[KevinFromTexas]

This is the hotel at 800-804 Congress (8th & Congress).

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/pr...ity-counc.html

Controversial Austin hotel heads to City Council
Developer: This will fit well on Congress

Austin Business Journal by Robert Grattan, Staff Writer
Date: Friday, October 26, 2012, 5:00am CDT - Last Modified: Thursday, October 25, 2012, 8:46pm CDT

Robert Grattan
Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal

Austin’s Planning Commission endorsed a 30-story, $90 million hotel project on Congress Avenue — but withheld its recommendation for construction as proposed — after a protracted discussion that pit some of the city’s biggest landowners against each other.

The proposed building would add a four-star hotel with 210 rooms, a 5,900-square-foot restaurant, 41,300 square feet of office space and a music venue to 800 and 804 Congress Ave., said project developer David Kahn of Gone to Texas Capital One LP.

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http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/pr...h-century.html

Parking in downtown Austin? That's so 20th century
Austin may nix parking requirements

Austin Business Journal by Robert Grattan, Staff Writer
Date: Friday, October 26, 2012, 5:00am CDT - Last Modified: Thursday, October 25, 2012, 8:43pm CDT

Robert Grattan
Staff Writer- Austin Business Journal

Austin officials may eliminate rules that require developers to include a minimum number of parking spaces when a new building goes up downtown.

The long-term goal is not only to reduce the cost of building downtown, but also to nudge Austinites down a path toward more pedestrian-friendly communities and to encourage sustainable commutes downtown via public transit.