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Lamar coffee shop still waiting for parking variance from BOA
Emerald City Press on Lamar Boulevard almost won its off-site parking variance from the Board of Adjustment this week, but was one vote short and will have to return to the BOA next month. In the meantime, the owners made some…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Dec 10, 2008
Commission ponders demolition permits for 21c Museum Hotel project
The Historic Landmark Commission on Monday cleared the way for the demolition of one property in the Rainey Street Neighborhood to make way for the new 21c Museum Hotel and gave the property owner two weeks to work on plans…
Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Aug 13, 2008
Design Commission losing half its members
The Design Commission said goodbye to four – and possibly five – commissioners at this week’s meeting due to the implementation of new board and commission rules. Those commissioners represented a collective 48 years of service in the Austin boards and commission…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Aug 1, 2008
Design Commission backs more downtown standards
The Design Commission will recommend broadening the city’s downtown commercial design guidelines to give the standards more teeth and apply them beyond downtown to all areas of the city where density is desired. The commission – faced with the departure…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Jul 30, 2008
Developer expands plans for Fifth and Congress complex
New revised – and even bigger – plans for a mixed-use development on the block that includes Congress at Fifth Street were presented last night at the Design Commission meeting. Developer Tom Stacy announced his plans, back in 2004, to…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Jun 3, 2008
Design panel supports some changes to billboard ordinance
The Design Commission, minus Chair Girard Kinney who recused himself, approved a letter last night that outlined the commission’s concerns regarding changes to the ordinance governing billboards. The first question from commissioners — and more than one commissioner –…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Apr 8, 2008
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DAA study says condominium sales remain strong
Despite the gloomy news coming from other parts of the country about entire blocks of empty condominium projects, there is high demand in the downtown condominium market, according to a study commissioned by the Downtown Austin Alliance. Charles Heimsath…
Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Apr 3, 2008
Split downtown panel backs affordable housing incentives
A split Downtown Commission approved the interim affordable housing incentives that will go to Council today, with some members expressing reservations about whether the proposed $10 per-square-foot fee would discourage downtown development. The Affordable Housing Task Force and the Density…
Uncategorized • By Kimberly Reeves • Jan 31, 2008
Leffingwell launches re-election campaign
Austin City Council Member Lee Leffingwell launched his re-election campaign Tuesday night in front of a crowd of more than 100 supporters at Nuevo Leon. Leffingwell also got a boost from fellow Council Member Mike Martinez, who urged the crowd…
Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Jan 16, 2008
Money flows in to Council candidates’ campaign coffers
The race is on, and local entrepreneur Randi Shade, who is challenging Council Member Jennifer Kim in Place 3, is slightly ahead of the incumbent in the fundraising department. She has also managed to spend very little of what she…
Uncategorized • By Austin Monitor • Jan 16, 2008
ZAP recommends Northeast area condo project
The Zoning and Platting Commission has given its approval for the owner of a vacant tract on Harris Ridge Boulevard in Northeast Austin to go ahead with plans to develop 167 condos on part of the site. The land is…
Uncategorized • By • Dec 4, 2006
Bond campaigns move quietly forward
No apparent opposition has surfaced for $567 million package With no organized opposition, the political action groups backing all or parts of the city’s $567 million bond package on the Nov. 7 ballot have put together a healthy—but not spectacular—war…