ROOST Rainey is a Home Away from Home High Up in Austin’s Burgeoning Skyline

Design Milk | 21.04.2026 00:00
It’s hard to deny that Austin is booming. The once sleepy Texas state capital—known for its alternative music and art scene—has flourished into a major tech hub; challenging San Francisco’s hegemony. With that, the midsized city has seen innumerable skyscrapers rise in its downtown and the rehabilitated Rainey Street Historic District; flanking the edge of the Colorado River (Lady Bird Lake).