The W Austin Hotel and Residences is an important project for downtown Austin. It's located at the heart of the emerging Second Street District.
It's a $300 million multi-use project including a much-needed hotel, a prominent condo project, retail, and entertainment.
It's the home of the new Austin City Limits studio.
Until this week, the failure of the project's primary lender has put the project in jeopardy.
While the 37-story building has continued to rise past 25-floors with the...
The Worst Condo Project Ever?
Some condo projects are better than others. After reading a story in the New York Times, I can safely say that the worst condo project in the country is not in Austin.For the bargain price of...
Woman sexually assaulted in Austin hotel
Austin police are looking for a man accused of impersonating a police officer and then sexually assaulting a hotel guest.
W Hotel & Residences Developer Faces Delisting
Stratus Properties, the developer of the W Hotel & Residences in the 2nd street district, is facing delisting from the NASDAQ for failure to promptly file financial reports. While this sounds...
It's Tough Being Rich (Apparently)
On top of all the other afflictions that come with being rich – like paying more overall in taxes because they have more to start off with – the wealthy now have to deal with the...
Economic climate's influence on Austin
Budget Office's presentation to City Council, April 22, 2009 (.pdf)
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