The Austin City Council voted March 26 to approve entitlements for a proposal to build two tower structures near the University of Texas at Austin campus downtown, the Austin Business Journal reported.
The towers, located on West MLK Boulevard between Nueces and Rio Grande streets, are part of a redevelopment project by Austin-based Rundog Real Estate Group. 
The entitlements approval comes after the Austin planning commission voted to advance requested zone changes for the project in January and the city council approved the rezoning request in February.
Plans include 287 rooms, 61 condo units and about 5K SF of retail space for the north tower and 318 apartment units and…