Naked City

Gary Bradley presented his latest land-swap deal to the Save Barton Creek Association this week and received mixed reviews from environmentalists, many of whom are wary of trusting the megadeveloper.

"...If you thought developer Gary Bradley was done wheeling and dealing after his..."

Aug. 18, 2000 News Feature

Naked City

TDHCA announces its latest tax credit allocations for low-income housing under unusual scrutiny, but critics of the agency find few improvements or surprises.

"...board would send the gravy flowing thick to favored developers before the bacchanalia ends. The tax-credit awards, which are..."

Aug. 11, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Natural State

San Antonio-based Presidian wants to enter into public private partnerships with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

"...recently, added to his résumé a job as part-time developer. Fitzsimons has plenty of reasons to smile. For one..."

Aug. 4, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

Under One Roof

Can the City Make Good on Its Affordable Housing Promise?

"...committing $1 million here, $1 million there. Don't think developers haven't noticed...."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

War of Words

Hays County planning battle turns into a war of words.

"...good roads. They embraced more recent rules that force developers to test for water availability before drilling wells, and..."

July 7, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Media Clips

The Internet offers new opportunities for newspapers to expand their coverage, but so far, Texas dailies have yet to heed the call.

"...Tim Jones was caught on tape improperly asking a developer for a job and offering to cover up pollution..."

April 21, 2000 News Column by Lee Nichols

Postmarks

Warning: blatant use of music knowledge within

"...This is not unusual. It's not unusual for a developer to submit applications with project costs that differ from..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Column

Condo Clash

The Gotham Has Neighbors Up in Arms

"...mere coincidence that the name Gotham, the 12-story condominium developer Randall Davis has proposed for 200 South Congress, brings..."

Oct. 1, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Moving on Up

River Woods residents forced out of affordable apartments which are being demolished for a new luxury complex

"...granting tax credits and loans to projects run by developers with connections to Manley and other board members) likened..."

Oct. 1, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

If You Build It ...

What Dreams May Come

"...of downtown may not be so easily rebuilt. Downtown developers talk about a future Congress Avenue that will more..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

That Was the Year That Was

Impatience Is a Virtue

"...S.O.S. Strife: "Mitigation" was the buzzword in 1998, as developers offered to keep certain sensitive tracts undeveloped in return..."

Jan. 1, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

Breaking the Code

Plain English Is the Goal for Land Development Rules

"...As is typical, structurally, throughout the LDC, a prospective developer - say, someone who wants to build a duplex..."

May 15, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Slusher Kicks Ass!

"...neighborhood planning, and a break from lying, bullying, encroaching developers. If Goodman (who loudly bills herself as a neighborhood..."

March 13, 1998 Column

The Promised Land

Jews and Neighbors Lay Competing Claims

"...people dwell together!" It's not every day that a developer graces its open-letters-to-concerned-neighbors with a Biblical epigraph like the..."

March 6, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...told the Triangle players - that would be the developers, the state, the city, and neighborhood reps - met..."

Jan. 23, 1998 News Feature

Hays County Hell

Elgin Bank Victory May Mean Colonia-like Development

"...septic-tank holes in the region's blacklands clay soil, the developer -- Robert Sweeney of Del Valle -- loaded much..."

June 27, 1997 News Feature by Bob Elder

Unsettling Settlement

"...lawsuit brought against the city last year by the developers of a project called Deerfield. But by settling with..."

June 20, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Men Who Would be Mayor

Scrambling for Money, Consensus, & Power

"...conservative voters like these in Austin's western outskirts. Republican developer Jo Baylor, who served on a board that helped..."

April 25, 1997 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Mayor's Race Contribution & Expenditure Reports

"...$1,500; investor David Ward, $1,500; Sanford Gottesman, $1,000; Houston developer Raul Tilley, $1,000; former ACC trustee and lobbyist Paul..."

April 25, 1997 News Feature

Patching Things Up

Triangle Developers and Neighbors Work Together

"...Braun In the history of Austin's great war between developers and citizens, the "Triangle Development" probably will not be..."

Feb. 14, 1997 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Oh No, It's Mr. Bill!

Do Bill Bunch's Tactics Hurt the Springs He Loves?

"...up the endless battle he has waged against those developers and lawmakers who have sought to capitalize on the..."

Oct. 18, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

A Complex Question?

Central Park's Proposed Housing Project

"...its land holdings by leasing surplus property to private developers. The legislature made such agreements possible in the late..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

Nowhere to Run

"...innocent mother of two (Arquette) just as the evil developer tries to drive her from her farm. It's a..."

Jan. 22, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

After Years in the Works, City Kills HealthSouth Redevelopment Deal

HealthSouth goes south

"...death last summer, a deal between the city and developers to turn an old hospital building into housing that..."

July 7, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Attitudes on Land-Use Change as Limits on Building Near Houses Are Eased

Council cuts compatibility with little opposition

"...as compatibility rules. The 2022 LDC amendment now allows developers to capture additional height, but the rules apply differently..."

June 9, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Four Decades of Austin Chronicle Halloween Mask Covers

"...2007: Phantom of the DevelOpera While the Chronicle Halloween cover mask has in recent..."

Oct. 24, 2022 Photo Gallery

Council Recap: Not Many Tools in the Toolbox

City Hall tries to stretch its funds for music, housing

"...in the Montopolis neighborhood from SF-3 to SF-6. The developer, Drenner Group, proposed building 33 townhomes on the lot,..."

Oct. 16, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Eastside Housing Proposals Blow Up at Council

"That was crazy"

"...from GNDC and Vecino Group, a national affordable housing developer, for the site at 900 Gardner came in second..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Rooster Teeth Announces RWBY Vol 8 Date

Plus new game with WayForward and Arc System Works

"...game for the franchise, a collaboration with California-based game developer WayForward (Shantae and the Seven Sirens, River City Girls)..."

Sept. 16, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Can Kitties, Weed, and Votes Save Blockchain?

As the cryptocurrency bubble looks ready to burst, developers and innovators at SXSW see new uses for the underlying tech

"...them?" said Dieter Shirley, co-founder and CTO of CryptoKitties developer Dapper Labs. "We wanted to build an experience that..."

March 15, 2019 Screens Feature by Tom Cheredar

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