Ok, so AT BEST it could be 200ft, but most likely would be 150-160ft... I'll take it.

This could be a real nice building. I think 200' is a good height. Hey maybe some of y'all skyscrapers designers on here should do one for this courthouse.:)

Plan for San Antonio federal courthouse heads to Congress
By Guillermo Contreras
San Antonio Express News
April 22, 2016 Updated: April 22, 2016 2:50pm
http://www.expressnews.com/news/loca...#photo-9881456

[QUOTE=Paul in S.A TX;5001064]Looks like this project will move at a snail's pace. Hopefully it will be a timeless type landmark structre like the Tower Life.


http://www.mysanantonio.com/business...104112109.html


http://i56.tinypic.com/wgvq4y.jpg



The St louis Federal courthouse. I took a few pictures of this buidling when I was in St.Louis back in 2001, it's huge. San Antonio should build something like this, of course San Antonio style.

http://www.usmarshals.gov/district/m...es/stlouis.jpg



I hope they redesign the tower and build something like this. (:

[QUOTE=Paul in S.A TX;7426389]
That would be awesome. But, this is not up to "San Antonio" as to what is built. It's up to the Federal Government.

[QUOTE=ILUVSAT;7427220]That building is hideous...in my opinion.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/loc...al-6701835.php

The courthouse has already been designed.

Wasn't there a rendering that was out on this maybe a year or two ago? The rendering wasn't very tall, and was more spread out. I know that the rendering will not be what we get here, but it makes me think what they may be thinking too. I'm crossing my fingers for something tall like St. Louis too!

http://www.expressnews.com/news/loca...#photo-9881451

Again, the majority of the Federal courthouse has been designed already. Right now they're working on securing funding from Congress. According to that article they're not done with the design yet, but I can't imagine it would be much different than the latest rendering:

http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/45/54/35...13/920x920.jpg

So basically it is the same design as St Louis but laid on it's side. ;)

SA to get new federal courthouse
 

The article did say the design has been in limbo for years and now they can get back to work. There is still just something off about it for me. I'm so glad it was approved though.

How many stories do you think these towers are??

Anyone's guess.....:shrug:

empty lot?
 

Anyone know if this project has broken ground yet? Funding approved a year ago...

The Incredible Shrinking Federal Courthouse

[quoteSan Antonio (Bexar County) - A revised plan for the new San Antonio federal courthouse is in the works that is substantially smaller in actual size compared to previously presented concepts.

The Fort Worth regional office of the General Services Administration held an outreach meeting in San Antonio on Wednesday for general contractors in order to gauge what interest there would be in doing the project through a design-build delivery method.

The outreach meeting came as something of a surprise given the fact that just over 11 months ago the GSA awarded the construction contract to Austin-based White Construction Co.

White Construction, however, is no longer with the project.[/quote]

https://www.virtualbx.com/files.php?..._658141681.jpg

What a disappointment.

Cosign

"No, ma'am, that's the new federal courthouse. The HEB is a couple blocks south."

:D
https://i.giphy.com/media/3oEduIdr5sK0A4xH6E/giphy.webp

When it happens, better it happens with projects like the courthouse. Not a skyscraper we're looking forward to being built.