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Oh, yeah, and then there's that "other 2nd downtown" - The Catalyst project on East Riverside Drive in Southeast Austin. If that one happened it would be another significant skyline outside of and separate from downtown and UT, but it does have a UT connection.
This one has a lot more opposition, though, since it would be replacing an existing neighborhood of large apartment complexes that are mostly inhabited by UT students. https://www.dailytexanonline.com/201...-harm-students Quote:
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I actually wouldn't consider Catalyst a distinct skyline, given the number of VMU developments and development opportunities between it and downtown proper. It would simply be another midrise offshoot from the downtown highrise core a la West Campus. |
I'm still laughing at "160' SKYSCRAPERS" ........ just a bit of an over reaction!
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Yeah, that area is definitely going to see future high rise development as an extension of the downtown core, still, at this point, those two areas are fairly separate. I've said it before, but I think eventually Riverside Drive will be lined with high rises with a little more bulk as they fill in the lots around it. The East 7th Street corridor is another one I'd expect to eventually upzone.
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It says " 160 foot skyscrapers," no?
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In the 2nd photo, 500 West 2nd is the dark blue tower on the right. Third + Shoal can be seen on the far left. The building in the middle is Austin Proper. By the way, these are great looking photos. You should post these in the "My City Photos" forum. |
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No problem. I enjoyed looking at the photos. The ones of the Fairmont Hotel especially are really good, as are the ones of the Independent.
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Wow! Excellent photos!
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Nice pics!
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Nice pics! Enjoyed them.
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The Fairmonts base with the curved glass turned out really nice.
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I was in Austin on Sunday and Monday for the first time in 15 years. The scale of downtown now vs what it was then is nothing short of staggering. Must be so much fun watching all those projects going up. Maybe I’ll get around to posting some pix...
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Hmmm, sounds like maybe another 600-footer.
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This document lists those numbers. ftp://ftp.ci.austin.tx.us/ATD_AULCC/...avis_PLANS.pdf |
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Not expecting too much in regard to decent architecture from the developers of The Travis. It's too bad; especially since the two towers will be so prominent in the skyline.
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Having said that...there are at least four, new, ~600+ towers being proposed for CBD Austin. Now that is something to celebrate.
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600 Guadalupe - 842' Travis Tower #2 - 695' WPP Tower #1 - 615' Block 185 - Height not released The Republic - Height not released Honorable mention: Travis Tower #1 Brackenridge Campus |
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I would also assume that at some point something big will replace the post office since it covers a whole block and isn't affected by a CVC. It's also across the street (to the south) from the 600 Guadalupe site.
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I still can't get over how much the skyline has changed, can anyone post a side by side from like 2000 and a recent photo now? That would be awesome to see.
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In this photo, you can see the old Austin City Hall at the head of the South First Street Bridge, but at that time that building housed a lumber company. That whole area is Austin's warehouse district. Back then it was legit light industrial, but today it's mostly bars and restaurants, surrounded by office towers and residential buildings. Austin City Hall at that time was a few blocks north of there. The Capitol building was still the tallest building in Austin at the time this was taken, and it would remain Austin's tallest until 1974. Today there are 34 buildings that are taller than the Capitol that either complete or under construction, and there are at least 20 more planned that will be taller than the Capitol. The UT Tower was also the only high rise north of the Capitol back then. https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net...2a&oe=5B544072 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...&theater&ifg=1 This photo from 1997 shows the Palmer Auditorium before it was transformed into the Long Center. That's the South First Street Bridge. The small yellow building at the head of the bridge is Austin City Hall. To the left you can see the Tom Green Water Treatment Plant. That whole area now is covered with towers. The old city hall was demolished and replaced with a new one in 2004. The Green Water Treatment Plant was demolished and more than 2 1/2 million square feet of office space, hotel and residential replaced it. http://i.imgur.com/ePb1ub9.jpg Photo by Homecreek - http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/member.php?u=50865 2017 - You can see the new City Hall surrounded by development, as well as the Green Water Treatment Plant site being redeveloped with towers. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4577/...9e5a889b_k.jpg Austin, TX Aerial November 2017 by SPEAROFTHOR, on Flickr 2014 https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5580/1...d7306efb_o.jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/skylin...49327/sizes/o/ 2018 https://i.imgur.com/SbN3yYG.jpg https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/comm...his_afternoon/ 2014 https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7404/1...f95da420_o.jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/skylin...19505/sizes/o/ 2018 https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/854/40...f7007671_h.jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/thetra...62234/sizes/h/ The view from the UT Tower in 1951. https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net...d4&oe=5B992623 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater The view from the UT Tower in 1969. The Capitol was still the tallest building in Austin, but only for another 5 years. This photo also shows the construction of what would become only Austin's third 300 footer. The Dobie Center, a private dorm, was under construction here, seen on the right. You can also see the first of the big state office buildings going up in the Capitol Complex. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DCKkNoqWsAEAoMp.jpg:large https://twitter.com/JimNicar/media 2018 https://farm1.staticflickr.com/847/2...d307a6bb_h.jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/zimzores/27636724448/ 1968 and 2015 https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net...1e&oe=5B979847 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater 1882 https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net...58&oe=5B8CADC5 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...&theater&ifg=1 |
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https://i.imgur.com/zfCDjye.png https://twitter.com/longcenter Here's 2018 from Riverranchdrone. That's the S. First St. bridge in both photos: https://farm1.staticflickr.com/875/2...a266e13e_c.jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/11086294@N06/27618910568/ |
Those parking lots at the Palmer Auditorium were awful. That area now is effectively a park. The parking garage wrapped around the Palmer Auditorium replacing them, and the Palmer Auditorium was remodeled into the Long Center. I sort of miss the turtle shell though.
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Unfortunately, the 1999 photo cuts off the taller buildings of the time. Still, nothing like today.
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More info on the Broadmoor development adjacent to the Domain in North Austin. The Domain is already touting itself as "Austin's 2nd downtown". At least in height, it's on its way to becoming Austin's truly defined 2nd skyline with several 200 footers - the first outside of the downtown and UT Campus/West Campus area.
Adjacent to the Domain is the old IBM campus with a handful of high rises with 1.1 million square feet. Brandywine Realty Trust plans to seek a rezoning of that area for increased density. Total buildout is seeking building heights up to 360 feet. Those would be the tallest outside of downtown by far at the moment. The tallest plan for the Domain at the moment is 248 feet, but those haven't started yet. 360 feet tall would have been the 3rd tallest in the city just 15 years ago. It would have been unheard of then to imagine something that tall outside of downtown. Today is the first time I've seen the maxed out plan for the square footage, and it's a bit of a surprise. They have entitlements for up to 8 million square feet of office, hotel, residential and retail space, but this says they could seek additional entitlements for 17.4 million square feet. That would suggest a total of 25 million square feet of space just in the Broadmoor development alone. That's without considering all the space at the Domain next to it. With that amount of space, nevermind the height, it would be a true 2nd downtown. CapitalMetro also wants a metro rail station in the development. The rail stop would connect the Broadmoor development to downtown some 8 miles to the south. https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/n...-to-build.html Quote:
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Crazy to think that it was only in 2014 when we didn't have any buildings on the Green Water blocks. I remember feeling like that area was a huge ugly scar on the face of Austin and that we would finally be a pretty city once that area was developed. I gotta say, it's really helping our city's confidence level.
But we're not completely there yet (Block 185, come on down). Thankfully, there have been some other delightful surprises along the way, like Third + Shoal. This picture really illustrates how much of a game-changer The Independent is. It gave much-needed balance to the skyline. The library also added some much-needed color, though we still need more. And it's kinda fun trying to imagine these pictures with Block 71, The Republic, 600 Guadalupe, etc. added in. https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/854/40...f7007671_h.jpg |
That's a beautiful shot! Can only imagine what the skyline will look like in a few more years.
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Here’s Rev. 4 of my 2018 list of Austin’s tallest projects that have at least one building 150’ tall or taller or appear to based on available information.
There are five status types: U/C – Cement has been poured Site Demo – At least one structure on the site has been or is being demolished Site Prep – Dirt is moving or utility work is underway Proposed – A specific project has been announced or project documents have been filed with the city Planned – A project is envisioned, but no specific project has been announced or had building permits filed with the city For this Rev. I have moved the “Planned” projects to the bottom of the list. Even though they may be viable projects with tall buildings, I didn’t want them to be listed with the projects that are further along in the development process. Some of the “Proposed” projects are having trouble getting underway. But I still list the projects as “Proposed” if the original developer owns the site or the site was sold with an approved site plan. Projects highlighted in Green are underway per the developer, and may have a status other than “U/C”. Projects highlighted in yellow were completed in the current calendar year and have been removed from the project count. https://i.imgur.com/MnXXagh.png https://i.imgur.com/XK8egDD.png https://i.imgur.com/9bMRejH.png https://i.imgur.com/kHxqepi.png |
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