KevinFromTexas
Oct 3, 2009, 6:14 PM
Downtown
Sky-high possibilities
Moving downtown? Tour can help potential residents see what's available and whether to rent or buy.
By Shermakaye Bass
SPECIAL TO THE AMERICAN-STATESMAN
Sunday, October 04, 2009
You see the cranes rising above downtown Austin as more towering condominium buildings and apartment complexes become part of our urban landscape.
And you might wonder what it would be like to live downtown. Then you might kick around whether an apartment or a condo is more your style.
On Oct. 11, the Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association's Downtown Living Tour will let you inside five apartment and six condo buildings.
The tour allows potential residents to suss out what's where and what's what in the downtown housing market while mingling with residents who've already made the plunge.
Three properties are in varying phases of construction or finish-out. Two of those — the W and the Austonian — are under significant construction but feature tricked-out model units in their sales centers, while the third, the Spring, is almost complete and features model units on one floor. The remaining properties are completed. Some will have unoccupied units open during the tour. Others, such as the Austin City Lofts and 360 condominiums, will spotlight owner-occupied residences.
Read more (http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/statesmanhomes/2009/10/04/1004downtown.html)
Sky-high possibilities
Moving downtown? Tour can help potential residents see what's available and whether to rent or buy.
By Shermakaye Bass
SPECIAL TO THE AMERICAN-STATESMAN
Sunday, October 04, 2009
You see the cranes rising above downtown Austin as more towering condominium buildings and apartment complexes become part of our urban landscape.
And you might wonder what it would be like to live downtown. Then you might kick around whether an apartment or a condo is more your style.
On Oct. 11, the Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association's Downtown Living Tour will let you inside five apartment and six condo buildings.
The tour allows potential residents to suss out what's where and what's what in the downtown housing market while mingling with residents who've already made the plunge.
Three properties are in varying phases of construction or finish-out. Two of those — the W and the Austonian — are under significant construction but feature tricked-out model units in their sales centers, while the third, the Spring, is almost complete and features model units on one floor. The remaining properties are completed. Some will have unoccupied units open during the tour. Others, such as the Austin City Lofts and 360 condominiums, will spotlight owner-occupied residences.
Read more (http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/statesmanhomes/2009/10/04/1004downtown.html)
