AUSTIN | 1301 Lavaca | 120 FEET | 8 FLOORS | Proposed

[The ATX]

1301 Lavaca as seen on Streetview was demo'ed about a year ago. A CVC determination was filed today and billed to Page. About half of the site is in a CVC.

https://abc.austintexas.gov/web/perm...ertyrsn=428552

[austlar1]

Oh, if that vacant lot at 1301 Lavaca could talk. I wonder how much coke is still mixed in with the demolition dust?

[Jdawgboy]

Originally Posted by austlar1

Oh, if that vacant lot at 1301 Lavaca could talk. I wonder how much coke is still mixed in with the demolition dust?

Do tell!!!

[MichaelB]

Originally Posted by austlar1

Oh, if that vacant lot at 1301 Lavaca could talk. I wonder how much coke is still mixed in with the demolition dust?

It's true.

[KevinFromTexas]

There's a CVC height determination for 1301 Lavaca Street. This is for the northeast corner of West 13th & Lavaca Streets. There was a 1-story building on the west side of that block, but it was torn down some time ago. It was vacant in the Google Street images.

https://abc.austintexas.gov/web/perm...ertyrsn=428552

Capital View Corridor Heigh

1301 Lavaca Capital View Corridor Determination

CS-MU-CO-Np Gen. Commercial-Mixed Use-Con. Overlay-Nbrhd Plan Comb dist

[MichaelB]

Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

There's a CVC height determination for 1301 Lavaca Street. This is for the northeast corner of West 13th & Lavaca Streets. There was a 1-story building on the west side of that block, but it was torn down some time ago. It was vacant in the Google Street images.

https://abc.austintexas.gov/web/perm...ertyrsn=428552

RIP "Uncle Charlies"...... Guys who Owed it for years sold it and the property a few years back. Then it sat undeveloped.

[KevinFromTexas]

Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

There's a CVC height determination for 1301 Lavaca Street. This is for the northeast corner of West 13th & Lavaca Streets. There was a 1-story building on the west side of that block, but it was torn down some time ago. It was vacant in the Google Street images.

https://abc.austintexas.gov/web/perm...ertyrsn=428552

This had a single file posted to the AULCC page today with an overhead view of the site.

ftp://ftp.ci.austin.tx.us/ATD_AULCC/...SS_PLAN_01.pdf

[The ATX]

Here's a new site plan for an office and residential project at 1301 Lavaca. This is the site of a bar that was previously demo'ed.

https://abc.austintexas.gov/web/perm...ertyrsn=428552

[KevinFromTexas]

Originally Posted by The ATX

Here's a new site plan for an office and residential project at 1301 Lavaca. This is the site of a bar that was previously demo'ed.

https://abc.austintexas.gov/web/perm...ertyrsn=428552

There was a CVC height determination for this that was approved in March. It expires next March.

Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

There's a CVC height determination for 1301 Lavaca Street. This is for the northeast corner of West 13th & Lavaca Streets. There was a 1-story building on the west side of that block, but it was torn down some time ago. It was vacant in the Google Street images.

https://abc.austintexas.gov/web/perm...ertyrsn=428552

[The ATX]

Quoting myself for context...

Originally Posted by The ATX

Here's a new site plan for an office and residential project at 1301 Lavaca. This is the site of a bar that was previously demo'ed.

https://abc.austintexas.gov/web/perm...ertyrsn=428552

The formal site plan was added to the site plan application. It has seven floors of office and one floor of residential. It's described as both an 8-story and 9-story building. I didn't notice a reference to parking levels either above or below ground. So that might count for the floor count discrepancy.

[KevinFromTexas]

This was posted to the AULCC page today with the elevations. It'll be 120 feet with 7 floors of office and one floor of residential.

ftp://ftp.ci.austin.tx.us/ATD_AULCC/...SU_PLAN_01.pdf

[KevinFromTexas]

[The ATX]

The best thing about this project is that it will help close the "deadzone" between Downtown and West Campus.

[Myomi]

Originally Posted by The ATX

The best thing about this project is that it will help close the "deadzone" between Downtown and West Campus.

I feel like there is enough "stuff" in the area to be more active and vibrant than it is. I think it feels like a deadzone around there because there is hardly any ground floor retail in this part of downtown (less than any other part I would say).

Is there a difference in zoning in this part of downtown, or will these new buildings be required to have that in their designs? It may be nice if the city encourages this type of development more by creating a vision of what that kind of environment could look like in this part of town.

[The ATX]

Here's an elevation from the AULCC plan file. It may be interesting:

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by Myomi

I feel like there is enough "stuff" in the area to be more active and vibrant than it is. I think it feels like a deadzone around there because there is hardly any ground floor retail in this part of downtown (less than any other part I would say).

Is there a difference in zoning in this part of downtown, or will these new buildings be required to have that in their designs? It may be nice if the city encourages this type of development more by creating a vision of what that kind of environment could look like in this part of town.

The ground floor retail (and Great Streets) that we see in virtually all downtown high-rises is because they are options developers have to get the density bonuses they need to build tall. This project is apparently not trying to get a density bonus and will build up to the height allowed with no bonus. Density bonuses are mainly (but not exclusively) options for sites zoned CBD. Most of this area is not CBD. But the nearby Hilton Garden Inn and 17th & Guadalupe condo tower did go through the process to get density bonuses.

[Echostatic]

Some updated elevations as part of the site utilities file.