That was perfectly evil of you Boris!

Da!

Question now remains if the ECC project comes online during this cycle or will wait it out until the next?!?

Man, I hope this is an "epic" project. One in which will place the Austin skyline on the international map.

Happy (?) May Day, everyone. :lynchmob:

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/bl...ming-soon.html

What does a lynch mob smiley have to do with the celebration of summer?

May Day is another name for International Workers' Day commemorating the Haymarket Affair and the 8-hour workday. In other words, it's "Labor Day" everywhere in the world but America. The date of Labor Day was changed in America to attempt to isolate us from the rest of the workers in the world, fearing socialist sentiment, even though the holiday is commemorating an event that happened in America.

Interesting tidbit...May Day though goes beyond and much farther back than workers and is the ancient holiday that celebrates the end of Winter (especially in northern and mountainous regions in Europe), return of Spring and the rebirth of life. It's no coincidence that the most holy Christian holiday Easter is celebrated this time of year and indeed the very name is taken from the Pagan Goddess Eastre also known as Eostre.


I am also very curious about the ECC tower design. I really hope that it is a tall tower.

Couldn't see that anyone posted this yet, so figured I'd jump in:
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/ne...er-towers.html
Looks like good news!! The taller, the narrower, the better IMO.

Were Kathie Tovo and Laura Morrison asleep? Seriously, it's odd that they didn't reject it.

This was only a resolution to pursue the idea. There can still vote against it later.

Here's an update list of high rises U/C or have dirt moving:

http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/...ampSP05-02.png


Here's an updated list of proposed high rise projects:

http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/...als05-02-1.png

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Hey everyone,

Thought I'd start off with a panorama I took back on May 1st, of Downtown from the Long Center.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/108372...7/14082180175/

Glad to finally be a registered member here!

Andrew

http://www.statesman.com/news/busine...-domain/nfphb/
http://i.imgur.com/mfuXQqW.jpg
Credit: LawKingdon Architecture

http://i.imgur.com/LvFV2Yp.jpg
Credit: LawKingdon Architecture

Looks like a hospital to me, or maybe because it has similar elements with the medical school hospital.

[QUOTE=KevinFromTexas;6565421]http://www.statesman.com/news/busine...-domain/nfphb/

Why is it that everything in that area, sort of a second down-town, is all between four and eight floors? Is there a hight restriction there?

[QUOTE=Kotliz;6568147]No, I do not believe so. Back in, oh, 2007, Novare Group and Andrews Urban announced plans to construct a 28-story TWELVE Hotel & Residences on the parcel directly to the east of the Westin Hotel. I also believe a ground breaking was set to take place during the spring of 2008. There is an apartment complex currently be constructed on said site.

[QUOTE=Kotliz;6568147]I always wonder about this regarding ALL of Austin. We pretty much have almost no high rises outside of downtown (I'm referring to buildings of at least 10+ stories). Of course Austin isn't really a "big" city yet, so I guess at some point it'll happen later. But we are fairly similar in size to S.A. and they have numerous high rises throughout the city. Namely along the northern section of Loop 410.

In think with Austin there are a lot of zoning issues and neighborhood groups that get all in a tizzy when anything above 4-5 stories is proposed. A 12 story condo was supposed to be built near my neighborhood several years back and there was this huge outcry from local groups.

I would hate to have highrises built outside of the core. That's urban blight. I'd prefer to continue to have midrises built in the Domain until a critical mass is reached, then we can go a bit higher.

I agree, we need density over a couple of skyscrapers. Skyscrapers will come in time. There are still tons of empty lots downtown. We need a cohesive urban fabric.

I agree. One of the things I love about Austin is that in spite of how rapidly the city is growing, so much of the new development remains pleasantly human-scaled... And y'all still have a spectacular developing skyline to brag about.

I think I've said it before on this site, but tall buildings do not a city make. This is one of the reasons why China and Dubai do not impress me as they do some.