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A home renovated by HGTV's Property Brothers was sold for over $1 million after being listed for just one day in Austin. (Joe and Cara Keenan)
Combine HGTV's "Property Brothers" reputation with Austin's on-fire housing market, and a $1.35 million home can get snatched up in just a day.
The Austin home, located "only minutes from downtown" near Zilker Park, was sold in about a day after the home renovating "Property Brothers" worked their signature magic on the project back in season four.
The owners hit the jackpot when they bought a home listed by Realty Austin for less than $350,000 in 2011, but that didn't originally seem to be the case. The home was "crumbling and full of dirt," according to Realtor.com, but its prime location gave it plenty of potential.
Joe and Cara Keenan of Realty Austin connected the homeowners with the Property Brothers to help fix up the home. The brothers got to work on the midcentury home while making sure its original flair was still intact, including keeping the home's original hardwood floors and limestone fireplace.
The remodeled living room still retained its original hardwood floors and limestone fireplace. (Joe and Cara Keenan)
With $80,000 to invest in the project, brothers Jonathan and Drew Scott opened the kitchen, adding a large, gorgeous window and brand-new quartz countertops. They modernized one bathroom and spruced up the other's retro feel. The two also added a room to the home; separated by a sliding barn door, the space can be used as a bedroom or office.
Finally, the large lot was revitalized into a usable space, with a new fire pit and covered patio added to the newly-fenced backyard.
The home was complete in 2012, but the expert renovation clearly still worked wonders for the owners, who likely sold the home for more than its asking price through Realty Austin after it was listed for just about 24 hours.
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(Laura Figi/Austonia)
The original Z’Tejas location on West 6th Street is closing its doors after more than 30 years on the lot to make way for new development.
Z'Tejas owner Randy Cohen told Austonia the restaurant will be open at least through the end of 2022, possibly through March 2023.
Cohen said the owners—Larry McGuire of McGuire Moorman Lambert Hospitality—of the land have something new planned, though he’s not exactly sure what. Additionally, Cohen said maintenance costs for the old building were becoming prohibitively expensive.
“I think the people who own the dirt will tear it all down and build condos or some other development,” Cohen said. “I mean, it's a 60-year-old building, Z'Tejas has been here for 33 years and before that, it was something else. So it's just progress, that's all."
The restaurant isn’t going away though—Cohen said Z’Tejas is already looking for a new spot in the downtown area to move into. Z’Tejas also has a location in Avery Ranch, another in the works for Kyle and two in Arizona.
“We have all our ducks in a row right now and the management team is all rowing in the right direction,” Cohen said. “We're just excited, we're excited to build this iconic brand back.”
(Laura Figi/Austonia)
Once he finds a new place, Cohen plans to bring along its mural, “The Last Zupper,” which features Willie Nelson, Matthew McConaughey and Barbara Jordan. Cohen also plans for the adjoining ghost kitchen, Woo Woo Burgers, to follow to the new downtown location.
“We're still booking events through the end of December,” Cohen said. “Come ‘Z' me at Z’Tejas, we'd love to see you before we’re gone.”
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Two towers could be coming just south of the Austin American-Statesman’s former headquarters in the South Central Waterfront district.
According to city filings, the proposed planned unit development agreement is set for 200 East Riverside Drive, an area Project Connect’s Blue Line is slated to pass by someday.
Carrying this out involves removing the existing building, which is a state office complex and surface parking.
The new towers in place would reach just over 400 feet at their maximum and include office space and space for retail on the ground level. The mix of office and retail is a trend that’s been cropping up in downtown sites like the Perennial and the Meta tower.
The proposal on a plot of about four acres aims to incorporate green infrastructure and create a lively environment for pedestrians. It’d also be adjacent to the 118-acres of the South Central Waterfront Initiative, which is aimed at enhancing connections to and along the waterfront over the next couple of decades.
The filing lists architects STG Design, a group involved with work on the sailboat-like Google tower.
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