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[Urbannizer]

UT Law School Village—2902 Medical Arts

300 beds
151’ ft
Ground floor retail

[The ATX]

A tower crane permit filed today confirms that this will be 14-stories.

Originally Posted by Urbannizer

UT Law School Village—2902 Medical Arts

300 beds
151’ ft
Ground floor retail

[The ATX]

Here's a rendering of UT's Law School undergraduate housing project. It'll be on the NW corner of the Dean Keaton & Medical Arts intersection.


https://archive.ph/l1YlT

[drummer]

Somewhat (okay very) adjacent question, but it's in the vicinity, so here goes:

Are they ever going to re-route Red River / Robert Dedman to where Medical Arts becomes the main thoroughfare and what was Red River going in front of the LBJ Library comes something else? I feel bad for folks who aren't from here, haha.

[Croon]

Originally Posted by drummer

Somewhat (okay very) adjacent question, but it's in the vicinity, so here goes:

Are they ever going to re-route Red River / Robert Dedman to where Medical Arts becomes the main thoroughfare and what was Red River going in front of the LBJ Library comes something else? I feel bad for folks who aren't from here, haha.

It's been discussed. Haven't heard anything recent. It was mentioned in this 2019 Statesman article.


Re-doing 32nd and Red River would connect Medical Arts and Red River into a pretty straight line artery that becomes Robert Dedman Dr on UT Campus between Dean Keeton and MLK. New Red River path would literally be at the front curb of the old Red River Cafe and this corner with the new UT Law village at Keeton

If it ever happens, I hope they just decide on one name from the northern terminus (at Clarkson Ave near 51st and Airport Blvd.) to Davis St in the Rainey district on the southern terminus. And then decomission/repurpose the old alignment of Red River St.

[Armybrat]

Originally Posted by The ATX

Here's a rendering of UT's Law School undergraduate housing project. It'll be on the NW corner of the Dean Keaton & Medical Arts intersection.


https://archive.ph/l1YlT

That should read “First year law school student housing project”………not “undergraduate “.

[Urbannizer]

https://news.utexas.edu/2026/03/16/ut-to-break-ground-on-dedicated-residence-hall-for-law-students/

Groundbreaking on the law school residence hall project takes place this month, with construction of the building scheduled to be completed before its first residents are welcomed in August 2028.

The design architects are Ryan and Stephanie Lemmo of Austin-based Lemmo Architecture and Design; Meeks + Partners, a Houston-based firm, serves as the architect of record; and Greystar is the builder.

[Croon]

It will definitely adversely impact that DKR and skyline backdrop view on SB Red River St from 37th St to 32nd St

[Lobotomizer]

It will be very prominent at that height and location.

[FishToFry]

From UT News, Mar 16, 2026: "UT To Break Ground on Dedicated Residence Hall for Law Students"

https://news.utexas.edu/2026/03/16/ut-to-break-ground-on-dedicated-residence-hall-for-law-students/

"The University of Texas at Austin will construct its first dedicated residence hall for law students, to be built at the northwest corner of East Dean Keeton and Medical Arts streets directly across from one of the nation’s premier law schools. The new residence hall will have more than 300 beds and amenities including a large library-style reading room, a cafe, a gym, and two roof decks."

[drummer]

Dorms have certainly stepped it up a notch since I was in college.

[Billy Cannon]

This is not a big job by Austin standards but looking forward to this as the lack of new construction continues.

[Urbannizer]

[The ATX]

Excellent. We now have two decent residential towers rising on both ends of downtownish - this and One Lady Bird.

@Urbannizer Where did you get the 154' height? I came up with 151' from the limited info site plan due to this being a state project.

[Urbannizer]

Originally Posted by The ATX

Excellent. We now have two decent residential towers rising on both ends of downtownish - this and One Lady Bird.

@Urbannizer Where did you get the 154' height? I came up with 151' from the limited info site plan due to this being a state project.

Whoops, that’s definitely a typo on my end. Height corrected.

[The ATX]

The 151' is roof height, and there is some additional mechanical height. I haven't seen the FAA filing yet, but that's our best hope for getting an accurrate height.

[jalapenokettlechips]

This will be the tallest building in the immediate area, but I'm not sure how prominent it will be. The LBJ library building stands out, but I can't find a source for the exact height (wiki says 10 stories). It's also on higher ground, so may continue to loom over the area.

There's also the PMA building nearby at Speedway and Dean Keeton, which is 19 stories.

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by jalapenokettlechips

This will be the tallest building in the immediate area, but I'm not sure how prominent it will be. The LBJ library building stands out, but I can't find a source for the exact height (wiki says 10 stories). It's also on higher ground, so may continue to loom over the area.

There's also the PMA building nearby at Speedway and Dean Keeton, which is 19 stories.

It's only 19 if the underground floors are counted. There are apparently three underground floors, but I only count 14 above ground levels - not 16.

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