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corvairkeith

Jul 4, 2015 5:12 PM

Here's a few of the Seaholm and Green Water redevelopment taken yesterday.

http://i.imgur.com/IXZBtuM.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/PyN5F5c.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/qaz4Emo.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/sj1hlcM.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/RKT7bFq.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/wHfhOGH.jpg

JoninATX

Jul 5, 2015 6:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NYC_Longhorn (Post 7084594)

Crickets.... Crickets.... Crickets....

The sound of the austin thread ... We need some new blood...

Commence the passive aggressive, " go on the subforum comments" ... You guys know i spit hot truth all up in this forum!

Oh well, guess i will go check out the Danbury Connecticut thread ...

Don't worry NYC Longhorn, I have lots of pictures that I took recently and will post them as soon as I have some free time. From the on going development in downtown Austin all the way to the new Surf Park near the Airport.

JoninATX

Jul 5, 2015 6:21 PM

Outstanding work Corvairkeith!

KevinFromTexas

Jul 7, 2015 7:50 PM

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/bl...ll-office.html

Quote:

Exclusive: Austin Music Hall set for wrecking ball, office tower planned

Jul 7, 2015, 2:00pm CDT Updated Jul 7, 2015, 2:18pm CDT
Jan Buchholz
Austin Business Journal

The Austin Music Hall is to be demolished to make way for a 28-story office building.

Officials with Cielo Property Group, an Austin real estate company, confirmed in an exclusive interview with the Austin Business Journal that it is teaming up with Tier REIT of Dallas to build another downtown office tower.

Demolition of the 43,000-square-foot entertainment venue at 208 Nueces St. will begin in January. Construction of the 349,000-square-foot building is scheduled to start in early 2016 and deliver at the end of 2017.

The predominantly glass tower will include ground-floor retail, outdoor terraces overlooking Shoal Creek and three floors of creative office space that feature 28-foot ceilings and loft-like spaces. Traditional offices will cover 10 floors. The rest of the structure will include parking along with a 300-stall bike storage facility.

Included with the rendering for Austin Proper was a depiction of a building on the site of the Austin Music Hall. The rectangular glass tower on the left is presumed to be this new office tower.

http://i.imgur.com/gv9cbDO.jpg

KevinFromTexas

Jul 7, 2015 8:19 PM

Great pics, Keith. Nice pano. I've never been a fan of the view from the Pfluger bridge because I've always thought the skyline looked awkward there with the gaps between the west side of downtown and the east, but it's finally starting to look good with Seven, Seaholm Residences and Northshore. No doubt with the rest of the towers at GreenWater, 5th & West, the Austin Music Hall redevelopment and of course the Independent, that view will finally not seem so awkward.

Mopacs

Jul 8, 2015 12:04 AM

KevinFromTexas

Jul 8, 2015 4:43 AM

Great pics! I still haven't made it over to the JW Marriott yet for the views. That view down 2nd Street is something. 10 buildings that didn't exist before 2002, and an 11th one the photo was taken from. And I gotta say, I'm liking Northshore more and more.

The ATX

Jul 8, 2015 2:00 PM

Great photo updates everyone. We finally have some sunny weather.

Urbannizer

Jul 8, 2015 10:26 PM

http://www.mystatesman.com/news/busi...3314236.735787

Quote:

Originally Posted by My Statesman

Exclusive: New hotel planned near Austin Convention Center

White Lodging Services Corp., downtown Austin’s dominant hotel owner, plans to build yet another hotel in the central business district — this one on part of a site the city has said it wants to acquire for a proposed expansion of the Austin Convention Center.

White Lodging’s Deno Yiankes said the Merrillville, Ind.-based hotel development firm, in partnership with REI Real Estate Services of Indianapolis, has signed a long-term lease for the southern half of Block 8, which is just west of the Austin Convention Center.

Yiankes said details of the proposed hotel — including its size, room count, brand and construction timetable — are yet to be determined. However, he said it would be a major hotel that would cater to group and meeting business, though it wouldn’t be as large as the 1,012-room JW Marriott convention hotel that White Lodging opened this year at Congress Avenue and Second Street.

WestAustinite

Jul 11, 2015 12:43 PM

Aloft Hotel downtown

The 32 story Aloft and Element hotel combo at 7th and Congress has finally begun site prep. They will demo the building next door soon and dirt will turn!

Syndic

Jul 15, 2015 2:08 AM

So, as construction wraps up on Northshore, Hotel Van Zant, the library, Westin, and Seaholm, I guess our next wave of major projects to watch will consist of 500 West 2nd Street, Aloft, 5th and West, and Fairmont. (Of course there are smaller projects, but those are the main ones.) Not a bad group! Will arguably be more fun to watch than the former group.

And there's another big wave after that's still waiting in the wings. :D

ILUVSAT

Jul 16, 2015 10:45 PM

Let's hope that at least half of those next phase developments get built. I'm still a bit worried about Waller Park, 99 Trinity, and the Magellan development on Brazos.

Jdawgboy

Jul 28, 2015 9:53 PM

:whistle:

Once it cools down I'll just have to get out and take pictures to update this thread since it's become so quiet. Sure we do have the sub threads but it be a shame to let this once frequently at the top thread just fade to nothingness.

Urbannizer

Jul 29, 2015 1:09 PM

http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/l...-ut-system.jpg

http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news...3948020.735808

Quote:

Originally Posted by My Statesman

UT System to lease downtown block for redevelopment

The University of Texas System is inviting developers to come up with concepts for transforming an entire block in the heart of downtown Austin.

The system will no longer need the 1.6-acre parcel — where it has two office buildings, four garages and an open-air plaza with a fountain and live oaks — because it is building a $102 million headquarters on the north side of West Seventh Street, between Lavaca and Colorado streets.

The tract available for redevelopment, known as Block 71, is bounded by West Seventh, Colorado, West Sixth and Lavaca streets. The system will issue a “request for developer qualifications and development concept” on Wednesday. Companies deemed most qualified will be asked to follow up with more detailed proposals.

NYC_Longhorn

Jul 30, 2015 1:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by urbannizer (Post 7088972)

http://www.mystatesman.com/news/busi...3314236.735787

awesome!

TimCity2000

Jul 30, 2015 3:01 PM

amazing what is going on in your city. all those cranes!

Urbannizer

Aug 4, 2015 3:19 PM

http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/l...115-gueros.jpg

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/bl...condos-at.html

Quote:

Originally Posted by HBJ

Guero's owner plans office, retail and condos at Vulcan Video site

The people behind Guero's Taco Bar plan to build an $8 million office, retail and condominium development behind the South Austin restaurant, reports the Austin American-Statesman.

The restaurant is on arguably on Austin's hottest strip — South Congress Avenue, known as SoCo.

According to the report, the building would have 7,000 square feet of retail space on the ground floor, 14,000 square feet of office space spread across two floors, and up to five condominium units. The site, currently home to popular retailers Eco-Wise and Vulcan Video, is located about one block west from the intersection of South Congress Avenue and West Elizabeth Street.

Urbannizer

Aug 4, 2015 3:22 PM

http://media.bizj.us/view/img/655527...dering-web.jpg

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/bl...-unveiled.html

Quote:

Originally Posted by HBJ

East Austin mixed-use project unveiled with condos and office space

Rance Clouse, founder of Capsa Ventures LLC, debuted an East Austin mixed-use development Tuesday at an invite-only broker event.

The 130,000-square-foot residential condo and commercial project — dubbed Fourth & — will be built at Fourth and Chicon streets in a flourishing area of East Austin.

"We wanted to make a statement with the name — an open-ended statement," Clouse said in an exclusive interview with Austin Business Journal.

Fourth & could mean anything from Fourth & creativity to Fourth & sustainability — whatever anyone wants it to be, he said.
Clouse said his development team obtained a site permit the week of July 20 and demolition on an existing warehouse will begin by August 1. The project — 97 residential units and 42,000 square feet of commercial space — is expected to be finished by fall 2016.

Urbannizer

Aug 4, 2015 6:12 PM

*bump*

Urbannizer

Aug 4, 2015 6:28 PM

hookem

Aug 4, 2015 10:32 PM

Wow that new SoCo hotel really does look like a 50 year old building. I see plenty of buildings with mid-century design, but this is so much like the actual old stuff... it's almost creepy. It looks like something we'd be calling for the demolition/redevelopment of if it was downtown.

Probably will look a lot better when the retail is in... and maybe with some lighting.

JoninATX

Aug 5, 2015 5:30 AM

Nice pictures...

Urbannizer

Aug 7, 2015 2:42 AM

http://www.austinmonitor.com/stories...elopment-plan/

Quote:

Originally Posted by Austin Monitor

Travis County builds interest in courts complex development plan

The Travis County Commissioners Court has determined that a plan to let private developers build a second tower that would complement the proposed $291.6 Civil & Family Courts Complex is “extremely attractive.”

According to the team steering the courts complex project, a forum held in July to gauge interest from area firms was well attended.

“About 60 attendees essentially representing about 50 companies were there,” George Tapas from URS Corporation reported to the commissioners. “It was very diverse. It included developers, construction firms, engineering firms and HUB contractors as well.”

corvairkeith

Aug 7, 2015 4:51 PM

http://i.imgur.com/8Bv05UY.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Yext96V.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/z1P4dbY.jpg

KevinFromTexas

Aug 9, 2015 4:44 AM

Nice pictures, you two. I've noticed something funny about the roof of the library, and I wonder if it was intentional or not, but that angled structure on the roof sort of resembles an open book laying face down.

TexasPlaya

Aug 10, 2015 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urbannizer (Post 7117907)

Really liking how this building is turning out.

drummer

Aug 10, 2015 1:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas (Post 7123026)

I haven't heard that, but it could be. Typically though, they will brag about architectural features like that to draw attention. I don't recall ever hearing anything about that, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything. :)

Urbannizer

Aug 11, 2015 5:13 PM

The Independent

New rendering.

https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...00777312_o.jpg

Urbannizer

Aug 11, 2015 9:35 PM

48 East Ave

New renderings feature a new look.

http://stgdesign.com/portfolio/in-pr...-family-tower/

http://stgdesign.com/wp-content/uplo...lti-family.jpg

http://stgdesign.com/wp-content/uplo...lti-family.jpg

http://stgdesign.com/wp-content/uplo...lti-family.jpg

http://stgdesign.com/wp-content/uplo...lti-family.jpg

http://stgdesign.com/wp-content/uplo...lti-family.jpg

http://stgdesign.com/wp-content/uplo...lti-family.jpg

Previous design:

http://i.imgur.com/Doq1Dw5.jpg

nixcity

Aug 11, 2015 10:09 PM

Great finds, I love when buildings look different from each side.

drummer

Aug 12, 2015 2:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urbannizer (Post 7125847)

New one is so much better.

Urbannizer

Aug 12, 2015 5:55 AM

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KevinFromTexas

Aug 12, 2015 6:00 AM

^That one is quite dead. That article is 4 years old, btw.

Renderings

http://i.imgur.com/82vYj.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/iOIwB.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/7xm31.jpg

Here's the original thread on it.

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=192800

OtherKevin

Aug 18, 2015 5:38 AM

http://i.imgur.com/4m7QSJCl.jpg
(click for larger image)

colemonkee

Aug 18, 2015 4:39 PM

The tower portion of 48 East Ave looks much better, but the podium still needs some work.

leonashbrook

Aug 18, 2015 8:56 PM

This is the City's response to the Zuker Report. In this response a mention is made to a planned 'Grand Hotel' on Waller Creek. First I've heard of it.

https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/de..._7-10-2015.pdf

The ATX

Aug 18, 2015 9:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leonashbrook (Post 7133756)

Page 26 is where that is for anyone checking out the link. It has the Grand hotel as 47-stories and 699' on a list of Austin projects. A link to skyscrapercenter.com is included in the report as a source for at least some of the information.

lzppjb

Aug 18, 2015 10:12 PM

699' is going to drive some people crazy. haha

lzppjb

Aug 18, 2015 10:23 PM

Wait, wasn't the Fairmont once called the Grand Hotel? And wasn't it 47 floors and about 700'?

NYC_Longhorn

Aug 19, 2015 3:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lzppjb (Post 7133889)

Wait, wasn't the Fairmont once called the Grand Hotel? And wasn't it 47 floors and about 700'?

Seriously.... like the fairmont... it will probably be revised to a 40 foot parking garage with a 300 foot spire. hehehehe

KevinFromTexas

Aug 19, 2015 4:29 AM

That likely is referring to the Fairmont. I remember at one point they were dubbing it "Grand" something or other. Check out this article from 2011:

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/pr...ts-zoning.html

Quote:

Proponents of the Grand Hotel at Waller Creek

The ATX

Aug 19, 2015 5:25 AM

It is the Fairmont even though they have the current Fairmont on their list. That's what they get for using some second rate site like skyscrapercenter.com instead of SSP.

Urbannizer

Aug 22, 2015 6:43 PM

Emerging Projects Poster for August

ftp://ftp.ci.austin.tx.us/DowntownAu...015_august.pdf

KevinFromTexas

Aug 25, 2015 7:48 PM

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/bl...eals-cost.html

Quote:

Jenga-style downtown Austin tower reveals cost, construction dates
Aug 25, 2015, 11:44am CDT

State and city entities have received documents from the developers — a partnership between Constructive Ventures and Aspen Heights, both Austin-based companies. There is still no word about financing on the project, though multiple people close to the development have told me deep-pocketed financial partners are ready to sign on.

• The tower will cost about $145 million to build on the former site of the Austin Energy control center at 301 West Ave. Previous reports described the proposed development as valued at $300 million. The $145 million may be construction costs only.

• Documents filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation indicate that the owner is represented by Ryan Fetgatter, the vice president of development for Aspen Heights. Rhode Partners Inc. is the architect. According to those documents, construction will begin in January 2016 and be completed in May 2018.

KevinFromTexas

Aug 25, 2015 7:48 PM

http://communityimpact.com/2015/08/2...ter-expansion/

Quote:

Council gets first look at proposed Austin Convention Center expansion
City staff: Renovations could be complete by 2021
By Joe LananeAugust 24, 2015

A proposal to expand the existing Austin Convention Center westward could help provide enough extra meeting space for larger conventions, said Mark Tester, director of the city’s Convention Center Department.

Gensler ultimately proposed expanding Austin Convention Center to the west, adding 200,000 square feet of exhibit space, 65,000 square feet of meeting space and a 56,700-square-foot ballroom as well as additional underground parking and loading dock space.

The city proposal also calls for a 3-acre “urban park” atop the expanded convention center, Tester said.

Voters in November 2016 may be asked to rededicate 2 cents from the existing hotel occupancy tax to expand Austin Convention Center, Tester said. Council Member Ellen Troxclair, who chairs the Economic Opportunity Committee, emphasized the tax is already in place and would not increase residential property taxes.

Should Austin residents agree to rededicate existing taxes to the proposed expansion, construction could start by 2020, and the renovated Convention Center could open by November 2021, according to the city’s projected long-range plan.

http://i.imgur.com/VbEHAyC.jpg

KevinFromTexas

Aug 25, 2015 11:13 PM

This one is moving forward with site prep underway.

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/bl...ess+Journal%29

Quote:

Latest Rainey Street tower moves ahead after compromise

Aug 25, 2015, 2:33pm CDT Updated Aug 25, 2015, 3:11pm CDT

Tension between a New York developer and Austin planners appear to have been diffused as City Council unanimously approved an agreement Tuesday to facilitate the construction of a 35-story condo tower on Rainey Street downtown.

Developer Sackman Enterprises will pay $400,000 to use a city-owned empty lot at 64 Rainey St. as a construction staging area for a minimum of two years. The developer also agreed to pay for the design and engineering of public right-of-way between its "70 Rainey" high-rise and the nearby vacant parcel of land at 64 Rainey St.

Currently, some site work is being completed at 70 Rainey St. Sackman said he hopes to have construction at full strength in November.

Hunt Construction Co. is the contractor. Page architecture is the designer. New renderings are now being developed, Sackman said.

drummer

Aug 25, 2015 11:52 PM

^^ Great to hear. I know there was some doubt on this one, but this is good news.

KevinFromTexas

Aug 28, 2015 1:18 AM

They posted the site plan to the city's FTP site today for 208 Nueces Street. This is the 28-story office tower planned for the Austin Music Hall site. The building elevations start on page 21. The building is 387 feet 4 inches to the mechanical screen with 28 floors. That makes it 6 feet taller than what Austin Proper will be. This also shows one of the renderings of the building.

ftp://ftp.ci.austin.tx.us/ATD_AULCC/...reet_PLANS.pdf

Mopacs

Aug 28, 2015 4:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas (Post 7144990)

Here's the rendering from page 21+ Serious density along Nueces.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v.../NuecesNew.jpg

Mopacs

Aug 31, 2015 12:22 AM

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