Plans for S. Austin condos unveiled

Austin Business Journal - 1:29 PM CDT Tuesday

A local developer plans to break ground early next year on a 120-unit condominium project in South Austin.

The Sky Bridge Condominiums will go up about five miles south of downtown at 604 N. Bluff Dr. near the intersection of South Congress Avenue and William Cannon Drive. The project is so named because the design calls for several units to be suspended over a green space and clubhouse.

The condos will feature 24 different floor plans ranging in size from 660 square feet to 1,600 square feet, surrounding a central courtyard. Prices will range from the high $140,000s into the $300,000s. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, running trail and amphitheater for acoustical concerts.

Developer Keith Smith is spearheading the project. Smith is also behind the nearby 33-lot Oak Bluff subdivision that was recently sold to Serrano Custom Homes.

"For this condominium project, I wanted to do something different from other apartment buildings and condominium projects in Austin," Smith says.

Smith says he challenged Austin-based architecture firm Bercy-Chen Studio LLP to come up with a head-turning design. He says the firm delivered with a building that will connect with the natural topography of the site.