April 16, 2015
Greenview Condominiums
I didn't get a photo, but across the street, the Wendy's has been completely torn down and there's a banner on the fence saying "In N Out Burger Coming Soon!"
Lamar Union
I forget which forum member is dying for Shake Shake to open, but it looks like it will be very soon. There's furniture inside, hiring signs posted in the windows, signage on the building and two guys were inside sitting at a table doing paperwork.
In other news, I found this:
SpawGlass starting affordable rent building for Austin's Foundation Communities
February 25, 2015
Quote:
SpawGlass will be constructing a second multi-story residential building for Austin-based Foundation Communities.
Dedicated for low-income tenants of the inner city, Bluebonnet Studios will consist of 107 efficiency units in a single level, cast-in-place concrete garage-podium structure. Located at 2301 S. Lamar Blvd., the project is an 8-minute drive by bus or car from downtown.
“This particular project is a $15 million job. It will have 60,000 square feet of air-conditioned space,” said Jeff Eubank, the project executive at SpawGlass.
Eubank estimated construction would begin at the start of summer and reach completion by July or August of 2016.
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Rendering:
Source:
Forge Craft Architecture
There's some other smaller renderings there as well.
There was a different version - also called Bluebonnet Studios - that was supposed to be built at the Goodwill site on S. Lamar, but that one fell through. This one is located at 2301 S. Lamar where Kyle Chapman Motors used to be. They closed in October of 2014 (according to the sign on the door) but the existing building hasn't been torn down yet.
I think it looks pretty good for affordable housing and I love the little pops of color. So far, my two favorite project on S. Lamar are The 704 and Lamar Union, because both projects use a lot of color, unlike The Hanover and the Cielo at Lamar/Manchaca.
And finally, I'm going to conclude with a little wine-fueled rant.
Some of you old-timers may remember this photo I took in March, 2010 of the skyline at night.
I uploaded it over at Wikimedia Commons, and someone made a second version, where they lightened it, and cropped it and it was the main photo on the Austin Wikipedia page.
You can see both versions
here (Scroll down to File History.)
Soooo.... I'm walking down South Lamar the other day, and out of the corner of my eye I notice a HUGE version of my photo in the window of the Barton Hills Food Mart. At first, I was flattered - until I looked closer
Anyone else see the problem?
Don't Mess With Texas and Don't you DARE Mess With Our Skyline!