AUSTIN | West Campus Development Thread - Page 16

Urbannizer · #**301** Posted **Jan 8, 2021, 2:30 AM**

The Chelsea

1010 W. 26th

ahealy · #**302** Posted **Jan 8, 2021, 1:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by the Genral

It would be challenging but doable to darken parts of the 'R' in Ruckus, so at night it would take on an interesting alternative.

The ATX · #**303** Posted **Jan 16, 2021, 9:35 PM**

The Moxy Austin-University officially opened this weekend. Not the best time for a hotel grand opening. This is the first Moxy in Texas, and it has a 24 hour Taco Bar.

https://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=269024

From the article:

Urbannizer · #**304** Posted **Feb 9, 2021, 11:25 PM**

https://www.newsbreak.com/texas/aust...already-on-tap

427MM · #**305** Posted **Feb 25, 2021, 2:44 AM**

Crane on 2400 Seton planned to jump 90' this wknd. Always fun to watch. Kevin and I spent an afternoon watching the cranes for Frost Tower go up

Geographer · #**306** Posted **Feb 25, 2021, 3:21 PM**

Is 1010 W. 26th going to be entirely wood-framed? That seems like a death trap for fires. Steel-framed would be better.

Novacek · #**307** Posted **Feb 25, 2021, 3:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by Geographer

Is 1010 W. 26th going to be entirely wood-framed? That seems like a death trap for fires. Steel-framed would be better.

Wood framing is treated and designed for fire resistance. Certainly long enough to get to the protected stairwells.

You wouldn't want to stick around in a steel framed structure anyway, as everything else (carpets, furniture, etc. ) is going up around you.

Geographer · #**308** Posted **Feb 26, 2021, 8:05 AM**

If firefighters are going to run into a burning building to save people, I think they'd prefer a steel frame structure that will hold up for several hours rather than a wood frame structure that will collapse in less than an hour.

Dream Sequence · #**309** Posted **Feb 26, 2021, 5:15 PM**

Sprinklered buildings with fire treated wood/rated walls aren't going to collapse in an hour.

Heck, in a lot of places you are seeing buildings a lot taller built with heavy timber. Those won't collapse in an hour due to the sprinklers and just the amount of time it would take to burn through enough structural lumber to collapse the building.

That said, once you get to 5 stories and up, it gets pretty close cost wise to just go with cold form steel studs instead of fire treated wood...

Echostatic · #**310** Posted **Feb 26, 2021, 5:23 PM**

This 280 foot tower in Norway, Mjøstårnet, is made entirely from cross-laminated timber and other wood elements apart from the top seven floorplates.

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Mjøstårnet was designed by Norwegian studio Voll Arkitekter for AB Invest. Timber structures were installed by Norwegian firm Moelven Limtre, including load-bearing structures in glued laminated timber. Cross laminated timber were used for stairwells, elevator shafts and balconies. As the main vertical/lateral structural elements and the floor spanning systems of Mjøstårnet are constructed from timber, the building is considered an all-timber structure. An all-timber structure may include the use of localized non-timber connections between timber elements. It may also include non-timber floors as long as the decks are supported by a primary structure made in timber (resting on timber beams). In Mjøstårnet, concrete slabs were used on the top seven floors in order to handle comfort criteria and acoustics.

Sigaven · #**311** Posted **Feb 26, 2021, 5:38 PM**

Heavy timber is much different than your standard yellow pine. Members are thicker and the wood grain is much tighter it's much more difficult to burn through. Standard construction southern yellow pine can lose its structural integrity pretty quickly.

myBrain · #**312** Posted **Feb 26, 2021, 8:53 PM**

That treehouse is rad though, love the facade too - would provide great contrast on our skyline

Urbannizer · #**313** Posted **Apr 1, 2021, 11:35 PM**

1010 W 26th

The Chelsea

Cascade Condos

SE Corner of Longview and 25th Any idea what’s happening here?

The ATX · #**314** Posted **Apr 2, 2021, 6:40 PM**

West Campus at sunrise:

https://www.instagram.com/rogers_obrien/

Urbannizer · #**315** Posted **Apr 23, 2021, 9:37 AM**

Soil test @2508 Rio Grande

KevinFromTexas · #**316** Posted **May 20, 2021, 12:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by The ATX

A project for that drilling site at 2513 Seton was submitted for AULCC about a month ago. But there's no mention on the height other than "multi-story".

ftp://ftp.ci.austin.tx.us/ATD_AULCC/...202019/190502/

Hmm. I just spotted this FAA permit for 2513 Seton Avenue, and it lists the height as 620 feet, and it lists that as building, not crane. Unless they meant to enter it as crane.

https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external...78967992&row=1

paul78701 · #**317** Posted **May 20, 2021, 1:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

Hmm. I just spotted this FAA permit for 2513 Seton Avenue, and it lists the height as 620 feet, and it lists that as building, not crane. Unless they meant to enter it as crane.

https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external...78967992&row=1

If that were the crane height, wouldn't that mean the building would be 500+ feet? That wouldn't be allowed in the west campus neighborhood. I think that it's probably a typo.

The ATX · #**318** Posted **May 20, 2021, 2:46 AM**

It's more like 120' at best. That project is now called Nakatomi Plaza, and it has 8 above ground residential floors and 3 underground parking levels.

mumu · #**319** Posted **May 20, 2021, 4:44 AM**

n/m.

KevinFromTexas · #**320** Posted **May 22, 2021, 12:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by The ATX

It's more like 120' at best. That project is now called Nakatomi Plaza, and it has 8 above ground residential floors and 3 underground parking levels.

https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external...81544565&row=3

There was this filing posted the other day that says 98 feet, and the coordinates aren't very clear - middle of the intersection, but they are close enough to that project to make me think that's it. 120 feet would seem a little high to me for an 8-story West Campus project. Most of those 8 story projects have been in the 90 to 100 feet range.