AUSTIN | Waterline | 1,034 Feet | 73 Floors | T/O - Page 173

ahealy · #**3441** Posted **Oct 27, 2025, 2:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by resansom

Did the crown have dark glass in the renderings? I seem to recall it being lighter in overall color... maybe even a little taller/more pronounced in the original renderings...

They have never nailed down the crown with their renderings over the years. I think the most recent render has what appears to be wooden angled slats coming down from the trim and connecting down to the top floor. Pretty sure that's not happening.

I kinda figured that would be the case. This kind of reminds me of the Austonian way back when they showed the entire crown encased in frosted glass and lit. What we got was verrrrry different.

davidtexan · #**3442** Posted **Oct 28, 2025, 12:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by ahealy

They have never nailed down the crown with their renderings over the years. I think the most recent render has what appears to be wooden angled slats coming down from the trim and connecting down to the top floor. Pretty sure that's not happening.

Correct, even the most accurate renderings have a different version of the crown with significantly more concrete beams than what we got.

Here's the latest progress:

Urbannizer · #**3443** Posted **Oct 28, 2025, 4:02 AM**

BrBlu · #**3444** Posted **Oct 29, 2025, 6:33 PM**

This view is just begging for some kind of rounded supertall in the middle ala crown casino Australia or Bentley residences Miami

GoldenBoot · #**3445** Posted **Oct 29, 2025, 6:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by BrBlu

This view is just begging for some kind of rounded supertall in the middle ala crown casino Australia or Bentley residences Miami

Or something like Q1 on the Gold Coast...but, taller. Like, maybe, 1450' with spire (about 1150' to highest occupied floor).

The ATX · #**3446** Posted **Oct 29, 2025, 6:48 PM**

The Luffing crane has been mostly vertical of late. From a distance, it looks like a ~250' spire. I don't much care for spires, but I would make an exception in this case.

IluvATX · #**3447** Posted **Nov 1, 2025, 2:59 PM**

Nice photos. I’ve always thought east riverside had the densest views of downtown.

Urbannizer · #**3448** Posted **Nov 4, 2025, 3:53 AM**

gillynova · #**3449** Posted **Nov 4, 2025, 8:09 PM**

Might as well keep the crane for spire aesthetics

The ATX · #**3450** Posted **Nov 4, 2025, 8:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by gillynova

Might as well keep the crane for spire aesthetics

Absolutely. We will then have a 1,265' towe.

Urbannizer · #**3451** Posted **Nov 5, 2025, 12:12 AM**

https://x.com/walkableaustin/status/...KAMHVCgfx518rg

AusTex · #**3452** Posted **Nov 7, 2025, 5:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by davidtexan

Correct, even the most accurate renderings have a different version of the crown with significantly more concrete beams than what we got.

Here's the latest progress:

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Originally Posted by Urbannizer

SO, is the underside of the Crown Overhang dark glass, of orange glass?

ahealy · #**3453** Posted **Nov 8, 2025, 2:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by AusTex

SO, is the underside of the Crown Overhang dark glass, of orange glass?

It's neither. Almost like a light brown/beige paneling. The color scheme for this building annoys the shit out of me

IluvATX · #**3454** Posted **Nov 8, 2025, 3:28 PM**

Those appear to be sheets of plywood. If that’s the case, it would get some sort of aluminum cladding or finished wood on top. It’s rare to attach the final cladding directly to steel girders.

ahealy · #**3455** Posted **Nov 10, 2025, 5:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by IluvATX

Those appear to be sheets of plywood. If that’s the case, it would get some sort of aluminum cladding or finished wood on top. It’s rare to attach the final cladding directly to steel girders.

You sure about that?? They look too uniform to be plywood

I hope you're right.

IluvATX · #**3456** Posted **Nov 11, 2025, 1:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by ahealy

You sure about that?? They look too uniform to be plywood

I hope you're right.

I’m not 100% sure, but how else would they fasten whatever soffit material they’ll be using. Also it looks like 4’x8’ sheets and the top ones appear to be pieced in.

Edit: Upon closer inspection, I see brackets installed and white trim so this may be the final product.

Urbannizer · #**3457** Posted **Nov 12, 2025, 7:24 AM**

Lady Bird Lake by Paul O'Connell, on Flickr

Waterline by Paul O'Connell, on Flickr

Downtown Austin by Paul O'Connell, on Flickr

Waterline by Paul O'Connell, on Flickr

Downtown Austin by Paul O'Connell, on Flickr

zx14 · #**3458** Posted **Nov 23, 2025, 5:20 PM**

how is the crown progressing?

N1ck_T · #**3459** Posted **Nov 23, 2025, 10:40 PM**

I found some renders of what looks to be the Penthouse Amenity section on the INK+ORO website: Its really interesting to see faintly though the windows the original supertall render of The Wilson in the back.

The ATX · #**3460** Posted **Nov 23, 2025, 10:56 PM**

Nice. What could have been.