Home2 Suites Hotel Tower Planned at the North Edge of Downtown Austin "A 14-story hotel tower containing a Home2 Suites by Hilton is planned on the north edge of downtown Austin near the southeast corner of Guadalupe Street and West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, according to recent permit applications with the City of Austin.” (James Rambin, Towers)
Velocis responds as Austin suburbs sue to stop its industrial project "The Dallas-based developer is defending its 270,000-square-foot project that two Austin suburbs are suing to stop in its tracks.” (Sean Hemmersmeier, Austin Business Journal)
Mixed-income apartments adding to affordable housing options in East Austin "Half of the 328 units planned for a new Ross Road apartment complex are earmarked for residents earning low-to-moderate income.” (Haley McLeod, Community Impact)
How people stayed cool without power on Austin's hottest day of the year "On Wednesday — the city's hottest day of the year so far — about 15,000 people were without power from around 5-9 p.m. in the East Austin and Riverside neighborhoods, according to Austin Energy. The utility company said high energy demand caused the outage.” (Mose Buchele, KUT 90.5)
150-Year-Old House Set for Renovation in Nameless Community "Development often erases a location’s history, but in a small historic community northwest of Austin, it allowed local historians to unearth a discovery and put together a puzzle once missing all its pieces.” (Aaron Sullivan, Austin Chronicle)
Planning Commission endorses multifamily project in Montopolis "Despite some consternation about the impact to the neighborhood in terms of scale and potential for displacement, Planning Commission members have voted in support of a new multifamily development on Montopolis Drive between Caddie and Fairway streets.” (Elizabeth Pagano, Austin Monitor)
