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New 33-floor tower coming to Rainey Street district
Natiivo Austin
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Natiivo Austin, a 33-floor, 249-unit building slated for 48 East Ave., Austin, in the Rainey Street district, will open in September 2021. Instead of offering hotel rooms by the night, the new facility will instead offer multifamily residences for purchase. Buyers will then have the option to list the units on homesharing platform Airbnb. 888-267-6353. www.natiivoaustin.com
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By Jack Flagler
Jack is the editor for Community Impact's Central Austin edition. He graduated in 2011 from Boston University and worked as a reporter and editor at newspapers in Maine, Massachusetts and North Carolina before moving to Austin in January of 2018.
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