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downtown austin entertainment district still has room for improvement – part 1 of 3

Jude Galligan | November 22, 2008 |

downtown austin entertainment district
downtown austin entertainment district

On Friday and Saturday I participated in a tour of 6th street.  This wasn’t a bar hop.  This was to observe.  I’ve joined the ‘Community’ group for the Responsible Hospitality Institute’s (RHI)- ‘Austin Hospitality Zone Assessment for Sixth Street’.  This effort is the result of 6ixth Street Austin and the DAA teaming up to develop a revitalization plan for Sixth Street.  Our first mission is to tour the entertainment district and simply observe.

The convention center is located east of Congress.  Several residential high-rises are located east of Congress. Have you noticed that all of Downtown Austin’s big hotels are located east of Congress!  Sixth Street is the anchor.   What do you imagine is the experience of visitors to Austin when they visit Sixth Street?

Sixth Street should be Austin’s historical and cultural hub.  Landmarked buildings should be required to meet minimum aesthetic standards.  Instead, as it is today, Sixth Street is in disrepair and needs to be cleaned up.  This is the movement to do just that.  There is opportunity to provide a better mix of services and overall experience for hotels guests, the convention center, and all of the residential buildings east of Congress.  I’m not alone in this opinion as hotel operators, Sixth Street proprietors, city council members, city staff, police, and many outspoken residents were in attendance at the initial RHI meeting on November 4th.

Still to come, my [not under the influence] observations of Sixth Street.

Filed Under: buildings, downtown austin, entertainment district, life Tagged With: downtown austin, entertainment district, life

My Saturday – A Day in the Life of an Urbanite

AG | November 15, 2008 |

A Day in the Life of an Urbanite
A Day in the Life of an Urbanite

9:00 a.m. – Awaken to my view.  Make some french toast and a fruit cup.  Eat it, then out the door to the nearby gym, the Tower Health Spa connected to the 555.

12:00noon – Off to Whole Foods on 6th.  I take the trolley, or The ‘Dillo as it’s known.  I have a breakfast taco and a water, then I do a little grocery shopping.  Trolley back to my place.

1:30 p.m. – I walk from my place to Roar, which is on 5th across from Eddie V’s.  I’m getting a little glam in hair, a la a chunk of bright blonde in my bangs.  Rory is the bomb, and he does an awesome job.

3:00 p.m. – Come home to take a rest and get ready for my Saturday night.  My next door neighbor drops by a made-from-scratch pecan pie (the crust is made from scratch and everything!).  It is AWESOME having neighbors that are just a step or two away!

6:00 p.m.  – I’m on my way out to go walk to the movie theatre and have a couple of beers.  That’s right, I’m headed to The Alamo Drafthouse on 6th.

It was a great day, and it’s going to be an awesome night.

A (non-work) day in the life of an urbanite.  Pretty great.

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Urban Exploration – abandoned buildings

Jude Galligan | November 5, 2008 |

I wish Austin had more interesting derelict buildings like this. There is something creepy but inviting about these old buildings. You can imagine these used to be active facilities that [some] operated for centuries. [more]

Filed Under: austin news Tagged With: austin news

SOLD! 555 e 5th #2921

Jude Galligan | November 3, 2008 |

The Five Fifty Five is a beautiful building with a grand hotel lobby.  This gigantic 2bd/2ba had been on the market for 469 days!
OLP: $950,000
SP: $700,000
SF: 2,117
source: Jude Galligan, downtown Austin Realtor

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$500M investment may yield two new downtown towers

Jude Galligan | February 26, 2008 |

Stacy’s company, T. Stacy & Associates Inc., and Walton Street Capital now plan a 500,000-square-foot office and retail tower at 501 Congress that would be slightly taller than the 26-story Bank of America Center building the partnership owns at 515 Congress next door. The group is also plotting a hotel and condo tower at the corner of Brazos and Fifth streets that would rise more than 800 feet, making it by far the tallest building in Austin and the sixth-tallest in Texas.

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