As seen here, Oilcan Harry’s would continue to operate out of the tower’s base with its current facade in place, with adjacent club Rain unaffected by the new development. The tower will also include a new restaurant and bar concept located at the corner, with the building’s street-level footprint pulled back from the sidewalk creating a covered outdoor space.Ī rendering of the tower’s ground-level appearance at the corner of West Fourth and Colorado Streets, with the reconstructed warehouse facades visible on the right. The agreement in question between Hanover, owner Michael Girard of the properties between 201 and 213 West Fourth Street, and the operators of Oilcan Harry’s would allow the demolition of the buildings atop the quarter-block - containing spots like Oilcan Harry’s, Neon Grotto, and Coconut Club along with the now-shuttered bar Sellers Underground - with the masonry facades of several warehouse-style structures rebuilt as part of the new tower’s street-level design.īut unlike other projects integrating structural elements of an old business in a new building, the Hanover design from Chicago-based architects Solomon Cordwell Buenz also preserves the operations of Oilcan Harry’s, providing part of the tower’s 10,000 square feet of ground-level retail space for a new club that’s approximately the same size as the existing business. Image: Hanover Company / SCBĪ deal between Houston-based multifamily developer Hanover Company and downtown property owners alongside the management of Austin’s oldest gay bar and dance club Oilcan Harry’s would raise an approximately 40-story, 400-unit apartment tower at the corner of West Fourth and Colorado Street - a proposal that’s already drawn significant attention from the city’s LGBT community after appearing on the agenda of the Historic Landmark Commission’s April 11 meeting, due to the tower’s footprint requiring the demolition of several buildings inside the Warehouse District.
A view of the Hanover Company residential tower project and its rebuilt warehouse facades on Fourth Street, including the new home of Oilcan Harry’s.