Austin | ATX Tower (325 West 6th) | 675 Feet | 58 Floors | U/C - Page 11

Echostatic · #**201** Posted **Jun 22, 2020, 4:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by Geckos_Rule

Not the original commenter, but.....:

The Verizon switching tower in NYC; Habitat in Montreal (a nice mix of modern and brutalism); the Barbican Estate apartments in London; the campus library for U.C. San Diego.

I also like the Trellick Tower in London, Boston City Hall, and the entirety of the DC Metro system (probably my favorite example.)

We should probably drag this thread back to BBVA Tower.

Tex17 · #**202** Posted **Jun 22, 2020, 7:05 PM**

Love me some thin towers!

ahealy · #**203** Posted **Oct 28, 2020, 12:56 PM**

This one breaking ground soon?

ATX2030 · #**204** Posted **Nov 10, 2020, 9:40 PM**

Site plan is showing inactive. Is this DOA or is there a pulse?

The ATX · #**205** Posted **Nov 10, 2020, 9:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by ATX2030

Site plan is showing inactive. Is this DOA or is there a pulse?

"Inactive" is a common status for site plans. They typically go back and forth among "In Review", "Waiting for an Update" and "Inactive". The fact that there have been no updates for a few months is more troubling.
One status you don't want to see is "Expired". The site plans for the Symphony Square tower and the 14th & Guadalupe tower are expired.

ATX2030 · #**206** Posted **Nov 10, 2020, 10:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by The ATX

"Inactive" is a common status for site plans. They typically go back and forth among "In Review", "Waiting for an Update" and "Inactive". The fact that there have been no updates for a few months is more troubling.
One status you don't want to see is "Expired". The site plans for the Symphony Square tower and the 14th & Guadalupe tower are expired.

Thanks. Really want to see this one happen.

ILUVSAT · #**207** Posted **Nov 10, 2020, 10:43 PM**

Didn't the developer say they were moving forward with this one and Tower 5C this past summer - despite the pandemic?!?

The ATX · #**208** Posted **Nov 10, 2020, 11:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by ILUVSAT

Didn't the developer say they were moving forward with this one and Tower 5C this past summer - despite the pandemic?!?

They stated that last May in an ABJ article about both this project and Tower 5C. But there have been no updates to the site plan since July which is unusual.

the Genral · #**209** Posted **Nov 10, 2020, 11:29 PM**

This is a key piece for my plans for downtown, so its critical that it gets built.

jkconno · #**210** Posted **Nov 16, 2020, 8:19 PM**

Hopefully this doesn't have any effect on the future of this project:

PNC to buy U.S. operations of Spanish bank BBVA for $11.6 billion

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/16/pnc-...bank-bbva.html

N90 · #**211** Posted **Nov 16, 2020, 8:49 PM**

The article mentions BBVA USA is HQed in Houston but that’s wrong. BBVA USA is HQed in Birmingham, AL.

ILUVSAT · #**212** Posted **Nov 16, 2020, 9:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by jkconno

Hopefully this doesn't have any effect on the future of this project:

PNC to buy U.S. operations of Spanish bank BBVA for $11.6 billion

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/16/pnc-...bank-bbva.html

It shouldn't. BBVA is not developing this tower.

shoreditch · #**213** Posted **Nov 16, 2020, 9:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by ILUVSAT

It shouldn't. BBVA is not developing this tower.

But they were providing the financing, correct? Or just the lease guarantee on the office space portion?

ILUVSAT · #**214** Posted **Nov 16, 2020, 9:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by shoreditch

But they were providing the financing, correct? Or just the lease guarantee on the office space portion?

No. To my knowledge BBVA is not providing the construction facility. Ryan is securing that elsewhere.

Regarding the office space, I believe they (BBVA) provided a LOI for one of six floors of office.

The ATX · #**215** Posted **Nov 16, 2020, 9:39 PM**

BBVA's only known involvement was that they were going to take some portion of the five office levels.

shoreditch · #**216** Posted **Nov 16, 2020, 9:43 PM**

Got it. Thanks, both.

Hopefully, then the project should prove resilient to the acquisition news. Fingers crossed.

urbancore · #**217** Posted **Nov 17, 2020, 3:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by The ATX

BBVA's only known involvement was that they were going to take some portion of the five office levels.

Seems cheap for naming rights.

The ATX · #**218** Posted **Nov 17, 2020, 4:04 AM**

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Originally Posted by urbancore

Seems cheap for naming rights.

I agree. Because of that, I was really hoping that they were also helping with financing. But if they were, it was never made public.

migol24 · #**219** Posted **Nov 17, 2020, 4:47 AM**

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Originally Posted by mercury6

After the Republic Square cluster, 5C, and the Brazos St. towers on 3rd and 4th are complete we'll easily be in the skyline top 10

Sorry, been off grid from these forums lately. What's 5C?

The ATX · #**220** Posted **Nov 17, 2020, 4:51 AM**

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Originally Posted by migol24

Sorry, been off grid from these forums lately. What's 5C?

There's a thread for it, but it's one of the most awesome proposals we have.