

Staff Recommendation: Consider the request and provide feedback to the applicant so they can strategize their plans. The applicant has complied with the recommendations of the Committee.


Image: Rhode Partners / Clayton & Little / Stone Development Group / DCI EngineersĪfter a slightly chilly reception from the city’s Historic Landmark Commission back in June, an adjusted plan for the 30-plus story tower imagined above the historic Royal Arch Masonic Lodge at 311 West Seventh Street in downtown Austin rides again at tonight’s Commission meeting, and its applicants - local architects Brett Rhode of Rhode Partners and Emily Little of Clayton & Little, working with Stone Development Group and DCI Engineers - will find out shortly if the changes to the new building recommended by commissioners at its last appearance will do the trick.Ĭommittee Recommendation: Lighten the appearance of the tower, provide a greater break between the existing building and the proposed tower, and provide a detailed structural bracing plan for the protection of the historic building during construction.
