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The downtown post office building may be the worst structure constructed downtown in the last century. It wastes a prime central block (Block 51) with an enormous elevated parking lot.

... It places the structure in the middle of the block, far from the street and close to parked cars. It wastes a prime tall-building lot with a tiny 2 floor structure.

When Will Wynn was mayor, he led a campaign to rid the block of the dreaded post office.

Novare, the developer of 360, has announced preliminary plans for two new towers to rise one block west of the downtown post office.

For the first time in a very long time, a developer has announced plans to construct a new 27-story downtown condo and office tower.

The developer is proposing to build a tower of up to 350 feet on the vacant lot between Whole Foods and Austin City Lofts.

The announcement is a clear sign that the downtown market is stabilizing and expected to improve dramatically over the next few years.

Austin Towers checked-in with BartonPlace this week and learned that construction continues to progress on schedule.

BartonPlace is a 6-building, 6-story condo project with 270 total units located on Barton Springs Road near Zilker Park.

When it comes to downtown Austin condos, the biggest news of 2008 is the recent opening of 360.

With the opening, residents have begun to occupy the 430 sold-out units in the 44-story condo tower.

In a highly unusual move, developers of the 44-story 21c hotel and condo development have abandoned the planned third and Brazos project in favor of a new multi-building complex to be located a few blocks East on Waller Creek.

The new project, also to be named 21c, will first include a 16-story hotel with 243 rooms which will be followed by a 49-story condo tower.

The hotel will break ground in 2009 and the condo tower is expected to break ground by 2010. The hotel will also double as a contemporary art museum.