So, I was looking around on the Planning Commission website and I found this schematic of Shoal Creek Walk. It looks like it's going to be split into two buildings, which I guess is kinda cool. The taller one will be 120 ft., the smaller one will be 60 ft. And I can't tell how tall the parking garage will be.

http://i.imgur.com/9cSXaPy.jpg

I forget exactly what was originally planned there, so if this is a big downgrade, that sucks. But at least it's something? And hopefully the uniqueness of it will make up for its small size. Here's a link to the PDF if you want to look at it closer.

Also, I found a site plan for 7Rio.

http://i.imgur.com/E8sNVrp.jpg

Here's a link to that PDF.

I'm not disappointed at all w/ Shoal Creek Walk. The original proposal wasn't stellar in design anyway, and this will still add vibrancy and density to the area that is important.

A tower crane permit request was filed for 7 Rio:

https://www.austintexas.gov/devrevie...erRSN=10884055

Here's another tower crane permint that was filed this week for Block 51. I guess that's the IBC bank offices.

https://www.austintexas.gov/devrevie...erRSN=10919790

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Howdy Folks. Heres some photos of E. Riverside and Lakeshore areas.
ye haw.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-m...6/DSC_0734.JPG

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https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-V...6/DSC_0745.JPG

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https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-e...6/DSC_0755.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-i...6/DSC_0758.JPG

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https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-B...6/DSC_0768.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-F...6/DSC_0772.JPG

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A few of the Gables yesterday while walking town lake. Again, phone pics, too lazy to carry camera!

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8528/8...cf5688ba_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8406/8...ae6ac75d_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8105/8...3deeb8c6_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8258/8...e2648a4a_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8390/8...1676b013_c.jpg

An update from this afternoon on the Corazon Apartments.

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

http://i.imgur.com/zxuv0KU.jpg

The Skyhouse is already making an impact on the skyline from the East side.

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

http://i.imgur.com/piVp2Jv.jpg

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

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

http://i.imgur.com/pIdq6kx.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/BzK4akn.jpg

It's funny how that worked out. I was downtown yesterday and wanted to get photos of Gables, but I ran out of day light. I mostly ended up around Rainey Street/Congress.

The Eleven Apartments on East 11th and I35.

http://i.imgur.com/i0UDocg.jpg

I hope they have good soundproofing.

http://i.imgur.com/ZuZ1CMP.jpg

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

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

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

These next two are taken from their website, http://www.elevenaustin.com/# and show the views these apartments will have.

http://i.imgur.com/30WLO9A.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/CRgT4zG.jpg

I really hope they conceal the existence of the parking garage underneath Eleven.

Does anyone have the link (posted a month or two ago) to the daily photographs of the construction of the the JW Marriott? I think it's a cell camera up on One Congress Plaza.

Oops. Never mind, it was easy to find:
http://oxblue.com/open/tournee/jwmarriottaustin

There's also one for SkyHouse: http://oxblue.com/open/SkyHouseApartments

I just wish there was one for 311 Bowie.

Closest we have for 3 Eleven is this blog: http://www.urbanspacerealtors.com/news/ccc.html

But it hasn't been updated in a month.

Here's a few photos I took of 3 Eleven Bowie last Weekend. It's above ground but not too exciting at this point.

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

http://i.imgur.com/ya2Sv7N.jpg

The creek side.

http://i.imgur.com/bKCv8xw.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/GDwlb0u.jpg

I wish there was a project like the one on Waller Creek to make Shoal Creek run more steadily. They call the Waller Creek project a "flood diversion tunnel" but really the main objective is to pump water upward from Lady Bird Lake to get the creek water running steadily to make for a more pleasant experience.

I've been thinking the exact same thing since they announced the plans a few years ago for Waller. Shoal Creek would be awesome with running water all the time.

I totally agree! Shoal Creek is much prettier too, imo.

Waller Creek Tunnel
 

The Waller Creek tunnel is most definitely a flood diversion project. It has taken about a dozen square blocks of downtown out of the floodplain and has opened them up for much more intense development. This represents a huge return on investment for the City because of the increased revenues from property taxes. The water pumping is a plus - certainly a nice addition to the project, but the tunnel would never have been built for that purpose alone.

Exactly. The water pumping should at best be seen as an ancillary incentive to developers to develop this portion of downtown in a sort-of "community vibrancy" mentality. The main purpose has and will always be to remove a significant portion of land from the floodplain.