AUSTIN | 333 Guadalupe (Hobby Building Site) - Page 2

We vs us · #21 Posted **Nov 7, 2022, 3:21 PM**

Those look like serious fences.

Would we have seen a demo permit come through? I feel like there'd be a hue and cry from the preservationist crowd, as crappy as the building is.

We vs us · #22 Posted **Nov 7, 2022, 5:42 PM**

Towers:

https://austin.towers.net/pay-your-f...obby-building/

No new info, but some worthwhile history.

H2O · #23 Posted **Nov 7, 2022, 7:51 PM**

Ha! I remember when we were working on Block 21 (W Hotel), former Mayor Will Wynn said "I don't really care what the development looks like, as long as it is big enough to block the view of that horrible Hobby Building from the S 1st Bridge".

lonewolf · #24 Posted **Nov 7, 2022, 8:45 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by We vs us

Those look like serious fences.

Would we have seen a demo permit come through? I feel like there'd be a hue and cry from the preservationist crowd, as crappy as the building is.

building has no history of public interaction. it's not formerly a burger joint/cafe/records store

aesthetic has no reference to local culture whatsoever

only 41 years old

also it's smack dab center of downtown

don't see anyone carrying the torch for this one. i kinda like the building though. but demo it

drummer · #25 Posted **Nov 8, 2022, 4:04 PM**

If it weren't for the horrid street interaction, it's interesting (albeit ugly). I walked by it on Saturday for the first time in a while and saw the fences on the opposite side. Definitely ready to see it go.

ILUVSAT · #26 Posted **Aug 21, 2023, 9:09 PM**

Sorry...just found this thread.

Looks like CBRE is hawking the potential of a 96-story (phase 1) tower plus a 79-story (phase 2) tower on the Hobby Building site...

https://austin.towers.net/heres-how-...lyn@towers.net

GoldenBoot · #27 Posted **Aug 21, 2023, 9:25 PM**

I just saw that article.

Wow!

Nevertheless, if there is truly going to be a substantial "affordable housing" component in this redevelopment (especially without subsidies or incentives), I have a difficult time seeing this amount of height AND something aesthetically pleasing to most. I really, really hope I am wrong, however.

drummer · #28 Posted **Aug 21, 2023, 9:35 PM**

^^ If it's two towers, potentially, I could see one focused on affordable housing and another on more profitable aims. That said, a lot of dual tower options don't make it past the first.

Armybrat · #29 Posted **Aug 22, 2023, 1:28 AM**

That’s a lot of pie in the sky.

Geckos_Rule · #30 Posted **Aug 22, 2023, 5:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by Armybrat

That’s a lot of pie in the sky.

And a whole lot of parking -- those drawings are showing the two towers essentially atop an Austin-largest 16 floor parking garage spanning an entire city block. Put another way, a parking cube 4 floors taller than 6xGuad's....