Austin’s skyline is much more impressive when comparing 500+ footers to other cities but if you drop the threshold to 300+ feet then the skyline feels very distant and further back from cities like Houston, etc.

There’s still a very long way to go until it’s in those other cities’ league.

Another factor is that Austin’s skyline is dominated by residential, whereas others are dominated by office. The former tend to be narrower and less visually imposing than the latter. Collectively, office-dominated skylines simply look larger because the buildings have heft.

This was the case for the moment. 30 Van Ness recently began construction (540’).

https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=227458

https://austin.towers.net/saving-nor...wer-at-a-time/
What are you guys thoughts on the plans for more density and height in the Domain area?

Please feel free to join-in the conversation here:

https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/sho...27754&page=127

Oh ok got it.

I love an Austin update!

Love the skyline shots*** lol on ACL live stream via Hulu! Looking good Austin!

Skyline shits are my favorite :haha:

lmao

I don't know. I like the privacy of my water closet. But skyline pisses at the Headliner's Club should be a bucket list item for all skyscraper nerds (at least for the males).

Not skyline-oriented, but in the Himalayas, there are some awesome road-side bathrooms with an open window looking at the mountain range. Not too shabby, if it weren't for the smell....

Here is your latest skyline shits.
[IMG]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...1b8979f8_h.jpgDJI_0326-HDR-Pano by Jason Luebbe, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d6fc2df6_h.jpgDJI_0259-HDR-Pano by Jason Luebbe, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]http://[url=https://flic.kr/p/2nRPNQq]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...70c06dfd_h.jpg[/url]DJI_0349-HDR by Jason Luebbe, on Flickr[/IMG]

Can we please keep this discussion on topic? I hardly see how this is relevant to the conversation. This discussion is about skyline shits, not skyline pisses.

True. Skylines are for everyone whether sitting or standing.

Austin has such a nice natural setting with the river, I'm so happy this was one of the cities that happened to boom. It could potentially rival any city outside NY or Chicago sometime this decade.

I wonder when we'll see plans for 3rd and Congress and if rumors of a new tallest are true.

Austin has very Canadian skyline/water vibe to me and I am here for it :)

The above photo looks like a Cities Skylines 4k build.

I love how Austin's skyline is developing along the water of Ladybird Lake. I for one would like to see some development on the other side. We have the proposal to the west of the Hyatt Regency that looks great, but that whole block that the Austin Statesman and a couple of other low-slung office building takes up bounded by Congress on the West and Riverside on the south is screaming for redevelopment. Doesn't have to be really tall, but a handful of buildings in the 15-25 story range that step down to the South Congress neighborhood would be amazing. There's so much surface parking on that property that could be better utilized.

The big hangup right now is with city council and their desire for 10 percent of the units to be set aside for affordable housing. Mayhe that number is higher. Developer I believe is endeavor? I hope it happens. I'm with you because it's just weird all that underutilized land. Nice that the Rainey area is stretching the skyline.

For reference: https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=199758

This is just the Statesman property. The other tracts south of it to Riverside will soon also be in play.

^ Amazing. I hope some level of that comes to fruition.

Waterline (98 Red River)

It’s hard to imagine a super tall there in the future!

It's also one of the few big cities without a freeway along the river making it very attractive/walkable and pleasant.

Relatively few cities have freeways that separate their urban core from their primary water frontage (which is a trope)

St. Louis, Kansas City, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Phoenix, Tampa, and Sacramento.

And of those that have dismantled freeways, only San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle really count.

Cities which engage well with their water frontages beyond the above three: San Diego, Austin, Nashville, Miami, Baton Rouge, Memphis, Omaha, Houston, San Antonio, Columbus, Indianapolis, New York City, Chicago, Boston, Providence, Syracuse, Rochester, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Jacksonville, Baltimore, D.C., Philadelphia, Detroit, Denver, Albuquerque, Minneapolis and Saint Paul, among many others including most medium and small cities.

There are few other offenders, but they mostly have industrial along their primary waterfronts (rather than a freeway).

Stream Realty Unveils Plans For Six-Story, High-End Office in East Austin

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

“highly sought-after, last major developable block in core East Austin“

???

Railyard (ATX Towers)

The latest concept for the mixed-use development.

https://online.fliphtml5.com/dpxl/oyzb/

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The city of towers continues to add to it's bounty! Nice looking buildings in the renderings.

Railyard, seriously? I get it's a concept name but it makes no sense in any dimension with downtown Austin. That is unless they're trying to count the light rail line nearby that is a reach in itself.

This uses to be the site of Austin’s industrial rail yard when Austin was first connected to the national rail system, which is why the commuter rail line (not light rail) dead ends where it does.

The light rail system - which is currently in design - will also have a station - within a block of the building when it is completed.

Eh, feels somewhat underwhelming compared to the original concept.
Then again, said original concept and all the talk of a potential supertall there may have made me rather spoiled to begin with. :P

I'm fairly certain this is an old proposal. It is all of blocks 16 and 32, and not all of the two half blocks of the Railyard Condos site. See the dedicated thread in the Austin section for more.

I hope you're right. I don't know what it is but so many of these Austin projects are just ugly. Is this what buildings look like now? :haha:

Correct. Karlin does not own the properties on which these towers sit (due west of the current convention center). In fact, several towers are already working through the entitlement process on the properties where these sit. None, currently, have an association with Karlin.

I think most of the projects have been great looking, except for the supertall (uuuglyy).

I like the railroad yard towers, modern and futuristic to me.

Yeah they definitely go hard. (Gotta be hip and use the lingo)
They'll make for a nice skyline shi....;)

Transforming Brodie Oaks From Shopping Center to City in South Austin

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308-316 Congress

https://services.austintexas.gov/edi....cfm?id=393995

A developer reviewed setbacks, building preservation and underground parking with the Historical Landmark Commission for a ~551,000 SF tower to rise above 308-316 Congress. The proposal does not include the surface lot next door.

I’d guess a floor count around 35-stories, maybe more. For reference, 500 West 2nd is 500,000 SF and stands 29-stories. It sits on a larger footprint without setbacks.

https://i.imgur.com/0XoR09Wh.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/PcgpJluh.jpeg

Interesting elevation!

So far all of the tower over historic building(s) proposals in Austin have failed. These three were all great projects:

Lavaca Motto by Hilton hotel
416 Congress hotel
Masonic Lodge Tower

I can't imagine how Toronto could build much of anything without allowing towers above heritage buildings (or facades at least) or just completely demolishing them as they used to. The majority of building facades they are preserving are pretty run of the mill in Toronto yet are significantly larger and more elaborate than even the grandest historic structures in Austin. I think the DAA should start funding Toronto historic preservation tours for members of Heritage Austin and the Historic Landmark Commission. Then they could actually walk down the streets and realize it is possible to keep the historic streetscape experience and meet modern development needs at the same time.

Union on San Antonio

https://staustin.org/our-property-development-journey

https://i.imgur.com/XmnjGkDh.jpeg

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Rise

https://www.riseatwestcampus.com/

https://i.imgur.com/BB33TtOh.jpeg

Union on 24th

https://www.powerdesigninc.us/projec...n-24th-24-rio/

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The Mark

https://www.themarkatx.com/?gclid=Cj...RoCaPkQAvD_BwE

https://i.imgur.com/ONVntf5h.jpeg

The Linden

https://www.thelinden.com/

https://i.imgur.com/OnVrCsFh.jpeg

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https://i.imgur.com/bFEcd4Yh.jpeg

Travis County Courthouse

https://austin.towers.net/heres-a-cl...wn-courthouse/

https://i.imgur.com/N4cmOwxh.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/x4HAgsoh.jpeg

Rambler

https://rabrengeneralcontractors.com...he-ruckus-3-0/

https://rabrengeneralcontractors.com...2-56-28-PM.jpg

^ That just doesn't seem like Austin to me.

It’s San Austin, Texmexafornia.

It seems to me like an Asian city, with odd skyscrapers and a lot of nondescript highrises.

South Congress Tower Plan Adds Height, Housing, and Rooftop Beekeeping

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