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Originally Posted by austlar1
Looks like the interior space of the windowless facade will be comprised of the south wall of a west facing guest room, an interior corridor (with window facing south?) and the south wall of an east facing guest room. This is the slender part of the tower that is set back from the street. There are several buildings on Congress that will mask most of the lower floors of the windowless facade. It won't be much more noticeable than the windowless portion of the JW Marriott that faces Congress. Actually, I think the windowless portion of the Aloft will look a whole lot like the windowless portion of the JW, but it will be even less noticeable.
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I couldn't find a rendering, but I did find the elevation for that south wall as part of a presentation to the Design Commission.
http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=210766
It's on Page 25.
On Page 35 it notes:
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One concern has been the fire wall that faces south to adjacent lots. This wall cannot have windows, and it is a large wall, due to the height of the
building. The Working Group noted improvements the applicant has made since previous public hearings. The south fire wall is to consist of at least 2 materials with reveal lines to break up the scale. A light well allows units to have light, and the light well includes one window per floor facing south
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Just looking at those elevations, it really doesn't look that bad. For a mostly blank wall, it could have been a lot worse.
Something else I noticed:
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The applicant notes that loading needs are being minimized with on-
site laundry and no event space within the building.
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