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Austin: “Top 10 Growth Centers” – No. 4, BizJournals.com (November, 2008 )
“Three Texas markets are members of the top 10, with Austin posting the best growth record of the trio, “the report says. “Population has soared more than 8 percent in Austin in the past two years, and employment has jumped more than 10 percent. [...]
Facts, Figures, Rankings, and Statistics about Austin, TX: Live & Play
Austin: “Safest of Big Texas Cities,” CQ Press (November, 2008 )
CQ Press analyzed 2007 crime statistics for all U.S. cities with a population of 75,000 or more. Austin took the No.199 spot among the nation’s largest cities in terms of criminal activity. For comparison, San Antonio is the 233rd safest city; Fort Worth ranks 243; [...]
Austin Condo Review: Brazos Place Lofts
Austin Condo Review: Brazos Place Lofts
Snapshot & Observations
Brazos Place Lofts
8th & Brazos – 800 Brazos
Brazos Place Lofts is a luxury condo conversion in the heart of downtown. Built in 1948, it was the Commodore Perry Hotel and was converted from hotel to office (1984) and to condo in 2007.
Location: close to the Capital, some [...]
Austin Condo Review: 360 Condos
Austin Condo Review: 360 Condos
Snapshot & Observations
360
3rd & Nueces
44 stories
First move-in 6/08; resale opens 11/28/08
General: Largest residential tower in downtown, loft style, open floor plan, concrete ceiling
Pricing: $250k – $550k
1 bedrooms are 796-1507 sqft (incl exterior sqft)
2 bedrooms are 1062-1308 sqft (incl exterior sqft)
Waiting list: well, there was one but there doesn’t seem to really [...]
Austin Condo Review: The Shore
Austin Condo Review: The Shore
Snapshot & Observations
The Shore Condos
Austin, TX
603 Davis
Historic Rainey neighborhood downtown
192 units
20-some stories
Sales status 11/08 – abt 60% closed, 40% set to close by yr end … but some of the 40% will not close (financing, market etc) so some will come back on the market; 12/08 update: no new listings [...]
Biggest Article of the Week: Watch Where the Artists Live
Bling (photography: KAngermann)
BusinessWeek
Real Estate News September 23, 2008
Great article from BusinessWeek … Up-and-Coming Neighborhoods: Great Buying Opportunities
Want to know where the next hot real estate markets will be? Watch where the artists are living now.
Similar trends are occurring in Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Miami, and Austin, Tex. BusinessWeek.com selected 15 urban neighborhoods that [...]
SXSWclick Shorts Film Festival finalists announced
06.30.08 From the austinist.com
Finalists for the 2008 SXSWclick Online Shorts Festival have been announced, and you can watch them all on the festival’s website. The selected shorts are competing for various prizes, and a slot at the 2008 SXSW Film Festival. The finalists are divided into five categories: “Old School Shorts”, “Really Real Shorts”, “Animate-It”, [...]
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