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It will be a while before we see this go vertical - 10 months to dig/build the underground parking garage.
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The height doesn't have too much to do with it, but they are planning under ground parking. And that will. And while the parking garage is only 3 floors deep, while Ashton's was 6 levels deep, this will likely cover most of the block, and it's a big block - 275x335 feet. It's at least 3 times the size of the lot where Ashton is. It'll be the largest construction site in downtown since the Frost Bank Tower. Once they reach street level and get done with the podium, the tower will rise pretty quick.
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Yeah, the W took forever to get above ground. Still, exciting project! Great to see something major getting started (and another surface lot extinguished).
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The Austonian is at 476 feet above sea level. The Planetarium/Residential Tower's block elevation is 520 to 532 feet, with the higher elevation on the west side. So the mid range of that is 526 which is 50 feet higher than The Austonian block. So on the horizon this building will appear to be 705 feet tall compared to The Austonian. But that's only when you are viewing the skyline from either east or west when you have The Austonian to compare it to. The numbers below are combining the buildings' heights plus their sea level elevations at street level. So this is the elevation above sea level that your feet would be at. So whatever your height is add that to these numbers. Planetarium Residential Tower - 1,181 feet (this is at 526 feet). Fairmont Austin Hotel - 1,160 (spire height) - 1,041 (roof height) The Austonian - 1,159 feet. ACC Pinnacle Campus - 1,159 feet (sea level elevation at 1,005 feet) Palisades West - 1,126 feet (sea level elevation at 1,009 feet) Tower of the Hills - 1,084 feet 360 Condominums - 1,041 feet (spire height) Frost Bank Tower - 1,000 feet (crown height) W Hotel & Residences - 946 UT Tower - 901 feet Spring - 893 feet Texas Capitol - 856 feet So the Planetarium Residential Tower will have the highest sea level height at the roof in Austin. The highest sea level elevation at street level in Austin is Palisades West at 1,009 feet above sea level. The tallest of the tv towers in West Austin likely has an elevation at the top of 2,150 feet above sea level. |
Alright, it's been a long time since I've tried this, very rusty at the ol' SketchUp, but I decided to try working on some models of new projects.
This first one is the Fairmont Hotel next to the convention center. This is just a bare-bones model, no textures and not too much detail. Just wanted to get an idea what it would look like on the skyline, using Google Earth. The model is sized based on Kevin's info in the Fairmont thread, 554' to the main roof, 600' to the top. Just guessed on the spire. This is from I-35 and Riverside, going north: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8440/7...b2fac149_o.jpg From Congress bridge: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8421/7...9b08a1b7_o.jpg From S. Congress: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8285/7...5acb9246_o.jpg From Lamar pedestrian bridge: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8444/7...32b8af65_o.jpg From 11th and I-35: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8444/7...5374a69a_o.jpg From east side (Progress Coffee): http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8305/7...d5652b71_o.jpg View from top of Omni hotel: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8301/7...c2762bc2_o.jpg |
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ummm... wow! The Fairmont is gonna look pretty impressive heading north on I-35. Someone said earlier that the planetarium would be one of the best towers in Texas if built. I think the Fairmont might be an even more impressive building. If the Spire is set at 600' I think it was actually going to reach 700' or so... not sure.
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Last I saw the Fairmont will be 50 floors not 47 though Ive seen inconsistent numbers so who knows until closer to construction. Even though the hotel floors will be alittle smaller they are building on top of some high floor to cealing ratio ball rooms. Id say with the spire will be close to 700 feet if not at 700 feet, thats if the spire will be as tall as shown.
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Great job on the models. I look forward to seeing some more. That view along the Congress bridge will probably change if and when the Trinity Place (97 Trinity) is built. It'll likely block the view of Fairmont from that angle. |
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Using my iPhone to see my height while standing on my third story deck I am 14 feet higher than the top of the UT Tower. lol. And a whole lot taller than the Capitol! Pretty cool. =) |
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Austin101 on C-D did a really cool thing kinda like this last week.
He just used blocks to represent the buildings but got lots of cool stuff that is either U/C or planned. He did it like that with lost of views and what-not so you can see the heights of how things will/could look. Defiantly worth taking a look at his work. It is really fun to look at. =) Just be warned... it is C-D. :D http://www.city-data.com/forum/austi...e-skyline.html |
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The people on C/D seem to be the same haters who troll the Statesman comments.
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At least the Fairmont would somewhat block the Hilton from certain angles. I never liked that building.
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Google Earth looks like a Dali interpretation of I-35:
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I-35 looking like that IRL would be equal parts fun and disastrous. Wee! :haha:
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Lol. That just gave me a scary flash back to the Northridge quake.
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$13 Billion. That is some serious cash they have put into that factory.
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I do NOT want a Trump Tower coming to Austin. He's vile. There! You've finally seen me go nimby.
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2012-071580 ZC There's not much, but it mentions 30,432 sq ft Medical office 45,648 sq ft Office 7,608 sq ft Retail 68,472 sq ft Condo (74 du) Does that mean # of units? Total - 152,120 sq ft Project Name Waterloo Park Tower Application Date: July 17, 2012 The applicant is requesting to rezone from CS-1 to CBD PC Hearing - September 27, 2012 |
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Walked by last the Marriott site last night. They've started digging up the parking lot.
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thanks Priller. I had a flash back to when they finally started on Frost!
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Looking at the Hyatt Place I see why they had to leave a blank wall there. It bumps right up to the property line and more likely than not there will be a future building where the u ship office is. There is no ally there so the builings would merge. Id like to see a tall highrise on that lot.
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Found this new rendering of the IBC Bank Plaza tower on Endeavor's website:
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Models here: http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...63712547_n.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...36505824_n.jpg Building development thread here: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=192074 |
Made a quickie model of the hotel in SketchUp and took a few views of it in Google Earth. Unfortunately, I don't think it will have much of an impact on the overall skyline, being nestled among various other building. Still, a major addition to downtown.
Again, many thanks to Kevin for all the links to building info, especially the COA case number. Wealth of information there! From the Chase Bank garage: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7269/7...88289f91_o.jpg From S. First bridge: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8294/7...13e7f28e_b.jpg From the Hilton pool deck (I'm sure I'll be taking many pics from here): http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8437/7...7c1ba3e3_o.jpg From Cesar Chavez and I-35: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8427/7...d78e2cda_o.jpg |
Wow! They just started and I want it to be finished already! :P That area of 2nd and Congress are going to be awesome!
Between that JW Hotel and if something good goes in on that T. Stacy site at 6th and Congress that hopefully will include some street retail it will really tie 6th + 5th and Congress and 2nd streets together. Second Street for 2015 SXSW will be crazy! |
Great pics. These projects may not be overly exciting, but they're good infill. Can't wait for the next round of projects to kick off.
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Not trying to be off topic but if the Austonian were to add a 350 foot tall spire. That would make it the tallest in Texas. There are a few buildings in this country that are not much taller that use an over sized flag pole to achieve that height. Why not complain about spire height. Just join in on the fun.
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Thank you for those Kevin. I avoid I-35 at all cost. I think I have been on parts north of Ben White only like 5-6 times in the last decade. lol. It has some great views and is good to get to see how those views are coming along with out having to suffer the traffic. :P
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Apple To Begin Construction In September
Construction to start in September on Apple Inc.’s operations center
Community Impact News by Amy Denney August 24, 2012 Technology company Apple Inc. has finalized a contract with Dallas-based Cadence McShane Construction Co. to construct the first phase of the planned Americas Operations Center in Northwest Austin, and construction is expected to start in September, said Srinath Kasturi, vice president at Cadence McShane, which has offices in Austin, Dallas and Houston. http://impactnews.com/downloads/1240...01208-09-m.jpg Apple, headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., purchased nearly 39 acres of land at Parmer Lane and Delcour Drive in June with plans to invest $304 million into the operations center and hire more than 3,600 employees by Dec. 31, 2021. The City of Austin approved an $8.6 million economic incentive agreement for Apple’s investment in Austin, and Apple could receive between $5.4 million and $6.4 million in incentives from Travis County depending on whether the company fulfills certain agreed-upon requirements. Apple is also slated to receive $21 million from the state’s Texas Enterprise Fund. That amount is the seventh-highest awarded to a company since the fund’s inception in 2003, according to the Economic Development and Tourism Division of the Governor’s Office. Texas Instruments received $50 million—one of the largest amounts—between 2004 and 2007 for its $3 billion investment. Apple’s new facility will be part of the Riata Vista Office Complex, which is being developed by McShane Development Co., a sister company of Cadence McShane. City staff approved initial site plans for the project in 2007, and on May 24, Austin City Council approved extension of the site to Dec. 31, 2021, to allow enough time for the project to be completed. According to site plans filed in April with the City of Austin, the complex will include five office buildings with a total of 649,028 square feet of space, two retail buildings with a total of 34,794 square feet and one 5,250-square-foot restaurant. Although Apple has not yet confirmed that it will be building a new campus, the documents said, “... the primary tenant to utilize these future professional office buildings is Apple Inc.” Lynda Courtney, development services process coordinator for the city, said the documents do not indicate how much of the office buildings Apple will occupy. She said the revised site plans have increased the buildings by one floor to a total of four floors and added parking to meet Apple’s needs. Courtney said Phase 1 would include construction of the parking lot, a detention pond and the drainage system. Phase 1A and 1B would be Apple’s two office buildings. The second phase would include construction of the remaining office, retail and restaurant buildings on the west side of the property. Cadence McShane will hire subcontractors to construct Phase 1. Kasturi declined to provide more details about the project because of a confidentiality agreement. http://impactnews.com/articles/const...rations-center |
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