Off-Site Tours

44 East Avenue: Building the Extraordinary in Austin

44 East captures the ethos of Austin, the vibrant downtown Rainey neighborhood and a spectacular lakeside setting. The timeless design reflects thoughtful collaboration between Page Architects, Michael Hsu and Dwg. The 11th floor features a club and event room, playroom, conference rooms, family and game area, 2 guest suites, catering kitchen, fitness facilities, circular cenote pool and outdoor deck overlooking Ladybird Lake along with two dog runs and varied outdoor spaces. The 37th floor sky lounge and deck offers a luxurious indoor and outdoor event and meeting space of approximately 1,400 SF with striking downtown and lake views. 44 East has achieved an Austin Green Energy Building 3 star rating, similar to a LEED silver rating, and a WELL Health and Safety Rating. The project commenced construction in fall 2019 and completed construction and achieved CO in May 2022, with final completion of the project in early 2023.

Time: 10:00 AM–12:00 PM 
Presenters/Tour Leads: Brad Stein, President, Intracorp Texas
Meeting Point: Lobby of 44 East Ave, Austin, TX 78701.
Getting Here: Attendees are responsible for their own transportation to/from the tour.

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Image Credits: Intracorp

The Independent

Located at the confluence of an urban creek, several major cross-town bicycle routes, and a formerly industrial site undergoing redevelopment, the Independent promotes renewed civic links while strengthening the city residents’ connection with nature. The 688-foot tower owes its character to a restricted site varied program as residential tiers push and pull to cantilever four distinct blocks, featuring a 30ft cantilevered amenity deck on the 34th floor for soaring views across the city.

As a multi-family residential project, The Independent’s interior spaces reflect a programmatic commitment to a vertical neighborhood. The tower offers two entire floors of competitive and luxury condo amenities spanning 20,000 square feet including an expansive pool deck, a dog lounge, fitness facilities, and a cantilevered board room, theater, and lounge. The refined material palette and sleek detailing throughout steps away from a standard condo project and into an upscale museum-influenced design.

Time: 9:00 AM–11:00 AM 
Presenters/Tour Leads: To be announced.
Meeting Point: To be announced.
Getting Here: Attendees are responsible for their own transportation to/from the tour.

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Image Credits: Nick Simonite; Wong

The Modern

Experience the leading edge of Austin’s vertical evolution at the 2026 CVU Americas Conference with an exclusive tour of The Modern Austin Residences. Developed by Urbanspace, this 56-story tower is a centerpiece of the Rainey Street District—a premier example of a rapidly densifying urban neighborhood that balances high-rise luxury with a vibrant, walkable streetscape. 

The tour will showcase Urbanspace’s “purpose-built” approach to high-rise living, focusing on the expansive amenity decks located on the 16th and 34th floors,  featuring world-class interior design, artwork and designed expressly for modern urban life. 

The tower’s location adjacent to The Confluence at Waterloo Greenway emphasizes the link between the downtown skyline and the city’s downtown greenbelt. Gain firsthand insight into how high-density residential growth can be integrated with the historic character and evolving infrastructure of one of Austin’s most iconic districts.

Time: 10:00 AM–12:00 PM 
Presenters/Tour Leads: Kevin Burns, Broker / CEO, Urbanspace
Meeting Point: Lobby of The Modern, 610 Davis St, Austin, TX 78701.
Getting Here: Attendees are responsible for their own transportation to/from the tour.

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Image Credits: Shutterbug Studios; Likeness Studio

The Waterloo Greenway

The Waterloo Greenway is a planned 1.5-mile-long public space corridor with the reconstruction of Waller Creek at its center. The Conservancy and City-led project dovetails with millions of square feet of downtown Austin currently in construction and forms the armature for a new district that helps anchor the wave of infrastructure projects happening in a stone’s throw of the creek: TxDOT’s CapEx, The COA’s cap-and-stitch project, the rebuilding of the Austin Convention Center, the Waterline, and so much more. The lower third of the project connecting Lady Bird Lake to 4th Street will be opening in June 2026 and the tour will give a sneak peak of the project nearing construction completion with tour leaders walking through the lessons learned and value propositions emerging around the interfaces and adjacencies with other public and private development projects.

Time: 9:00 AM–11:00 AM 
Presenters/Tour Leads: John Rigdon, Chief Planning & Design Officer at the Waterloo Greenway Conservancy; Gullivar Shepard, Partner-in-charge, MVVA
Meeting Point: To be announced.
Getting Here: Attendees are responsible for their own transportation to/from the tour.

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Image Credits: Waterloo Greenway

Waterline

Waterline is a 74-story mixed-use supertall currently under construction at the eastern edge of downtown Austin. When completed it will become the tallest building in the state of Texas. The tower is designed as a vertical urban district, integrating residential, hospitality, office, and retail uses within a single structure. Its sculpted form responds to the surrounding landscape, with strong visual and physical connections to Waller Creek, Lady Bird Lake, and the Rainey Street area. This tour offers attendees an opportunity to experience this major high-rise project in its final construction phases, providing insight into supertall design and the role of mixed-use development in shaping Austin’s rapidly evolving skyline.

Time: 9:00 AM–11:00 AM 
Presenters/Tour Leads: Senior representatives from Lincoln Property Company and DPR Construction.
Meeting Point: To be announced.
Getting Here: Attendees are responsible for their own transportation to/from the tour.

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Image Credits: courtesy of Lincoln Property Company