AUSTIN | Project Updates Thread Part II

[jbssfelix]

Originally Posted by Meagan0803

Anybody have some current numbers on rentals coming on the market? Are they keeping up with demand and population growth?

I'll have to find the source, but I believe we were creating something like 10-12k units per year. And I think it was researched we need something closer to double that number to start meeting demand and suppressing the rising rental costs.

[LoneStarMike]

Originally Posted by GoldenBoot

Austin is getting an 82-key ARRIVE Hotel (1800 block of East 6th St.)!

The ATX told us this about 3 months ago.


There's a page on Baldridge Architects website titled untitled hotel that's for the same project.


Renderings:





The man on the balcony in the below rendering appears to be looking west up Sixth Street because you can see The Austonian and the JW Marriott on his left and One American Center and the Omni Hotel on his right.



There's a couple of other interior renderings on that page as well.

[The ATX]

I thought the Arrive sounded familiar.

That Aloft Hotel I posted about a while back that's proposed for the SW corner of I-35 & Ben White (where the abandoned car dealership is) is only 150 rooms per the site plan. The Aloft at the Domain is 140 rooms. So it'll probably be around 5-stories. I was hoping for about 10-stories to get some more height in that area.

[The ATX]

1155 Barton Springs - the long time stalled condo project on the former Treehouse site - filed for a site plan extension yesterday. Maybe there's hope for this one yet.

Site Plan:
https://abc.austintexas.gov/web/perm...rtyrsn=3076078

Rendering:

http://codesignaustin.com/project/11...-springs-road/

[Urbannizer]

West Campus updates:

San Gabriel at W 25th


FullSizeRender by Darius Fontenette, on Flickr


IMG_2078 by Darius Fontenette, on Flickr

The Corner


FullSizeRender (2) by Darius Fontenette, on Flickr

The Nine at Austin

FullSizeRender (4) by Darius Fontenette, on Flickr


FullSizeRender (3) by Darius Fontenette, on Flickr

[KevinFromTexas]

Conceptual building layout for 2203 Nueces Street - northeast corner of 22nd and Nueces.

ftp://ftp.ci.austin.tx.us/ATD_AULCC/...eces_PLANS.pdf

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by Urbannizer

West Campus updates:
Fontenette[/url], on Flickr

The Nine at Austin

FullSizeRender (4) by Darius Fontenette, on Flickr


FullSizeRender (3) by Darius Fontenette, on Flickr

The site plan for The Nine doesn't have much info, but it's being built by the Skyloft developer, and it will have a tower crane.

Site Plan:
https://abc.austintexas.gov/web/perm...ertyRSN=429074

[The ATX]

I did find some info in one of the site plan attachments that said The Nine would be five stories of apartments over three stories of parking. But it didn't say if the parking was above or below ground. In either case, yawn. But yay density.

[__78701__]

Originally Posted by 427MM

Rando pics from a rainy day. District 9 will have a new Council Member two years from now.

I hope so. Riley loosing to Tovo was so extremely depressing. While Tovo may be fine for other districts, she most certainly is not suited for managing Austin's urban core, as NIMBYism and anti-density has no place there.

I was walking through Seaholm yesterday, it's so extremely gorgeous and well planned. Dense, packed and suited for pedestrians. 2nd street and 3rd street near Congress are even better as they don't provide wasted space via parking garages.

I haven't really seen any other streets or neighbourhoods like that in other Texas cities -- even their cores are extremely spread out and make walking around a chore. I suppose that's why Central Austin is the most walkable area in Texas (according to WalkScore)

Whoever is Tovo's opposition is who I'll be voting for.

[The ATX]

Based on this FAA filing, a 140' tower crane will be going up for a Hilton Hotel near Riverside and Pleasant Valley. That would mean a 10ish story building.

https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external...972962&row=110

[futures]

Originally Posted by The ATX

1155 Barton Springs - the long time stalled condo project on the former Treehouse site - filed for a site plan extension yesterday. Maybe there's hope for this one yet.

Site Plan:
https://abc.austintexas.gov/web/perm...rtyrsn=3076078

Rendering:

http://codesignaustin.com/project/11...-springs-road/

Surprised this one has taken so long to get moving. That lot has fantastic views directly over the park looking at downtown. The views from El Alma's patio next door are great and they are only two floors up. Plus, you'd walk right outside your property to the park / water.

[austlar1]

Originally Posted by The ATX

1155 Barton Springs - the long time stalled condo project on the former Treehouse site - filed for a site plan extension yesterday. Maybe there's hope for this one yet.

Site Plan:
https://abc.austintexas.gov/web/perm...rtyrsn=3076078

Rendering:

http://codesignaustin.com/project/11...-springs-road/

Is this going to revive the tired old debate as to whether or not this basically low rise building will block views from Bouldin neighborhood above? I sure hope not. I remember this being hotly debated on this site six or seven years ago. I hope we have move past that point.

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by austlar1

Is this going to revive the tired old debate as to whether or not this basically low rise building will block views from Bouldin neighborhood above? I sure hope not. I remember this being hotly debated on this site six or seven years ago. I hope we have move past that point.

The site plan is already approved, so if they get their extension there won't be any debate. Site plan extension requests never seem to run into hurdles.

[JoninATX]

I'm just surprised that this project didn't push forward year's ago. I mean what where they holding out from?

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by JoninATX

I'm just surprised that this project didn't push forward year's ago. I mean what where they holding out from?

Financing, would be a safe bet.

[austlar1]

Originally Posted by JoninATX

I'm just surprised that this project didn't push forward year's ago. I mean what where they holding out from?

Their price point was really high for the time, and there was a lot of speculation that buyers weren't ready to spend that kind of money in that location. I think that is probably no longer the case.

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by austlar1

Their price point was really high for the time, and there was a lot of speculation that buyers weren't ready to spend that kind of money in that location. I think that is probably no longer the case.

Yeah, from what I remember the price point was the same as some of the downtown high rises, and this location is much less desirable. I don't even consider it a walkable neighborhood.

[hookem]

Originally Posted by The ATX

Yeah, from what I remember the price point was the same as some of the downtown high rises, and this location is much less desirable. I don't even consider it a walkable neighborhood.

I'd have to respectfully disagree -- it's not a "much less desirable" location than downtown. It's less walkable, but certainly not unwalkable. It is a more desirable location than downtown, IMO. You have the access to the trail and lake, which many downtown properties also have... but you are also right by Zilker, the Long Center,Zach Theater, Palmer events center... so you would have better access to tons of culture, festivals and events, but wouldn't have the every day noise of tons of bars (like a location closer to 6th street). You wouldn't have the constant bother of tourists (as much) as north of the river with all the huge new hotels. The venues/restaurants nearby are much more local in flavor. You'd have the Barton Creek Greenbelt and Barton Springs nearby for nature, and if you wanted to have a daily walk or walk your dog in a neighborhood setting, Bouldin is right there. And downtown is just a short walk away, if you wanted to get that experience without the day-to-day hassle.

It's really a much more desirable location to folks who understand Austin. But I suspect that is not so easily explained to investors who would finance the thing, and that might have been the problem. Or perhaps it was something else. But really, the location is practically one of the best you could ever want in this city.

[austlar1]

Originally Posted by hookem

I'd have to respectfully disagree -- it's not a "much less desirable" location than downtown. It's less walkable, but certainly not unwalkable. It is a more desirable location than downtown, IMO. You have the access to the trail and lake, which many downtown properties also have... but you are also right by Zilker, the Long Center,Zach Theater, Palmer events center... so you would have better access to tons of culture, festivals and events, but wouldn't have the every day noise of tons of bars (like a location closer to 6th street). You wouldn't have the constant bother of tourists (as much) as north of the river with all the huge new hotels. The venues/restaurants nearby are much more local in flavor. You'd have the Barton Creek Greenbelt and Barton Springs nearby for nature, and if you wanted to have a daily walk or walk your dog in a neighborhood setting, Bouldin is right there. And downtown is just a short walk away, if you wanted to get that experience without the day-to-day hassle.

It's really a much more desirable location to folks who understand Austin. But I suspect that is not so easily explained to investors who would finance the thing, and that might have been the problem. Or perhaps it was something else. But really, the location is practically one of the best you could ever want in this city.

I think they were planning on pretty large units too, mostly two and three bedrooms, so the price point was high and the units were big by downtown standards. I wonder whether they still plan on such big units. Should be interesting. I agree that this neighborhood is quite desirable for most of the same reasons mentioned above.

[JoninATX]

Makes sense. Clearly Austin wasn't as expensive back then when the project was released.