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Austin’s best hotels for design lovers
These chic hospitality spaces are a cut above the cookie-cutter international chains.
‘Slackerville,’ apartment development heading for four Austin properties
Local group Rastegar announces intentions for its new acquisitions, including mixed-use and residential redevelopment.
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7 Austin two-bedrooms for rent along the MetroRapid 801 line
Apartments, condos, and houses a short walk from a fast bus, starting at $1,125/month
Austin’s most important developments of the decade
Which building projects had biggest impact in the last 10 years?
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Austin’s most haunted places, mapped
Austin is a relatively young city, but it has had plenty of rapscallions, shady ladies, gunplay, and tormented souls that make for good ghost stories and the fun frights that go with them.
Here’s what $1,800 rents you around Austin
The price of apartments, condos, and houses for lease in five central-city neighborhoods. Which one would you choose?
Austin parking transforms into 14 parks—for a day
Open, public spaces in urban areas are the focus of Friday’s international event
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Take a spin around your favorite Austin record stores
For your Record Store Day 2019 pleasure, here is a map of local record stores to visit. Go forth and rock. Or roll.
What $650K buys around Austin
Houses and condos for sale in Swede Hill, Downtown, Allandale, Travis Heights, and Dawson
Vanguard South Congress business Blackmail closing after 20 years
Groundbreaking boutique ending its long tenure after 18 years on the now-famous Austin strip
What $1,600 rents in Austin right now
Houses and apartments in five central-city neighborhoods
South Congress closings pile up as rent rises
South Congress Massage and The Turquoise Door are the latest to flee the popular Austin strip
New Austin Madewell Commons features local goods, community vibe
South Congress shop will host pop-ups and workshops by city’s artists and makers
Here is your SXSW 2018 street closures map
Streets will be full, but not full of cars, during this year’s festivals and conferences
The stylish dog houses of Barkitecture 2017
Architects and builders ‘Keep Austin Woof’ with canine design fundraiser
Fetching doghouse design will be on display at Barkitecture this weekend
Architects vie to create doggers’ paradise in annual competition
Austin Motel: Exciting and new
How a landmark business remodeled with homage and history in mind
Austin Motel reveals mod upgrades but keeps classic feel
The iconic local travel lodging space, which has operated on South Congress Avenue for almost 80 years, keeps key features and reasonable rates with its renovation.
SXSW transportation secrets, volume two—with maps!
Street closures, drop-off zones, and secret pedicab routes for the transitioning week
South Congress to get another boutique hotel
A hospitality space with a Kimber Modern concept, designed by Maker architects, is proposed for the land behind and owned by Güero’s Taco Bar.
New South Congress condos hit market for $299K
These new condos don’t boast the low, low prices of older complexes in town, but the prices are in reach for many who are looking for fairly affordable housing and don’t want or need a single-family home.
Mod redo in South Austin asks $634K
A 1948 home gets a major remodel that pulls elements from many eras together to create a relaxed, open feel.
Austin rent comparison: what $950/month gets you
For this week's Curbed Comparisons we looked for some bargains in the city. We found a few, though they weren't all in this city (one of our finds is in Bastrop, which is totally not far from Austin).
6 best hotels for an ACL afterparty
Where to stay if you’re looking for luxury digs with a connection to Austin’s rock & roll roots—and maybe some actual rock stars (no promises).
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Exploring the 5 smallest parks in Austin
Austin's natural beauty is one reason the city was built here to begin with; it's also a reason people continue to move here, usually bringing personal transport with them. So it's not surprising that our smallest parks are traffic islands.
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The smallest condos for sale in Austin right now
In an ongoing series, real-estate analytics site NeighborhoodX is taking a close look at per-square-foot asking prices in different Austin neighborhoods. Since it's Curbed's Micro Week, today's comparison features the smallest condos for sale now.
New development on South Congress to replace popular small businesses
Lake/Flato is set to design the new project, which will feature office and retail space and will replace Doc’s Bar & Grill and neighboring spots on the north end of the bustling strip.
How much it costs to buy in the Dawson neighborhood right now
Gauging the little green world in and around St. Edward’s within walking distance of the ever-increasing shopping and entertainment options on South Congress and South First.
Warby Parker on South Congress opens very, very soon
Fans of the company’s fetching, of-the-people eyewear won’t have to wait much longer for its new SoCo storefront, the first in Austin, to open its doors.
Austin rent comparison: what you get for $3,000/month
We check out rentals in Northwest Hills, North Loop, Rainey Street, South Congress, and Tarrytown to see what you can rent for three grand a month.
Fun, quality remodel of a classic 1920s home makes the case for upcycling
In 2014, the house was fully renovated and enlarged, adding two bedrooms, three bathrooms, a family room, and a small kitchen, for a total of 3,200 square feet. The renovation was done in a way that allows privacy and separation among different suites in the house.
Best New Texas Hotel Awards List Includes 2 Austin Hot Spots
'Texas Monthly' spotlights South Congress and Rainey lodgings where locals and tourists mingle in its list of top new or newly renovated hotels that garner Best of Texas Hotels Awards.