AUSTIN | Project Updates Thread Part II - Page 20

wwmiv · #**381** Posted **Mar 29, 2014, 6:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by Hill Country

If you can find it.

Good try, but I'm gay, so there's no need.

NYC2ATX · #**382** Posted **Mar 29, 2014, 6:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by wwmiv

Good try, but I'm gay, so there's no need.

Honey, if you're gay you know as well as I do that men have their own various spots.

Question for all: I was speaking to a local friend the other day who I've met since moving down here and he was telling me about a conceptual plan for a Major League Soccer stadium that would be built IN THE MIDDLE OF Lady Bird Lake downtown, with a stop on an extended metro rail that would land directly on said island stadium. I couldn't find information on it online.. Has anyone else seen/heard anything about such a plan and what do you guys think about such a concept? I know the lake is a pristine gem for the city but I also think such a structure would be a unique an instantly famous icon for the city, especially if the design is also superb.

Thoughts? Opinions? Links? Haha

wwmiv · #**383** Posted **Mar 29, 2014, 7:24 PM**

It was an early April Fools joke.

LoneStarMike · #**384** Posted **Mar 30, 2014, 12:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by wwmiv

I had no idea there was a project under construction there.

Interesting name, "The G" ... that must be a nice spot.

It was briefly mentioned about a year ago. The address is 1715 Gaudalupe. There used to be a fast food restaurant there. It was either a Sonic or an Arby's...I can't remember which.

UT student housing, not condos, coming to 17 & Guadalupe

The above article was wrong in that it indicated the project was opening in Ausgust 2013. It's actually opening August 2014.

Here's their website:

http://thegaustin.com/

JoninATX · #**385** Posted **Mar 30, 2014, 1:08 AM**

The G spot is the place to be! Lol...

The ATX · #**386** Posted **Mar 30, 2014, 2:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by JoninATX

The G spot is the place to be! Lol...

But only for some people...

KevinFromTexas · #**387** Posted **Mar 30, 2014, 4:44 AM**

Check out the gap the Colorado Tower will fill. Green Water (4 towers) and the Seaholm Residences will just re-enforce what's already there. 99 Trinity Tower and Waller Park Place (3 towers) will show up here.

Austin American-Statesman - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater

JoninATX · #**388** Posted **Mar 30, 2014, 4:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by Hill Country

But only for some people...

Indeed.

austlar1 · #**389** Posted **Mar 30, 2014, 8:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

Check out the gap the Colorado Tower will fill. Green Water (4 towers) and the Seaholm Residences will just re-enforce what's already there. 99 Trinity Tower and Waller Park Place (3 towers) will show up here.

Austin American-Statesman - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater

Amazing picture. I also like the fact that it shows The Shore Condos in such detail. I think it is such a well designed building, especially the arrangement of the balconies. Each one is really private.

KevinFromTexas · #**390** Posted **Mar 30, 2014, 6:52 PM**

The Fairmont will show up in that photo, too, but you have to scroll it to the right a bit to see its lot past where the Hotel Van Zandt will rise.

IluvATX · #**391** Posted **Mar 31, 2014, 1:16 AM**

Anyone know what's going on at the old SoCo at the Lake Apartments? They are razing the buildings and I remember hearing something about midrise condos going there. They are at 300 East Riverside.

LoneStarMike · #**392** Posted **Mar 31, 2014, 1:36 AM**

^^There was an article in the Austin Business Journal about this back in August. I read it back then and then had forgotten about it until now.

Plan for mid-rise apartments on Riverside won't require public input
Jan Buchholz
Austin Business Journal
Augst 12, 2013

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The project by CWS Capital Partners LLC, one of Austin’s most active apartment developers, was approved in 2008, according to Austin Senior Planner Michael Simmons-Smith. The tower, which will be 79 feet high, will have 247 units on the 3.9-acre site.

“The property was approved for PUD zoning in 2008, and the site plan is currently under review by city staff,” Simmons-Smith said.

The property is adjacent to the public boardwalk, which is under construction on the south side of Lady Bird Lake. As part of the PUD approval, CWS Capital Partners agreed to 1.5 acres of its property as parkland.

ChrisBBradford · #**393** Posted **Mar 31, 2014, 2:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by LoneStarMike

^^There was an article in the Austin Business Journal about this back in August. I read it back then and then had forgotten about it until now.

Plan for mid-rise apartments on Riverside won't require public input
Jan Buchholz
Austin Business Journal
Augst 12, 2013

This is the project that spawned Save Town Lake. (Or the original, taller version of this project spawned STL). It's hard to believe the boardwalk got approved and built before they even started site work on this project.

The ATX · #**394** Posted **Mar 31, 2014, 9:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by ChrisBBradford

This is the project that spawned Save Town Lake. (Or the original, taller version of this project spawned STL). It's hard to believe the boardwalk got approved and built before they even started site work on this project.

If I remember right, the developers were going to pay for part of the boardwalk as part of the original project. They saved money by waiting.

FortyAcres · #**395** Posted **Mar 31, 2014, 6:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by lzppjb

For you soccer guys...

This is from the poster Bottlecap on shaggy. He says this is from the source.

oh hai! I'm on here too, just haven't been able to keep up with the boards lately. Thx for sharing that, btw.

lzppjb · #**396** Posted **Mar 31, 2014, 7:07 PM**

What's up, Forty? This is Longhorn Al.

Syndic · #**397** Posted **Mar 31, 2014, 9:10 PM**

Some brickwork going up on Corazon.

bigdogc · #**398** Posted **Mar 31, 2014, 9:58 PM**

corazon is insanely expensive for that area. Studios are going for like 1600 + 75/mo for parking!

Urbannizer · #**399** Posted **Apr 1, 2014, 6:39 AM**

Millennium Rainey Street

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Originally Posted by Ziegler Cooper

Ziegler Cooper has recently completed planning and design for a new 543,715 square foot, high-density, urban residential development in the Rainey Street Historic District of Austin, Texas. The 2.21 acre development, spearheaded by the Dinerstein Group, is bound by Rainey and Driskill streets and the southern frontage road of I-35. In order to encourage redevelopment, the area was rezoned as part of Austin’s Central Business District in 2004. Once a sleepy residential street, the area has a growing nightlife scene as old bungalows have been turned into bars and cocktail lounges.

The 8-story, 326-unit Millennium Rainey Street, will feature a modern, crisp combination of primarily brick with Texas limestone and zinc panel accents. Amenities include an infinity edge pool on the 7th floor, a clubroom, demonstration kitchen, and fitness room overlooking the pool deck. A conference room off on the ground floor will also be available for resident’s use. A ground floor retail component is included, providing close shopping and eatery options for residents. With close access to Colorado River, various parks and bike trails, downtown Austin and public transportation this up and coming neighborhood will appeal to young professionals and students seeking an urban living with access to a 24/7 lifestyle in downtown Austin. The project is striving for LEED H Silver Certification. Estimated construction completion is 4th quarter of 2015.

http://zieglercooper.com/millennium-rainey-street-2/

Urbannizer · #**400** Posted **Apr 1, 2014, 6:48 AM**

7 East

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Originally Posted by Stonelake Capital Partners

Stonelake purchased a well-located 1.98-acre site at the corner of E. 7th St. and Chicon St. in the vibrant and trendy East Austin neighborhood. In February 2014 we broke ground on 7East, a 186-unit, 4-story Class A multifamily residential development. The East Austin submarket is flourishing with new restaurants and high quality retail amenities, and continues to attract new residents to the area seeking multifamily housing.

http://www.stonelake.com/properties/7east