Still Austin Whiskey Co. has a new front door, and it comes with a stage.

The Still Austin Quarter is not a district. It is one converted warehouse in the St. Elmo area, built around a music room that does not charge a cover. The press releases cover the cocktails. The public filings cover the rest.

The company's Oct. 14 release calls it a "15,000-square-foot live music, cocktail, and food destination." It has four spaces: the Atrium bar, the Vinyl Lounge, the Music Room and a private event space. The venue's page also lists a bottle shop and distillery tours.

The release says the building "welcomes approximately 500 guests across indoor and outdoor environments, including 125 outdoor seats." That number is for the whole building. Still Austin has not published a capacity for the Music Room alone.

The Vinyl Lounge holds "over 5,000 albums," per the release. The venue's page says "nearly 5,000." Either way, bring patience if you are flipping through.

4211 Willow Springs Rd. in South Austin. Still Austin's existing tasting room is at 440 E. St. Elmo Rd. The venue's page describes the Quarter as "Part of The Yard at Elmo Arts."

The company's July release calls the Quarter "the front door to a broader footprint" that includes the existing distillery, tasting room, whiskey garden and bottling line.

The venue's page lists dedicated on-site parking and valet. It does not say how many spaces. No source mentions transit.

Still Austin Whiskey Co. operates it. Co-founder and CEO Chris Seals is listed as the tenant on the project's Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing, which names a separate building owner.

"It stands as a celebration of the artists who have made our city so special," Seals said in the October release.

The release credits OPA Design Studio as architect of record and Weiss Architecture for interiors. Acoustics are by Steven Durr, whose portfolio the company says "spans over 2,000 recording and performance facilities."

The general contractor is not in any release. City of Austin permit data lists Sabre Commercial, Inc. on the building permits.

One thing nobody has named: who books the room. No release or outlet identifies a talent buyer.

Three things the announcements left out.

The cost. The TDLR filing, registered Nov. 20, 2024, estimated the project at $2,100,000. Still Austin has not stated a cost, and the figure is a 2024 estimate.

The schedule. The filing planned a start of Jan. 22, 2025 and completion on Oct. 22, 2025. The public announcement came July 28, 2026 with a September 2026 target. The "now open" release is dated Oct. 14, 2026. That is about a year past the filing's finish date.

The size. The company says 15,000 square feet. The TDLR filing says 14,263. The city's permit for the "Change of Use from Warehouse to Restaurant" says 16,312. Pick your favorite.

That same permit history shows what the building was. A 1994 city permit covered remodeling a warehouse into an auto body shop. The most recent prior tenant is not identified in any source we opened.

Nothing. "No cover charges or ticketed shows; we want everyone to experience great music," the venue's page says. There are no reservations.

Live music runs Fridays and Saturdays plus some weeknights in the Music Room, with DJs in the Vinyl Lounge on Fridays and Saturdays, according to the venue's page. The room opened with a first show on Oct. 16 and a grand opening billed for Nov. 5 with Shakey Graves.

Follow the venue on Instagram at @stillatxquarter and the whiskey at @stillatx, or visit the Still Austin Quarter website.

The food menu includes steak frites ($31) and smoked pork belly bites ($13), Community Impact reported. See the current kitchen menu and bar menu.

Put the July and October releases side by side and a few details moved.