Council to consider changes in decibel limits for some new construction "At issue is the noise created by cooling units and other heavy machinery needed for dense commercial or residential buildings, with the several-ton units that are placed on rooftops running at high volumes that bleed into neighboring properties if not properly screened and soundproofed.” (Chad Swiatecki, Austin Monitor)
Katz's deli may make comeback after Nate Paul loses land "One of Nate Paul’s downtown Austin properties appears to be changing hands, and it could result in a well-known Austin restaurant coming back to its old home.” (Cody Baird, Austin Business Journal)
Nearly $500M in contracts approved for Austin airport expansion "The spending is part of a multibillion-dollar plan to add more terminals and other facilities to accommodate the airport's growing passenger traffic.” (Sean Hemmersmeier, Austin Business Journal)
Paseo Apartment Tower Celebrates Topping Out on Rainey Street "The building’s development team, including its general contractors at JE Dunn Construction and developers LV Collective, celebrated this 'topping out' milestone last Friday, sending a flag up the tower crane and signing the building’s topmost beam while recognizing more than a year of labor by several hundred construction professionals since the 48-story tower’s groundbreaking in early 2023.” (James Rambin, Towers)
Texas State University plans to build hotel on San Marcos campus "Texas State University officials announced their plans to build a five-star hotel near campus in downtown San Marcos during The State of Texas State 2024 event on Aug. 23. The university is working with a private Houston-based developer—Midway—who could potentially break ground on the project in early 2025.” (Amira Van Leeuwen, Austin Monitor)
3 Austin neighbors are the best Texas suburbs for house renters “Three distinct Austin neighbors have come out among the top 10 best best suburbs for house renters in Texas: Hutto, Lakeway, and Leander.” (Amber Heckler, CultureMap Austin)
Pflugerville City Council denies rezoning request for subdivision "The land, which sits on 1917 and 1931 Rowe Loop, is currently reserved for agriculture and development use. According to the rezoning request, the land would be used to infill single-family homes.” (Gracie Warhurst, Community Impact)
Camp Mabry as a park? Author Lawrence Wright proposes new use for military base "Renowned author and journalist Lawrence Wright has unveiled a vision to turn the Camp Mabry military base in Austin into an urban state park with natural attractions and some development to complement the city’s other major parks spaces.” (Chad Swiatecki, Austin Monitor)
