Bradley's Lazarus Lotto Goes to Court

Gary Bradley's bankruptcy trial features the spectacular rise of the Lazarus Trust

"...have thought that watching one of Austin's most colorful developers on the witness stand would be like watching proverbial..."

April 23, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Gary Bradley, Homeless Man

The IRS prepares to seize the developer's (mold-ridden) Lake Austin pad

"...Bankrupt developer Gary Bradley is about to lose his waterfront condo..."

April 9, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

While the Beast makes small concessions, the mayor hints at hope for a negotiated settlement.

"...to accept the agreement put forth by Wal-Mart's local developer, Endeavor Real Estate Group. Endeavor's concessions appear minor considering..."

Sept. 26, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...like the Domain, but Simon -- America's largest retail developer -- has a lot more stroke to get tenants..."

July 11, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Backroom Is Open

"...It gives carte blanche to the city and the developer to do anything they want," Marcin said. "We think..."

June 13, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Remember Sixth + Lamar?

"...few weeks ago. BookPeople owner Steve Bercu says the developer is making concerted efforts to keep him updated about..."

May 16, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Day Trips

"...I've ever worked on," says Larry Peel, an Austin developer who will rescue the building from abandonment and decay...."

April 11, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...had big plans for Austin when the new-urban apartment developers hit town three years ago. But the Atlanta-based firm..."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Will Seton Touch Down at Mueller?

The old airport may become home to a new Children's Hospital.

"...The doctors' concerns, plus a nudge from local developer/philanthropist Dick Rathgeber, led Barnett back to Mueller. Seton had..."

Feb. 7, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...A) A handful of lawyers and one developer are more persuasive than a council chamber full of..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Column

Page Two

Next Tuesday's Creating a Liveable 6th and Lamar: Community Forum, meant to address the proposed Borders store at Sixth and Lamar, raises the complexity of issues involving economic choices, and the lack of a clear right or wrong.

"...convenient to blame government (national, state, local), bureaucracy, greedy developers, evil capitalists, blind greed, crazed insensitivity, and on and..."

Jan. 17, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Austin @ Large: Strictly Need to Know

Austin could learn something from Vancouver about public planning information.

"...learn if the building is historic, or if the developer has cut a deal with the neighbors for shared..."

Nov. 1, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Poor, Bankrupt Bradley

"...loans and taxes? Gary Bradley hopes so. The flamboyant developer, who rose to local fame during the frenzied Eighties..."

Aug. 23, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Battle for the Springs: A Chronology

"...A task force of environmentalists, developers, and city officials approve Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan proposal,..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...be nearly as sophisticated as you. Make excuses for developers, who do have property rights but do not have..."

July 26, 2002 Column

When Malls Attack

We sure are getting a lot of malls.

"...project will go ahead even without Simon's original partner, developer Gary Bradley...."

July 19, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Game Boy

Local development company Game Titan grows up, but stays young at heart

"...and hold competitions to recognize the best independent game developers in the world. Kinkead started working with another programmer..."

July 19, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

You Call This a Plan?

Seaholm District Master Plan Morphs Into the Lumbermen's Tract Subsidy Program

"...have the city entering into land-swap negotiations with the developer. "That's an idea being kicked around," City Manager Toby..."

June 14, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

If Mueller is a model, then why wasn't it followed with the Villas?

"...has no clothes," said MRT leader and Avery Ranch developer Dick Rathgeber to the daily. "In fact, he's buck..."

April 12, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Mueller Contenders Present Plans

The major contenders for the New Mueller development make their case to the city.

"...his work on the star-crossed Triangle Square project (whose developer, Tom Terkel of Cencor Urban, is part of the..."

March 15, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

"...In Williamson County, software developer Eric Freeman has filed to run as a Democrat..."

Jan. 4, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Suttle Scuttled?

Development lawyer Richard Suttle no longer finds himself on the Stratus payroll, coincidentally (?) at a time when the company tries to clean up its image.

"...Developer lawyer-lobbyist Richard Suttle is no longer shilling for Stratus..."

Nov. 9, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

On a Short Lease

"...lease, rather than sell, Mueller's 711 acres to the developers who will build out the mixed-use urban village called..."

Oct. 5, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Georgetown Smackdown

Suburbanites Wrestle Over Managed Growth, Smart Growth, and "Stupid Growth"

"...is hardly full, about 20 people -- mostly local developers and landowners with a few activists thrown in --..."

Aug. 17, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Mercury, Cadmium, Arsenic, Grease ...

The Fish & Wildlife Service faults the EPA for failing to protect the Barton Springs Watershed.

"...Last December, environmentalists and developers each claimed victory after reaching a settlement on separate..."

Aug. 3, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Local news this week in Austin.

"...née Gotham, have been put on hold while the developer, Simmons Vedder & Co., tries to decide what to..."

June 8, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Naked City

A long-awaited decision on the rezoning of the Bennett Tract, which has sat vacant awaiting redevelopment for more than 10 years, should happen this Thursday.

"...won't pay for itself. The housing/commercial conflict between the developer and the neighborhood was the final sticking point that..."

May 4, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Naked City

Hyde Park lawsuit sutra, Glen Maxey's retirement dilemma, parking lot battle in Judges' Hill neighborhood, Sixth Street recycling, and the anti-growth blues

"...of three adjacent neighborhoods have signed on to the developer's plan, which would provide street-level improvements and limit new..."

April 13, 2001 News Feature

Naked City

Expect some upsets at the state housing agency, as Gov. Rick Perry and the state Sunset Advisory Commission implement changes in the scandal-wracked department.

"...million a year in federal tax-credit subsidies to apartment developers. Bingham has staunchly opposed opening the tax-credit allocation process..."

Jan. 26, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

What's the Deal?

The Details in the City's Proposed Settlement With Stratus Properties Are the Fine Print in the Term Sheet.

"...Under the city's proposed settlement with Stratus Properties, the developer would agree to the following standards in building its..."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature

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