[KevinFromTexas]

I don't know, I would put The Republic right up there with the very best skyscrapers in Texas. I've even thought of it, in the same way, I do Fountain Place in that it will stand out on the skyline and take the skyline to the next level. 6 X Guadalupe and BBVA Tower, by comparison, despite being taller, are more average architecture. It's been fun watching the boom in Austin, but there are few new buildings I would place in the highest tiers of quality and style and prominence, and The Republic is one of them along with Block 185 and the Frost Bank Tower. So many others have contributed to the skyline in a big way, but few are standouts in the way I anticipate The Republic will, and not just because of its location either.

I also don't think it's necessary to have more height on The Republic block that what is proposed for The Republic. I'd rather have a stepped look north from the river having the taller buildings in the interior of downtown.