The base of Option 2 of the Arcadian reminds me of a low-rise building being built in LA. Love the arches and the variation of the arches, as well as the green terra cotta vertical elements. Very much prefer that version over Option 1.

I'm the opposite. I HATE fake brick arches. Real brick just doesn't behave that way. If you want a brick aesthetic, detail it like real brick.

Luminary is my fav, parking podiums without lined units/other uses are yuck imo.

I think that the tallest all residential west of Chicago is indeed in Austin now.

1000 Hill in LA is under construction (maybe up to 12 stories or so) but the most recent plans submitted to the city indicated a significant height shave and if those are final then it will be under 600 ft. It will be essentially be the same height as Onni's 825 S Hill just 2 blocks north.

Facts. Austin is still pushing high.

I recently read an article about Austin building taller and if residents had thoughts about it. The way the core is developing I think it could become the densest major city in Tx one day.

Pretty sure West Campus in Austin is the densest neighborhood in Texas. Not sure how that relates to the city as a whole though. :)

Getting rid of parking minimums will help this, but we still need to create as-of-right three unit zoning city-wide.

This is the article I was referring to.
Austin supertalls not really dealing with "the problems" of the city
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dez...-the-city/amp/

Right. They think supertalls fix problems in cities? I pity the ones that don't have any. :(

Rainey street neighborhood
https://imgur.com/sNTnWOwl.jpg
Modern webcam

So dense!

I wish I had bought one or more of those old run down houses in Rainey years ago. Imagine what that land is worth today.

Yes, an 800sq ft home on Rainey went on the market for $10 Million recently. 1 of the last 2 remaining single family homes on that street not already sold to developers.

I want to say I read somewhere that the house was originally purchased for like $80k years ago, but I could be wrong about that part. Either way, wild.

The Google Streetview drive-bys of Rainey over the years are pretty amazing. From a quiet little neighborhood just outside of downtown in the late 2000s/early 2010s, to what will be the focal point of Austin's skyline with a supertall in the mid-2020s.

I have friends who own an old bungalow north of Lake Austin Blvd near Deep Eddy. They bought it in the early 80s for $20K or something. I think it's worth somewhere around $1.3M now. It's a small 2/1 with a studio shed in the back.

I guess the downside is the property taxes when you own a place in such a prime location. And the property taxes in Rainey must be especially astronomical.

Lucky friend's!

Yeah. The tax rate is basically the same citywide. It's when the property values skyrocket - so do taxes owed. However, I'd much rather pay a little more in property taxes than pay a state income tax.

Agreed.