Rezoning Filed for Congress Ave Tower Up to 1,200 Feet

Project Bolo, a mixed-use tower, is proposed for 402 and 408 Congress Avenue in downtown Austin. Plans call for 87 condominiums, 221 hotel rooms and a restaurant. JDF Congress Avenue LLC owns 402 Congress Ave. and 408 Congress Avenue LLC owns 408 Congress Ave.

A rezoning application filed in late October seeks DDB850 zoning, raising the site's height ceiling from 750 feet under the current DDB400 designation to 1,200 feet. The application gives a height range of 750 to 1,200 feet and does not specify an exact height, so it is not clear how tall the building could ultimately be. At full height, the tower would top the 1,025-foot Waterline as Texas' tallest building by 175 feet.

The 0.42-acre site spans two parcels now occupied by a surface parking lot and a vacant two-story building that formerly housed a Newk's Eatery.

Part of the site sits within a Capitol View Corridor and the Congress Avenue Overlay, both of which impose additional height restrictions. Armbrust & Brown PLLC is the authorized agent; attorney Richard Suttle Jr. signed the filing. The city lists the case as under review.