night,” said Marshall Geyer, who is in favor of the rezoning. Geyer said the new development would help make the neighborhood “feel more like a community again, instead of an empty museum.”

[Lobotomizer]

Originally Posted by H2O

So what is between 2222 and 183? North Central?

I think Central Austin's north boundary is 45th St.

North Central begins there, and continues up to Anderson Ln.

North of Anderson is just North Austin.

Of course as the city and metro continue to grow explosively these definitions can and will continue to change.

[Novacek]

Originally Posted by Lobotomizer

I think Central Austin's north boundary is 45th St.

North Central begins there, and continues up to Anderson Ln.

North of Anderson is just North Austin.

Of course as the city and metro continue to grow explosively these definitions can and will continue to change.

I think those definitions necessarily have already changed. Or else it would put the center of the city not in “Central” Austin.

[Lobotomizer]

Originally Posted by Novacek

I think those definitions necessarily have already changed. Or else it would put the center of the city not in “Central” Austin.

Probably. I stated that from a Southsider's perspective. I grew up around people who referred to Anderson Ln. as, "Waaay North".

Then again, I know people from Round Rock that think Ben White might as well be in San Antonio.

[wwmiv]

Originally Posted by Lobotomizer

Probably. I stated that from a Southsider's perspective. I grew up around people who referred to Anderson Ln. as, "Waaay North".

Then again, I know people from Round Rock that think Ben White might as well be in San Antonio.

Statement of fact: Ben White is in San Antonio.

I dunno who he is, but you can look him up in the phone book.