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Last updated: October 3, 2026 · By Johnny Ronca, SERHANT. Luxury Associate Broker
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I'm Johnny Ronca — Serhant Texas, LLC luxury real estate · 20+ years Austin · 300+ closed transactions · $250M+ career sales · 5.0★ on Zillow (33 reviews) · TX RE License #581766. Get my Austin luxury condo buyer's guide — I'll walk you through 70 Rainey's floor plans, HOA structure, and current inventory.
70 Rainey rises 34 stories at 70 Rainey Street, the flagship high-rise of the Rainey Street Historic District — downtown Austin's liveliest strip of converted bungalow bars, restaurants, and nightlife, now also home to the city's fastest-growing cluster of luxury towers. Completed in 2019 and developed by Sackman Enterprises with architecture by Page, 70 Rainey set the standard other Rainey Street towers have followed since.
The building's 164 residences span one-, two-, and three-bedroom floor plans plus penthouses, with west-facing units capturing protected views of Lady Bird Lake and the Hill Country beyond — a rare, permanent sightline in a downtown where new construction can quickly block a view.
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Johnny Ronca
Luxury Associate Broker, SERHANT. · 20+ years in Austin · 300+ closings · $250M+ in sales · 5.0★ across 100+ verified reviews
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“Johnny not only helped me buy a great home in Lakeway at a great price back in January of 2021 but he then helped me sell that same house for over $200K of what we purchased it for only 9 months later. Johnny helped us get an offer that was $50K over our asking price. We are extremely happy with Johnny as our "go-to" guy for anything related to real estate.”
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Julie H. · Austin buyer
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Floor plans range from roughly 663-square-foot one-bedrooms to 1,743-square-foot three-bedroom and penthouse residences, priced historically from about $499,990 to $1,695,000 depending on unit and view. Western exposures are the most sought-after in the building for their unobstructed Lady Bird Lake and Hill Country views.
70 Rainey's amenity deck centers on a 72-foot infinity-edge pool on the 10th floor with lake views, alongside a 2,200-square-foot fitness center with Peloton bikes and a dedicated yoga terrace, a private theater room, and multiple resident lounges. The building offers 24-hour concierge service and valet parking, a business center and conference room, a dog park with a luxury wash spa, electric vehicle charging stations, and a 5,000-square-foot ground-floor restaurant space.
70 Rainey Street sits at the heart of the Rainey Street Historic District, steps from the neighborhood's bungalow-turned-bar scene, live music, and food trailers, and an easy walk to the Lady Bird Lake hike-and-bike trail and the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center. It's one of the most walkable — and liveliest — addresses in downtown Austin.
Rainey Street's ground-level bar and restaurant scene is the defining lifestyle feature here — an easy elevator ride down to a dense strip of bungalow bars, rooftop lounges, and food trailers, all within a five-minute walk. The Lady Bird Lake hike-and-bike trail and boat rentals are immediately across the street, and downtown's core, the Austin Convention Center, and the 2nd Street District are all a short walk or rideshare away.
Short answer: 70 Rainey condos closed at a median of $1,040,000 ($901.21 per square foot) across 7 MLS sales in all of 2025, with a median 103 days on market and sellers closing at 90.4% of original list price. There were only 3 sales in 2026 so far, too few for a median. Too few units of any one bedroom count closed in both years to compare medians, so the bedroom table below shows counts.
| 70 Rainey | Sales | Median close | Median $/sq ft | Median days on market | Close ÷ original list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All condos · 2025 (full year) | 7 | $1,040,000 | $901.21 | 103 | 90.4% |
| All condos · 2026 (Jan 1–Oct 2) | 3 (too few for a median) | — | — | — | — |
| Same months of 2025 (Jan 1–Oct 2) | 5 | $1,070,000 | $927.21 | 191 | 88.5% |
| Last 90 days (Jul 4–Oct 2, 2026) | 1 (too few for a median) | — | — | — | — |
The mix of units that sell changes from year to year, and that alone can move the overall median. This table compares the same bedroom count, year against year.
| Unit type | 2025 sales | 2025 median close | 2025 $/sq ft | 2026 sales (Jan 1–Oct 2) | 2026 median close | 2026 $/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio and 1 bedroom | 2 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 2 bedrooms | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 3+ bedrooms | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
A dash means fewer than five sales of that unit type that year, so no median is published.
MLS sales since January 2025 closed between $500,000 and $2.6 million.
Source: Unlock MLS (ACTRIS) via Matrix, pulled October 2, 2026. Closed condo sales at 70 Rainey Street, ZIP 78701. 2025 = full year; 2026 = January 1 to October 2, 2026. Medians, not averages. Sales counts are not a trend on their own because 2026 is a partial year; compare against the same months of 2025. Private and off-market sales that never reached the MLS are not included. Compiled and analyzed by Johnny Ronca, Luxury Associate Broker, SERHANT. Compare every neighborhood in my Austin 2025 vs 2026 price table.
70 Rainey draws buyers who want to be in the middle of the action — young professionals and investors chasing strong short-term and long-term rental demand, out-of-town buyers wanting a lock-and-leave pied-à-terre near the entertainment district, and empty-nesters trading square footage for walkability and lake views. It's less quiet than Seaholm or the Seaholm District towers, and buyers who value nightlife energy over evening calm tend to be the happiest here.
I've been selling Austin luxury real estate for 20 years, and 70 Rainey is the building I show buyers who want to feel downtown Austin's energy rather than watch it from a distance — the Rainey Street bar scene at street level, protected lake views from the west-facing units, and an amenity deck built around one of downtown's best pools. It's not the right fit for every buyer, but for the right one it's hard to beat.
70 Rainey's defining difference from The Independent, Seaholm Residences, and the other Seaholm District towers is location: those buildings sit on downtown's quieter western edge, while 70 Rainey puts you in the middle of the Rainey Street Historic District's bars and restaurants. 360 Condominiums and The Austonian sit closer to Congress Avenue and the Warehouse District, offering a more traditional downtown high-rise setting. Buyers choosing between them are usually weighing nightlife energy against quiet — 70 Rainey wins decisively on the former.
"We wanted to be able to walk downstairs to dinner and drinks without ever needing a car, and 70 Rainey delivered exactly that. Johnny made sure we understood which floors and exposures actually had the lake view before we toured — it saved us from touring units that didn't fit what we wanted." — past 70 Rainey buyer
“Johnny did an incredible job helping me to negotiate the price down on this house. We got tens of thousands of dollars in discounts that I would not have had without his support. He remained available to me through several months of escrow while the house was being fixed up and was incredibly helpful in identifying new contractors.”
Andrew H. · Austin buyer
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70 Rainey has 164 residences across 34 floors at 70 Rainey Street in downtown Austin's Rainey Street Historic District.
HOA dues have historically run approximately $704 to $3,022 per month depending on unit size and floor, covering common area maintenance, landscaping, parking, security, and trash. Confirm current dues for any specific unit before making an offer.
70 Rainey was completed in 2019, developed by Sackman Enterprises with architecture by Page.
70 Rainey offers a 72-foot infinity-edge pool on its 10th-floor deck, a 2,200-square-foot fitness center, a private theater room, 24-hour concierge and valet parking, a dog park with wash spa, EV charging, and a 5,000-square-foot ground-floor restaurant space.
Upper floors and lake-facing units are generally well insulated from street-level noise, but buyers who want a quieter downtown setting may prefer Seaholm Residences or The Independent in the Seaholm District instead. I always recommend touring at night before buying here.
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Johnny Ronca
SERHANT. Luxury Associate Broker · 20+ Years · 300+ Transactions · $250M+ Sales
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