Looking at the info for the Fairmont Austin...the street facade on Caesar Chavez will be a blank wall with stair well exits...nothing more. OK two windows at the corner of Red River [correction: not Rio Grande] for the seating area for the lobby, but nothing more.
The "Front Entry/Lobby" will be facing north to Waller Creek;
indoor and out door seating at the lobby/bar will face west onto Red River [correction:not Rio Grande];
garage entry/exit will face east on "Sabine Street" Palm Park;
and the emergency exits for the conference area will face south on Caesar Chavez.
I am eager to see this hotel rise...however, why is the blank face of the hotel facing the MOST traveled street of the site?!? A blank wall on Ceasar Chavez seems against all that the City of Austin is trying to create with the Great Streets program. Am I missing something with these drawings?; Or is the Fairmont Austin turning its back to a MAJOR entry street into our downtown?
What am I missing?