From today on my phone. Standing at the gate to 80 Red River, right next to Van Zandt.

https://i.imgur.com/LHSdTiC.jpg

https://twitter.com/WalkableAustin/s...bZ2ou-l468iYCA

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FVzUaRbW...pg&name=medium

https://i.imgur.com/sN9GfOY.jpg

Love that second rendering. This tower is sleek and will have an awesome profile rising out of the river.

I wonder where he got these? There have got to be more. This is the rendering quality to be expected of a KPF project

Looks like Willow Street is no more:

https://i.ibb.co/jTh61H7/compare1.jpg

Those renderings are beautifully done, but man, that tower is whack. It sets off all my OCD muscles. But whatever happens, it'll be one of the most memorable and iconic towers in North America. I can't think of any other buildings this size that are this weird.

Both those fine renderings really show for the first time the continuous taper of the building all the way through the crown. It looks very sleek. I hope to see more of these quality renderings in the near future.

I know the idea is to have an open-air garden half way up, but I dislike how the tower takes a jump back for the top layer as opposed to just following the contour of the level beneath it.

Bobby I was thinking this exact thought before I arrived down to your comment. It would be more attractive with a continuous taper from top to bottom without any setbacks. Although I also believe the quality of materials and attention to detail this design may have will provide a more pleasing real life building than rendering.

I cant wait to see this under construction. It will be amazing to see Austin have a building on the Supertall forum page along side NYC and others. Also if the Texas Republicans get their way it will be the tallest building in the country :cheers: JK LOL

Looks like rebar is on site :cheers:

https://i.ibb.co/ncy0bDW/image.png

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Awesome, thanks!

And this is one of my favorite clips from a show. Stinkin' hilarious.

A couple updates:

https://i.imgur.com/aADVllf.png
https://twitter.com/TheATX1/status/1539746435788423176


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https://twitter.com/TheATX1/status/1540069824310792194

This probably isn’t the right place to ask this, but if there were to be an economic downturn like everyone is predicting, would that stall or cancel this tower (and others) indefinitely? Just curious, as I don’t know how these types of industries are impacted.

If we go into a recession, it seems to me that it will be a self fulfilling prophecy. All of the talking heads seem to be doing a ridiculous amount of hand wringing and talking us into one. So now some of the worry warts that control purse strings are preparing for a recession even though there is not yet evidence that we are going into a recession. But by preparing for a recession, they may cause a recession. I know inflation is high, but the economy is still doing well. So, IMHO, it's mind numbing negative nancy-ism run amuck.

At any rate, I'm no expert, but I imagine most of these towers have already secured enough funding to get these buildings done. This isn't like the old Intel building which, if I'm not mistaken, Intel was funding itself and could just cut it off at a whim.

Thank you for explaining it to me. My knowledge of how the economy works is limited at best. I should be worried about things other than whether some towers in Austin are going get built or not, but I just don’t want to see all these buildings get shelves and turned back into parking lots in a few years.

Just to be clear, here is a list of legitimate things to worry about in order of importance:
Tower's getting built in Austin, oxygen, water, food, shelter, money in the bank, and peace on Earth.

Austin has benefitted from every recession/downturn going on almost three decades. Our economy is the least riskiest bet in the country. Money will seek a safe haven, companies will look to lower costs with minimal compromise on talent, that's Austin. We saw a boom from covid, we saw a boom from the subprime mortgage loan crisis. If we enter a recession (more likely than not imo) people and companies will seek to move here.

That said there is a small chance any project could get cancelled, but nothing that has gone vertical will get cancelled (builders know this and i suspect we have already seen some projects hitting gas faster than they otherwise would)

I mean - there are real economic forces that are harming the economy. The global supply chain is still a wreck, ocean freight costs are still astronomical, raw material shortages are extremely real, inflation is the highest its been in 40 years and the labor market is completely wrecked.

The fed is currently fighting 8% inflation and a labor market where non-college education workers are seeing a 14% annual increase in wages and trying to figure out how to curb inflation without bringing the economy to a screeching halt.

Now, the particulars of the Austin housing market is that it is absolutely red hot. i also imagine many of these towers already have financing but I also assume they are all looking at increased construction costs. Nationwide I assume we will see a slowdown in non public works construction but that does not mean that every single market will see a slowdown. Austin has real needs for apartments and condos. Hotel and office construction may slow down but its too early to say.

Its also not clear how long this particular recession (if it happens) will last. The 08 recession was an outlier. Most recessions are relatively short lived (11 months is average). I suspect a lot of the Summer/Fall starts on these towers will largely still rise but I suspect a few of the projects we think are about to break ground will fall through and projects in the earlier stages may be paused.