Seaholm Residences

The building

• Completed2016
• Residences280
• Floors30
• DistrictSeaholm District

• Ground floor retail, with Trader Joe's and the Central Library steps away
• Tenth floor sky deck with heated lap pool
• Lady Bird Lake and trail access at the door
• Lake views at a lower rise than the towers beside it
• Sits beside the historic Seaholm Power Plant

Two blocks from The Independent, where Liz lives, and one of her active listing buildings.

Who it suits

Buyers who want the walkable village feel of the Seaholm district, lake and trail at the door, and a quieter street after dark than anywhere east of Lamar.

How it compares to the other downtown towers is in which downtown Austin building is right for you. What to read before an offer in any of them is in what to know before buying.

Living here

Seaholm is the part of downtown that feels like a neighborhood. The power plant redevelopment, the Central Library, Trader Joe's and a short row of restaurants sit at the base of the building, and the trail around Lady Bird Lake starts across the street. Mornings here are runners and dog walkers, not delivery trucks and bar crowds.

At thirty floors the building sits lower than the towers around it, which means the upper floors still clear the neighbors for lake views while the building itself keeps a scale that many buyers find more livable than a fifty story tower. The sky deck on the tenth floor is the social center: heated lap pool, lounge space, and the view west over the lake.

Within a few blocks

• Lady Bird Lake and the Butler Trail
• Central Library and the Seaholm Power Plant
• Trader Joe's at the base of the building
• The Independent and Fifth & West
• Second Street District restaurants, a five minute walk
• Whole Foods flagship on Lamar

Questions buyers ask about Seaholm Residences

Is Seaholm Residences quiet?

Quieter than the Second Street and Rainey towers. West Avenue is residential in character, the bars are several blocks east, and the trail side of the building faces water and park. Which side a residence faces still matters, and that is part of the conversation.

What is the Seaholm district?

The redeveloped power plant site at the west edge of downtown, between Cesar Chavez and West Avenue. It holds the library, retail, offices, three residential towers and direct trail access, and it reads as its own neighborhood rather than a section of the core.

How do I see units at Seaholm?

Send Liz the dates you are in town. She lives two blocks away and can usually arrange a tour of what is listed, and tell you what is likely to come available that is not.