Block light?
By the way, as shown in the building elevations for Bridges on the Park, it is 77 feet tall to the mechanical penthouse and 63 feet to the main roof. So Bridges on the park itself is taller than the allowed 60 foot height limit. They also claim "blocked light" is the reason for them being against it, which is ridiculous since Bridges on the Park has no windows on the side that faces the Taco Cabana site.
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/bl...likely-be.html
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Mar 11, 2013, 2:08pm CDT
Planned Lamar high-rise too high, neighbors say
Some residents along South Lamar Boulevard are speaking out about the latest iteration of plans to build 175 condos and 10,000 square feet of retail or office space at the 211 S. Lamar Blvd. site currently occupied by Taco Cabana.
The new building will be dependent on a zoning change that will eliminate setback requirements and allow developers to build to 96 feet instead of the allowed 60. That's irked neighbors who worry the new building will block light and set a precedent for higher density development south of Lady Bird Lake.
Residents at the neighboring Bridges on the Park building are "steadfastly opposed to a height variance exceeding the maximum 60 feet," they wrote in a letter to city staff. Bridges residents have met with Winstead and also wrote they are awaiting more information about the project.
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