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Sweet sassy mollassy!
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That's a damn nice Starbucks. Cannot wait to see it in person!
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I don't go to bars and I don't go shopping for clothes. I will reluctantly shop for clothes once or twice a year. Museums would bring me downtown, but not on a consistent basis. I'd check them out once, and maybe when they have an interesting exhibit, but it's not like it will bring me back day after day.
I do like some of the food options, and I'd have to say that's the main attraction to downtown for me. But even then, many of the places are out of my price range. Other than that, I just like walking around and seeing the old buildings and the new highrises side by side. I love the Capitol and its history. I like the city's reflection off the river. I guess I'm more of a ambiance kind of guy than an activity guy. I think there are tons of people like me (minus caring about highrises) not only around this city, but all over Texas. Figure out how to attract us to downtown, and there would be a lot more activity down there. |
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60 stories? 821 feet?
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I'm thinking they could get that high if they only did 1 tower. That would be amazing.
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OMG! I've always wanted Austin to have one of that kind of design!
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When you say think of 56 Leonard, do you mean its height or its style?
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Dang, and here I got excited for an 800-footer. ;)
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Do you know who is designing the ECC campus? I'd be very excited if it were Herzog & De Meuron!!! Man, wouldn't it be great if someone finally went "tall" in Austin (i.e., 800' to 1000')?!? Constructive Ventures is developing this site, correct? If so, I wouldn't be surprised if they used Rafii Architects again (CVI developed Spring). And, if this is the case, it would be a completely new design concept for them. None of their current (or "in-development") projects are similar to 56 Leonard. |
"...iconic..."
"...56 Leonard..." Ugh, I don't like where this is headed. People swing and miss more than hit when they try to design "iconic" buildings and then cities end up with very prominent white elephants. I'm also not a fan of 56 Leonard. I like cities to have visual harmony, not a bunch of individual "look at me!" buildings that don't look good together. |
Most of our buildings are nice and stately. I want one or two interesting buildings to bring in some contrast.
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We really need a couple of towers to break the 700 to 900 foot range. As has been mentioned in the Austin section, our skyline is getting pretty flat. Developers really need to start getting some nice 700 to 800 foot towers in development like now!!!:superwhip
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