Music Lane project on South Congress adds tenants ahead of spring opening
Lori Hawkins @LoriCHawkins
Sep 25, 2019 at 9:35 AM Sep 25, 2019 at 12:11 PM
Music Lane, a mixed-use project taking shape on South Congress Avenue, has signed more tenants, which include retailers, restaurants and businesses.
The $55 million project at 1009 and 1011 S. Congress Ave. stretches from Academy Drive north, including the former Twomey Auto Works site. It consists of two three-story buildings and one four-story building designed by Lake Flato Architects.
Music Lane, which is named after the small street that serves as the property's eastern border, is slated for completion in spring 2020.
The development has 163,000 square feet of space and will include 25 retail, office and restaurant tenants when fully leased. It will also have about 500 underground parking spaces.
Among the first tenants to sign onto the project was Soho House, a trendy, members-only social club that plans to open its first Texas location in Music Lane. Soho House will include a hotel with rooftop and club spaces for members to work, eat, drink and relax. Global architecture firm Gensler has also announced plans to be a Music Lane tenant.
Music Lane tenants will include:
• Nak Armstrong, the Austin-based fine jewelry designer known for incorporating metalwork and precious stones into his pieces.
• Manready Mercantile, a Houston-based apothecary, candle and apparel store.
• Tuft & Needle, which specializes in premium mattresses, bedding and bedroom furniture.
• Reformation, sustainable women's clothing and accessories retailer.
• Le Labo, a New York-based luxury perfume brand.
• Buck Mason, Los Angeles-based menswear brand.
• SunLife Organics, Malibu, Calif., based juice bar and nutritional health store.
• Gelateria Gemelli, the East Austin gelato shop and cocktail bar will open a second location at Music Lane.
• Aba, a Mediterranean restaurant originally based out of Chicago's historic Fulton Market District.
"We couldn't be happier with how the development has come to life and are thrilled to be partnering with our amazing tenants," Andrew Joblon, principal at Turnbridge Equities, said in a written statement. "We are excited for what is to come and believe that this project will be a complementary addition to the already-vibrant South Congress corridor."
The developers behind Music Lane are Clark Lyda and Austin Phiester, along with Turnbridge Equities LLC.
Some other projects that are currently underway or recently completed along South Congress include:
• The Magdalena, a Liz Lambert hotel under construction at Music Lane and Academy Drive, has a projected fall 2019 opening. Its 86 rooms will make it the largest hotel to date for Lambert's Bunkhouse hospitality group.
• The Muse at SoCo, a four-story project underway at 1007 S. Congress Ave., will have three floors of office space atop ground-floor retail. Tenants include high-end fitness center Equinox and the new headquarters for real estate technology startup Ojo Labs.
• St. Vincent, a three-story, mixed-use building, was recently completed at 1327 S. Congress Ave., the site of the former St. Vincent de Paul thrift store. Cowboy boot maker Tecovas has opened a sleek 1,200-square-foot showroom on the first floor and has leased the second and third floors for its headquarters. National retailers Madewell and Marine Layer are also tenants.
• 1221 South Congress, a mixed-use project, involved tearing down one of the buildings that was part of the Statehouse apartment complex. In the apartment's place will be a four-story building with three floors of office space above street-level retail and restaurants.
• Hummingbird, a three-story, mixed-use project, is sandwiched between Vespaio restaurant and South Congress Books at 1608 S. Congress Ave. It will include a restaurant with outdoor dining, retail, office space and a luxury one-suite penthouse with a rooftop pool, cabana and city views.