Austinist: The Shore Breaks Ground

Daquan Fair

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 09:33:20 -0600

Mercenaries 2 Not a PS3 Exclusive?..

Bryson Tolley

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 04:22:48 -0600

Singer George Michael lends the piano on which John Lennon wrote Imagine to an anti-war exhibition...

Bryson Tolley

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 04:22:17 -0600

Singer George Michael lends the piano on which John Lennon wrote Imagine to an anti-war exhibition...

mirian

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 13:26:34 -0600

Holla and Happy Thanksgiving. nokia6630

M1EK

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 11:24:47 -0600

Yeah, no ground-floor retail is shortsighted. I don't blame the developer for not doing it since the whole area is still residential-only (i.e. unless I'm mistaken, it hasn't been officially rezoned as full-on downtown; it's some other strange category); I blame the city for not making them do it. In true CBD zoning, you'd HAVE to have pedestrian-oriented uses on the first floor, unless you got a variance, and like time codes in Strange Brew, those are very hard to fake. So, either the city didn't zone this area CBD (which is what I think happened) or they let them off with a really assy variance.

specbebop

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 17:26:48 -0600

FYI, all commercial buildings constructed, after a certain date, in downtown Austin must be certified by the Austin Green Building Program. As far as I know, this means it must meet only the base requirements for a LEED certifcation. These base requirements can be met by almost any modern building. It's better than nothing, but still a far cry from being able to truly call your building "green". It's like saying "We meet but don't excede the building codes!!!"