Potential solution emerges for east Austin artists losing studio space

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Cielo Property Group is heading to the Austin City Council Thursday with a proposal they hope will pass. Cielo has plans to build a 5-story office building at 1600 E. 4th St. in east Austin.
Under the current zoning law, a property at that location can be 60 ft. tall maximum. Cielo wants to go higher to 72 ft., which will require approval from the City Council.
Cielo Property Group’s co-CEO Bobby Dillard told KXAN Tuesday, when the company presents its plan, it won&rs