Thanks, guys. I started a thread for the question because I thought it might allow for some interesting thoughts.

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=214527

Like the Arc de triomphe...just kidding. :yes:

Geez you can rent a view like this? I always imagined spring had a decent view to both the East and West. But 360 and Monarch blocks a good portion to the East! This is the best DT view any building has.

Demolition has begun at the site.

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/bl...or-glitzy.html

Simply gorgeous!

JW Marriott Interior shots
 

KXAN posted some interesting interior shots of the Marriott: http://interactives.kxan.com/photomo...te/renderings/

By my count there are over 5,000 hotel rooms in various stages of development in Downtown Austin. This list only includes what most people consider to be "Downtown proper". There are more boutique hotels in development adjacent to Downtown, in the SoCo area and east of I-35 for example. There are also hundreds, if not thousands, in development all around Austin and the suburbs. Three of the projects don't have publicly announced room counts, so I conservatively estimated them at 300 each based on similar projects.

http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/...evelopment.png

I like your photobucket name. lol

btw, what's the Waterloo Park hotel?

Edit: Nvm. I see where you posted about it in October and I asked about it then. haha

Speaking of hotels, this was recently tweeted by Dan Keshet on Twitter: "So far, JW Marriott not slowing SXSW hotel market. During SXSW music, JW going for $899/night; Courtyard Marriott $799."

Goodness gracious, that's a boatload of money. It's almost a million dollars a day.

Add that to the 4,990 existing rooms Downtown and that's 10,063 total rooms. And if you include the Hyatt Regency (448 rooms) and Embassy Suites (262 rooms) - which are just across the lake from Downtown - it would be 10,773 rooms if everything gets built.

Add that to the amount of residences already built/being built and the amount of offices already built/being built downtown and you have some pretty intense density/foot traffic. Gotta give kudos to the city council for being forward-thinking and implementing the Great Streets program when they did. As inconvenient as it can be, it's only a little bit at a time and it will pay off in the long run.

Here's an article talking about it all the way back in 2002: http://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2002-10-04/104053/

Construction set to start "immediately" on the Green Water office tower.

ABJ article:
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/bl...wn-austin.html

Statesman article:
http://www.statesman.com/news/busine...fice-to/njP5k/

http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/...Rendering2.png

When all this is built the skyline won't be recognizable!

I'll be honest, I barely keep track or check this Austin compilation due to my focus on East Coast cities. After I watched a video that Kevin posted in the aerial thread relating to Austin, I quickly realized my mistake. This city is looking amazing. I am really surprised on the amount of construction that is going on. All of which is up to a standard of excellence. :worship:

I really like the Green Water office tower. How tall is that one going to be?

400 feet with 28 floors. The building on the right in the rendering is under construction now, and it's going to be 424 feet with 38 floors.

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/bl...ts-in-our.html

Dear lord!!!!

It's been three days since the last posting! Just awesome.... thanks to all you advanced computer Star Trek types that insist on your precious subforums, the Manila thread has now overtaken Austin

You bunch of hyper-organized bastards... With your damn container store frequent shopper cards, Have you no shame? How do you translate "our city thread is anemic" into Tagalog?

Cool update posted recently on the subforum. :D