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Originally Posted by StoOgE
This looks like it's shed about 100 feet from that video.
My info is *old*, but this building nearly (or did) go through some really drastic redesigns. This seems to confirm the plans are not as drastic of changes as were being discussed at one point, but it still seems to have shed some height.
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I think the rendering they used in the 2nd skyline rendering posted above is a "squashed" version of the rendering.
I'll admit, it does look shorter, and that caught my eye. The office portion roof does appear shorter. Referencing the building elevations, the transitional floor between the residential and office was the 34th floor and 447 feet. The rendering seems to show that transition point being lower than 447 feet by a bit, however, I still counted 34 floors in the office portion. I have no reason to believe the office floors would have their "floor-to-floor" heights lowered either, since that would affect the mechanical systems between the floors.
Anyway, there is no spire either. If you watch the video the "spire" in the video is just some goofy marketing thing they added to clue in the oblivious viewers as to which building they're advertising on the skyline. If you continue watching that "spire" turns into an X above the building. Also, if they're having trouble getting the tower built, it wouldn't make any sense on wasting money on a spire. George Blume himself who designed the building told us he didn't think crowns and spires do a thing for a building or its inhabitants, so it wouldn't make sense adding one anyway.
Watch the video around the 22 second mark. No spire. Just an X.
https://www.lpcaustin.com/video/6xGuadalupe_compressed.mp4?_=1
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