Amid the ongoing high-rise building boom in downtown Austin, one of the newest residential towers is welcoming its first residents.

Vesper, a 41-story luxury project with 284 condominiums, began its first phase of move-ins. Vesper is at 84 East Ave. in the popular Rainey Street District on downtown's southeast side and overlooking Lady Bird Lake.

The developers are Austin-based Pearlstone Partners and New York-based ATCO Properties and Management. Prospect Real Estate is marketing the units.

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Damon Hemmerdinger, co-president of Atco Properties, said in a statement to CBJ that Shorenstein's decision to exit its stake in Camp North End comes after a six-year partnership and the completed redevelopment of five office buildings.

"Atco plans to continue in its current role within these buildings, guiding the vision and actively managing the project on behalf of our partners," he said. "In addition to maintaining our current ownership stake and role within these commercial buildings, Atco remains fully committed to Camp North End, which at full build-out is slated for up to three million square feet.

In the statement, Hemmerdinger said Shorenstein played an integral part in Camp North End's successes.

"Camp North End would not be what it is today without our longstanding partnership with Shorenstein Properties, and we are grateful to them for sharing in the vision for this development and for making one of the largest investments of capital into the North End," he said.

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Halal Food Cart fans and white sauce aficionados, you’re in for a treat. Halal Street Food is opening a second brick-and-mortar location in Camp North End’s Keswick District on Wednesday, April 24.

 

The food: Halal Street Food’s new location will serve its familiar traditional halal dishes and favorites such as chicken and lamb over rice, kabobs, gyros and hummus and pita — with plenty of its popular white sauce. Falafel, salads and vegan selections will join the menu, as well as breakfast and dessert options.

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COULD CAMP NORTH END BE ADDED TO THE RED LINE?

Alex Wohlbruck, who described himself as a big advocate “for transit and cycling projects,” said he’d like to see a station added at Camp North End. The 76-acre site is home to food stalls and shops. It frequently hosts events, too.

 

“That would be a huge miss if they didn’t include that,” he said.

 

The idea of a Red Line station in the vicinity of the entertainment venue emerged during discussions in the 2010s about North End development, developer Damon Hemmerdinger told the Observer.

 

“My understanding was that there was talk at that time about the fact that if the city and both the public sector and the civic sector wanted economic development to occur in Charlotte’s north end, if the Red Line was to happen, that adding a stop would make sense,” he said.

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