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1 Hotel Austin
Austin, Texas, United States · 1 Hotels · Accessible Luxury
Where Waller Creek meets Lady Bird Lake, Kohn Pedersen Fox's 74-story Waterline tower gives 1 Hotels its first Texas address. Studio MAI's interiors and TBG Partners' native plantings carry the creek-side setting indoors, while the 16th-floor pool looks out over the lake and Johnny Curiel brings modern Mexican cooking to Alteño.
- 252 rooms
- Opened 2025
- Neighborhood: Downtown
- Rooms from 325 sq ft (30 m²)
- Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox
- Interiors: Studio MAI
About 1 Hotel Austin
- The hotel occupies the lower floors of Kohn Pedersen Fox's 74-story Waterline tower at 96 Red River Street.
- Studio MAI did the interiors; TBG Partners the landscape, aiming at LEED Gold.
- Alteño is chef Johnny Curiel's modern Mexican room; the 16th-floor rooftop looks over Lady Bird Lake.
- Entry-level rooms start at 325 sq ft (30 m²).
History
The building that houses 1 Hotel Austin is part of the Waterline tower, a 74-story mixed-use skyscraper that rises at 96 Red River Street in downtown Austin. Designed by the firm Kohn Pedersen Fox and built by Lincoln Property Company and Kairoi Residential, the Waterline broke ground in the early 2020s as one of the most ambitious urban-development projects in Texas history, ultimately claiming the distinction of the tallest building in the state upon its completion. The site sits at the edge of Austin's revitalized Waller Creek corridor, steps from the Rainey Street Historic District and the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail along Lady Bird Lake. The broader neighborhood around it had spent decades as underutilized land near the former industrial corridor of downtown before the city embarked on a sustained effort to reconnect residents to the creek.
1 Hotel Austin opened in 2025 as the brand's first property in Texas and one of its most architecturally ambitious addresses. The interiors were created by Studio MAI in collaboration with the 1 Hotels design team, with landscape architecture by TBG Partners weaving native plantings through the building's lower floors and green spaces to tie the tower to its creek-side setting. From the outset, the property has pursued LEED Gold certification, consistent with the 1 Hotels commitment to environmental stewardship across its portfolio.
The hotel occupies 252 rooms and suites across the tower's lower floors, with a rooftop pool and bar on the 16th floor commanding sweeping views of the Austin skyline and Lady Bird Lake. Four food-and-beverage concepts anchor the ground floor, including Alteño restaurant under the direction of chef Johnny Curiel, whose modern Mexican cooking draws on the culinary traditions of the broader region. A full-service wellness spa and direct access to the Waterloo Greenway public park round out an address that has positioned itself as Austin's most compelling intersection of nature-conscious design and urban vitality.
The setting
1 Hotel Austin rises as the anchor of the 74-story Waterline tower at 96 Red River Street, at the confluence of Waller Creek and Lady Bird Lake in downtown Austin. The site borders the Rainey Street Historic District — bungalows platted by Jesse Driskill in 1884 and now a vibrant bar-and-dining strip — while the Waterloo Greenway's emerging linear park runs directly alongside, linking guests to the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail. The brand's nature-forward ethos aligns with this reclaimed creek-side setting, part of a downtown renaissance that places the hotel within a dense cluster of landmark luxury properties.
Restaurants and bars
- Alteño — Restaurant · Chef Johnny Curiel
- The Signature Restaurant — Restaurant
- watr Rooftop Restaurant — Restaurant
- Neighbors Café and Wine Bar — Café
Experiences
- Together for Kauaʻi cocktail giveback — Cocktail giveback running all month in October, at watr.
- Mori Matcha Mondays — Weekly Monday event at Neighbors Café and Wine Bar.
- Thursday Sun Set at watr Rooftop Restaurant — Weekly Thursday sunset event on the watr rooftop.
- Full Moon Party at watr — Party at watr on Friday, October 23.
- Sun Set at watr Rooftop Restaurant — Weekly Friday and Saturday sunset event on the watr rooftop.
- Currents at watr — Weekly Friday and Saturday event at watr Rooftop Restaurant.
Amenities
- Rooftop pool and bar
- Wellness spa
- Field House fitness center
- Mind and movement classes
- Filtered water taps in guest rooms
- Pet-friendly stays
- Skyline and lake views
- Event spaces overlooking Waller Creek
- Yoga
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