AUSTIN | Project Updates Thread Part II

[corvairkeith]

Anyone know what's going on at the building at 5th and Lavaca? As far as I can remember it's been sitting empty since Antone's moved to Riverside before moving back to 5th. There is currently either demo or a renovation going on.

[We vs us]

http://austin.wearespin.com/

SPIN, which is a restaurant/bar/ping pong parlor chain, owned by Susan Sarandon.

[masonh2479]

Originally Posted by We vs us

http://austin.wearespin.com/

SPIN, which is a restaurant/bar/ping pong parlor chain, owned by Susan Sarandon.

Awesome! SPIN is a whole lot of fun, I go there with my friends all the time when in Chicago. You guys should check it out when it opens.

[Max Tower]

Here's more on the Fifth and Lavaca project:

West Fifth Ping Pong Bar Project to Restore Historic Former Antone’s Space - TOWERS.net

[corvairkeith]

While I'm glad the building is being restored, if something even five stories tall would go up on that lot it would hide the ugly blank wall on Fifth and Colorado from most views.

[MichaelB]

Perhaps a nice projection of a ping pong game.
Or "Pong".
Is kinda the right aspect ratio for a projection surface!

[Jdawgboy]

Originally Posted by MichaelB

Perhaps a nice projection of a ping pong game.
Or "Pong".
Is kinda the right aspect ratio for a projection surface!

That's a great idea! Been wanting to see something happen with that blank space.


On another note, KVUE did a special about Austin's boom, the history about why we are dealing with the problems we are dealing with and also Code Next.

[The ATX]

Here's a new site plan for a seven story student apartment building in West Campus by the same developer as Skyloft. It's called "Twenty Four Zero One" and will be located at 2405 Rio Grande.

https://abc.austintexas.gov/web/perm...ertyrsn=589424

Here's the location on Streetview:

[Urbannizer]

Originally Posted by The ATX

Here's a new site plan for a seven story student apartment building in West Campus by the same developer as Skyloft. It's called "Twenty Four Zero One" and will be located at 2405 Rio Grande.

https://abc.austintexas.gov/web/perm...ertyrsn=589424

Caught them taking soil samples a month ago.

[lzppjb]

http://www.statesman.com/news/local-...GIlXK3MSvfSAL/

Austin school leaders are moving forward with the high-profile sales of district headquarters, the Baker Center and the Millett Opera House (home of the Austin Club), among other surplus properties.


The school board on Nov. 27 is scheduled to vote on the sales of the following properties:


• the Carruth Center, the 2.7 acre district headquarters on West 6th Street, for $36.5 million to Schlosser Development of Austin, which made the highest bid. The minimum bid was $30 million.

• the Millett Opera House, for $3 million to the Foundation for the Preservation of the Historic Millett Opera House, the only bidder on the property. The minimum bid was $5.4 million.


• the Baker Center, a former school located in Hyde Park, for $10.6 million to Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. The minimum bid was $10.6 million. Alamo plans to include single-family residences with 25 percent of them affordable housing units, with priority given to district employees and families with children who attend district schools.

[drummer]

Originally Posted by lzppjb

http://www.statesman.com/news/local-...GIlXK3MSvfSAL/

I'm not up to speed on these, so forgive me if this is common knowledge. With the sale of their headquarters downtown (on 5th St, right?), to where are they going to move the headquarters?

[lzppjb]

Originally Posted by drummer

I'm not up to speed on these, so forgive me if this is common knowledge. With the sale of their headquarters downtown (on 5th St, right?), to where are they going to move the headquarters?

Currently, the district does not have a location chosen for its new headquarters, but they have been working to identify possible locations. According to city records, the district does plan to lease back both the Carruth Center and the Baker Center for a period of time.

https://kxan.com/2017/11/20/austin-i...-36-5-million/

[drummer]

Originally Posted by lzppjb

https://kxan.com/2017/11/20/austin-i...-36-5-million/

Thanks.

[The ATX]

Here's a new site plan ap for an apartment project in West Campus called the Standard at Austin. The address is currently a massive parking structure:

https://abc.austintexas.gov/web/perm...rtyrsn=5303974

[Urbannizer]

West Campus Target by Darius Fontenette, on Flickr


Villas on Nueces by Darius Fontenette, on Flickr

[lzppjb]

https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/n...n-in-land.html

AISD selling 1111 W 6th Street main building to Schlosser. They may want to redevelop the site with office/multi-family.

AISD is purchasing Southfield Office Building at I35 & Ben White from the NY-based developer who just bought it.

[KevinFromTexas]

That's cool. I mean, I guess it's an ok headquarters for them, though, I wouldn't have thought they'd be interested. I'm a little bummed they probably won't have that observation deck they mentioned in the article I posted. You know the view from that building must be incredible, especially from the roof where they flirted with the idea of a restaurant.

[corvairkeith]

Lipstick on a pig.

[Jdawgboy]

Originally Posted by corvairkeith

Lipstick on a pig.

Honestly I really don't see much of a difference from before.

[The ATX]

Is it done? That was the re-do?