AUSTIN | Project Updates Thread Part II - Page 367

Sigaven · #**7321** Posted **May 20, 2021, 4:05 PM**

It's funny what this city considers "historic" compared to most other cities. Really, what is the historic value of this unremarkable painted brick building with over-scaled faux cupolas that have always been ugly? And yet we'll happily tear down most of the buildings in the warehouse district without batting an eye.

ahealy · #**7322** Posted **May 20, 2021, 6:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by Sigaven

It's funny what this city considers "historic" compared to most other cities. Really, what is the historic value of this unremarkable painted brick building with over-scaled faux cupolas that have always been ugly? And yet we'll happily tear down most of the buildings in the warehouse district without batting an eye.

Yeah, not even being a b*tch.....I always thought it was some sort of mid-80's low-rise meant to look olden.

The ATX · #**7323** Posted **May 22, 2021, 4:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

Capital view corridor height determination for 811 and 901 Trinity Street.
https://abc.austintexas.gov/public-searc...=12678251&t_selected_propertyrsn=3286201
https://abc.austintexas.gov/public-searc...n=12678248&t_selected_propertyrsn=272696

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A site plan was filed Tuesday for a project called "Rainey Tower". The address is listed as 78 Rainey Street, and it's for the lots 78-84 Rainey.

https://abc.austintexas.gov/public-searc...=12681221&t_selected_propertyrsn=5752886

You'll remember, this is what was originally planned there, but we had written it off as dead - or possibly scaled down. I think I read 4 floors? "Rainey Tower" sounds taller than 4 floors, though.

I think the "Rainey Tower" is is going to be a major project - it's by Lincoln Ventures who is building 30-story buildings in WC. The original project (pictured) was by Sackman (70 Rainey).

paul78701 · #**7324** Posted **May 22, 2021, 3:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by The ATX

I think the "Rainey Tower" is is going to be a major project - it's by Lincoln Ventures who is building 30-story buildings in WC. The original project (pictured) was by Sackman (70 Rainey).

Agreed. With the current climate, there is no way in hell that something akin to the original project will be built. I wouldn't even be surprised if they attempted to buy out the bar to the south and squeeze two towers into this spot.

We vs us · #**7325** Posted **May 22, 2021, 5:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by paul78701

Agreed. With the current climate, there is no way in hell that something akin to the original project will be built. I wouldn't even be surprised if they attempted to buy out the bar to the south and squeeze two towers into this spot.

Triple agreed. This is a quaint artifact from 2018.

I'm actually amazed at what's taking shape in Rainey right now -- not just from the size of stuff, but from the mixed usages. It's not all purely residential, though a good deal of it is. When you start to loop in the supertall and 80 Red River, not only will we get more hospitality but we'll get some office components, too. To me, that's what's going to constitute the successful Urban District Of The Future -- lots more opportunity for live work, and more mixing of purposes.

Urbannizer · #**7326** Posted **May 25, 2021, 9:28 PM**

827 W 12th

KevinFromTexas · #**7327** Posted **May 27, 2021, 3:02 AM**

https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/...development-sells-out-in-five-hours.html
Austin condo development sells out in 5 hours
Hundreds of would-be buyers turned away with hope to grab units in second phase

By Michelle Pitcher – Staff Writer, Austin Business Journal
May 26, 2021 Updated May 26, 2021, 12:10pm CDT

A South Austin condominium development held a sales launch event last week and sold out in what developer and investor Legacy Communities believes to be record time: 132 condos sold in just five hours.

The Station at St. Elmo, located at 4510 Terry-O Lane in the rapidly changing St. Elmo neighborhood a few minutes south of downtown, will be made up of units running from $200,000 to more than $600,000. Crews will begin construction this August with a target opening date of fall 2022.

Urbannizer · #**7328** Posted **May 27, 2021, 3:31 AM**

Austin: Local Developer Proposing Vertical Condominium Project With 264-Units

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Austin (Travis County) — An Austin developer received rezoning for a 264-unit condominium development, at the Planning Commission’s Tuesday session.

The property added a vertical designation to its mixed use (V-MU) zoning and had its conditional overlay removed.

The 2.41-acre property (104,979 SF), is located over two lots that face the south side of West Anderson Lane, between Burnet Road and Hardy Drive.

The site is best known for the Genuine Joe Coffeehouse. In total, there are five single-story office and retail buildings, with addresses from 2001-2013 W. Anderson Lane, currently occupying the real estate, along with associated surface parking.

Carl L. Evins with Evins Rental Properties, LLC owns the land through his entity Evins Investments, LP.

Evins is proposing to develop Anderson Lane Condos–a 264-unit vertical condominium project with 10 percent of the units reserved for tenants earning 80% of median family income.

myBrain · #**7329** Posted **May 27, 2021, 4:36 AM**

Hopefully they can incorporate Genuine Joe into the new building, but man... with this and the apartment buildings going in over on the other side of Burnet it seems like this corridor could be about to explode.

H2O · #**7330** Posted **May 27, 2021, 1:28 PM**

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Hopefully they can incorporate Genuine Joe into the new building, but man... with this and the apartment buildings going in over on the other side of Burnet it seems like this corridor could be about to explode.

It's about time. The density is way low for significance of the corridor, especially west of Burnet.

ahealy · #**7331** Posted **May 27, 2021, 1:44 PM**

While I love the added density, that really REALLY sucks about Genuine Joe's. Def an "Austin staple" and had that scarce....weird factor. Just hoping for retail retail retail!!

Novacek · #**7332** Posted **May 27, 2021, 2:03 PM**

I believe the rezoning application mentioned they planned ground floor retail. Now, whether that's technically committed I don't know, and it may not work out for Genuine Joe specifically (I remember when Pour House actually made it back to Burnet, and it just wasn't the same). But some is better than none.

Yeah, I think we're finally going to start to see W Anderson really start to build out. Hopefully enough to justify upgrading the 323 to frequent service (especially once it's feeding into light rail at NLTC).
And on my wish list is finally redeveloping the North Cross WalMart that the neighborhood blocked years ago.

H2O · #**7333** Posted **May 27, 2021, 2:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by Novacek

I believe the rezoning application mentioned they planned ground floor retail. Now, whether that's technically committed I don't know, and it may not work out for Genuine Joe specifically (I remember when Pour House actually made it back to Burnet, and it just wasn't the same). But some is better than none.

Yeah, I think we're finally going to start to see W Anderson really start to build out. Hopefully enough to justify upgrading the 323 to frequent service (especially once it's feeding into light rail at NLTC).
And on my wish list is finally redeveloping the North Cross WalMart that the neighborhood blocked years ago.

The neighborhood didn't block anything, but they tried to block the WalMart because they actually preferred VMU development (or so they said). Ultimately, WalMart downsized slightly, but I bet it had more to do with market economics than the neighborhood's wishes, because they had every right under the zoning to build the larger store. Is that what you meant?

Novacek · #**7334** Posted **May 27, 2021, 2:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by H2O

The neighborhood didn't block anything, but they tried to block the WalMart because they actually preferred VMU development (or so they said). Ultimately, WalMart downsized slightly, but I bet it had more to do with market economics than the neighborhood's wishes, because they had every right under the zoning to build the larger store. Is that what you meant?

They had zoning to build larger, but they also need a site plan and traffic plan. That's what Allandale fought them on.

https://www.kut.org/austin/2010-10-25/once-controversial-wal-mart-opens-wednesday-in-north-austin

The neighborhood succeeded in blocking a bigger store, blocked a parking garage, blocked 24/7 operations.

Now 15 years later, Northcross should be redeveloped even bigger and denser (though more transit oriented, again why we need frequent 323 to the orange).

So I meant what I said. The neighborhood blocked them, and claims to wanting VMU were bullshit (VMU in Austin circa 2007, even today, means parking garages and more vehicles unfortunately).

atxsnail · #**7335** Posted **May 27, 2021, 9:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by Urbannizer

Austin: Local Developer Proposing Vertical Condominium Project With 264-Units

Austin (Travis County) — An Austin developer received rezoning for a 264-unit condominium development, at the Planning Commission’s Tuesday session.

The property added a vertical designation to its mixed use (V-MU) zoning and had its conditional overlay removed.

The 2.41-acre property (104,979 SF), is located over two lots that face the south side of West Anderson Lane, between Burnet Road and Hardy Drive.

The site is best known for the Genuine Joe Coffeehouse. In total, there are five single-story office and retail buildings, with addresses from 2001-2013 W. Anderson Lane, currently occupying the real estate, along with associated surface parking.

Carl L. Evins with Evins Rental Properties, LLC owns the land through his entity Evins Investments, LP.

Evins is proposing to develop Anderson Lane Condos–a 264-unit vertical condominium project with 10 percent of the units reserved for tenants earning 80% of median family income.

I'm thrilled about the possibility of change for this corridor but this whole part is straight trash:

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Compatibility standards include a 25-foot setback for the building and height limits to 30-feet in the first 50-feet from the property line with single family residential and 40-foot building height limit in the first 100-feet.

25 foot setback??? What for? So the strip centers with parking lots in front don't feel bad about themselves? The whole sidewalk is in desparate need of shade on this road and pedestrian-friendly retail. Please let people build right.

KevinFromTexas · #**7336** Posted **May 27, 2021, 9:34 PM**

The Texas Bankers Association office building looks to be starting demolition soon on their old building at 203 West 10th Street.

https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/...s-association-groundbreaking-austin.html
Texas Bankers Association moving ahead with HQ tower
Law firms, lobbyists and the like sought as tenants

By Parimal M. Rohit – Staff Writer, Austin Business Journal
May 27, 2021

Texas Bankers Association’s plan to demolish its headquarters near the Texas State Capitol and replace it with a nine-story office tower with about 100,000 square feet of leasable space is taking a significant step forward: groundbreaking for the commercial development is scheduled to take place June 3.

Demolition work on the existing two-story, 12,000-square-foot building at 203 W. 10th St. is scheduled to start shortly after dirt is moved. The building was constructed in 1977.

austlar1 · #**7337** Posted **May 27, 2021, 9:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by atxsnail

I'm thrilled about the possibility of change for this corridor but this whole part is straight trash:

25 foot setback??? What for? So the strip centers with parking lots in front don't feel bad about themselves? The whole sidewalk is in desparate need of shade on this road and pedestrian-friendly retail. Please let people build right.

Great news. Perfect location for some vertical mixed use with mid rise residential. I guess mid-rise might be a stretch unless they can build higher than the 40 feet mentioned. Maybe someone can elaborate? Also, I agree that this project needs to be built up from the street (Anderson) as it might set a new standard for the immediate corridor which is most definitely not pedestrian friendly.

Novacek · #**7338** Posted **May 27, 2021, 10:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by atxsnail

I'm thrilled about the possibility of change for this corridor but this whole part is straight trash:

25 foot setback??? What for? So the strip centers with parking lots in front don't feel bad about themselves? The whole sidewalk is in desparate need of shade on this road and pedestrian-friendly retail. Please let people build right.

I _think_ that's the side/back setback from the SF. Not the front setback.

I think the biggest problem they'll have in front is the ASMP calls for Anderson to have 104' of RoW (currently only ~84). So they'll probably ask for the building to be set back 15 from the current front property line.

wwmiv · #**7339** Posted **May 27, 2021, 10:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by Novacek

I _think_ that's the side/back setback from the SF. Not the front setback.

I think the biggest problem they'll have in front is the ASMP calls for Anderson to have 104' of RoW (currently only ~84). So they'll probably ask for the building to be set back 15 from the current front property line.

I _know_ that this is the case. It’s from any shared property line with single family residential. It was part of the devil’s bargain in the corridor mixed-use plans to get increased density.

MichaelB · #**7340** Posted **May 28, 2021, 2:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

The Texas Bankers Association office building looks to be starting demolition soon on their old building at 203 West 10th Street.

https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/...s-association-groundbreaking-austin.html
Texas Bankers Association moving ahead with HQ tower
Law firms, lobbyists and the like sought as tenants

By Parimal M. Rohit – Staff Writer, Austin Business Journal
May 27, 2021

Texas Bankers Association’s plan to demolish its headquarters near the Texas State Capitol and replace it with a nine-story office tower with about 100,000 square feet of leasable space is taking a significant step forward: groundbreaking for the commercial development is scheduled to take place June 3.

Demolition work on the existing two-story, 12,000-square-foot building at 203 W. 10th St. is scheduled to start shortly after dirt is moved. The building was constructed in 1977.

they already moved the big tree on the property.