Austin Fifth & West condo tower set to start

AUSTIN – Construction is set to begin on Fifth & West Residences, a 39-story tower planned for the northeast corner of Fifth St. and West St.

Demolition on a building that housed the Texas Press Association will start later this month to make way for the new tower, which will bring 154 new luxury condos to market when it opens in fall 2017.

Units will start in the $500,000s, according to Scott Dunaway, a spokesman for the developer, Riverside Resources.

The upscale tower will include conference spaces, outdoor and lounge areas, a fitness center, a yoga studio, a pool deck and a dog park — complete with an indoor lounge and coffee bar.

At 448 feet, the tower will be the fifth tallest downtown, after the Austonian, the 360 Condominiums, the W Austin Hotel & Residences and Frost Bank Tower.