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Old Posted Oct 26, 2007, 10:22 AM
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Photos from 10/19.

This building has taken a while to get above the street because they had to dig down 65 feet, 5 levels of parking. They also apparently have water to contend with thanks to the river which is just across the street. Now that it's just getting above street level, I thought I'd start a thread on it. The building is 412 feet tall, and with a very central location, is sure to make an impact on the skyline, especially from the south.

View from northwest at 2nd & Colorado Streets. Tower section is now 2 levels above the street.




The building will be quite close to its neighbor 100 Congress nextdoor, about 15 feet I guess.




A rare sight, a derrick crane in Austin.


View from the south across the river.


Some shots from June showing how tight the construction site is. When the shorter tower crane at the site points its boom towards the east, it is only about 6 feet from crashing into 100 Congress nextdoor.





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Last edited by KevinFromTexas; Nov 4, 2007 at 11:43 PM. Reason: Added date photos were taken.