This is such a win for the city. I read Austin would be the first large city outside of NYC to approve this.

This may, no joke, actually stem from an offhand comment I made to a well connected local campaign manager last year.

All of these land use reforms which have been made the last couple of years are going to be absolutely transformative for the city of Austin over the coming decades, and beyond.

Uh, no. There was a well funded lobby pushing for this. Much more than offhand comments.

One can dream.

What was the Lobby's name?

Thanks to a height correction Waterline will be 9’ taller than initially expected at 1,031’. It will briefly hold the title as tallest building in the south when complete, surpassing BOA Plaza in Atlanta.

I noticed the other night, same night as The Republic's crown lighting being tested, that One Eleven Congress has brand new LED bands at the crest of each setback, finally! They were doing what I guess was a rolling test as it was a myriad of patterns, like patriotic, Christmas, Pride, etc.

Nice to have one of the "front of the postcard shot" buildings turned back on at night. *stares at the ugly behemoth 6G*

This building looks gorgeous!
https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/n...th-street.html

Briefly? What other building is getting built that will surpass it?

Miami's Waldorf-Astoria.

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[IMG]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...1ba05ac2_b.jpgAustin, TX by Jason Luebbe, on Flickr[/IMG]

Great shotsl! The waterline is really taking shape!

Great pics Riverranchdrone!

Nice

Just got back from Vancouver and I saw a lot of Glass buildings on the water and it reminded me of Austin. :)

Austin does look more Canadian than American imo.

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Nice! Gaps between the buildings are filling in fast.

Agree! It's nice to see more gaps filling in. Also Austin low denisty development is helping just fill in the city in general. Love to see it!