Any coincidence Fairmont announces groundbreaking plans the day city council revokes JW Marriott incentives? :shrug:
Will they stop construction on the JW?

Yes indeed and here are some shots of that crane going up this morning (Sat 15 June):

http://www.venish.com/IBC-Crane-looking-east.jpg
Looking East (South East, really)
http://www.venish.com/IBC-Crane-looking-northeast.jpg
Looking North
http://www.venish.com/IBC-Crane-closeup.jpg
I wish I was up there with those guys.

Can you imagine that being Austin's new "Intel shell"!! Seems unlikely.

http://www.austinchronicle.com/binar...ked-38036.jpeg
Austin Chronicle

Ya never know...I'm not sure if this incentive issue has enough traction to stop everything.

I mean, it's just $5,000 right? How could that ever stop a multi-million project?

Never underestimate the power of stupid people.

I remember the W went through a little phase like this. I don't know if anyone else remembers what it was exactly about. But I remember talks about the W possibly being halfway built. Anyone remember this? Well, anyhow that turned out okay.

I think that was due to financial questions about one of the investors during the financial crisis. There was more concern then about the W than there is now for the Marriott.

the sky is not falling. ;-)

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/bl...&ana=e_article

Sweet skyscraper majesty that view. :slob:

http://www.statesman.com/gallery/bus...gCBQn/#3546826

Here's that view courtesy of the Austin American Statesman:

http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/l...HousingRBZ.jpg

http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/l...istrict-01.jpg

http://www.mystatesman.com/news/busi...rivemor/nYMMW/

I work in that area, that will be a very big complex. Didn't realize it had 500 units.

As much as I love all of the VMUs all over town I do have to say that it is sad that we are still using pine boards for so much of the construction. Does anyone else think that in 20-40 years this area will just become another rundown ghetto. Or is it more inherent in these kinds of projects to be better maintained? I'm sure when the original development occurred on Riverside decades ago it was considered nice. I wish the development would line the street with good concrete structures creating a beautiful boulevard leading your eyes right to downtown as you come in on the train. :)

It'll be time for another round of gentrification! :)

According to this it says 800 apartments. I think that number is with the total build out of that development. The current phases will had 506 units.

http://www.mystatesman.com/news/busi...atesman_launch

Austin Skyline
 

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So aside from the crane (in the foreground), how is that not just a perfectly respectable skyline for a small city like Austin? There's a nice variation in height, a fairly even distribution of buildings, maybe a little "gappy" in places, but over-all, a fairly pleasing composition. I wish the shot were a bit wider to include the tall, but not so pretty, Hilton Convention Center hotel, on the right.

Eleven Apartments (17 June 2013)

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/k...ps509c5c6f.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/k...psfb8c43d1.jpg

More than respectable, IMO. Especially for the sunbelt/south. Regardless of city size. Absolutely awesome. That picture is darn near unbelievable to me, having lived in Austin 20+ years.

This is posted on South Shore District's Facebook page. They're going to have one of the best views in the city.

https://www.facebook.com/southshoredistrict

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...07743502_o.jpg
South Shore District - Via Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/southshoredistrict

IBC Bank Plaza crane.

http://i.imgur.com/0IZIMS4.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ZKWsd1s.jpg

Austin Skyhouse

http://i.imgur.com/SUKjdKx.jpg

JW Marriott

http://i.imgur.com/RCdc2xf.jpg

Gables Park Tower & cranes for The Bowie.

http://i.imgur.com/SmVIbqb.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/iZWUBB3.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/RtKpyvh.jpg

Note the crane for IBC Bank Plaza. The crane is probably about as tall as the building will be.

http://i.imgur.com/6LwX4R7.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/9PbKMIz.jpg

Pease Park view.

http://i.imgur.com/80ekSg9.jpg