AUSTIN | Projects & Construction III

[JoninATX]

Great update Urbannizer.

[KevinFromTexas]

Crest at Pearl and Pointe on Rio are nice looking buildings. And that's good to see that Capitol Commons has started construction. That building is almost 10 years in the making. That makes 16 high rises that are under construction right now with that one starting.

[austin242]

I think it's a shame that seven couldn't stay that pale green. It actually looked very pretty imo.

[MichaelB]

Originally Posted by austin242

I think it's a shame that seven couldn't stay that pale green. It actually looked very pretty imo.

I 'm with you! I thought it would have been a good alternative to all the "Neutral" colors in town.

[OU812]

Boy skyline sure has changed since '02!
http://www.austin360.com/gallery/ent...gCNT8/#6161437

[Kotliz]

Originally Posted by OU812

Boy skyline sure has changed since '02!
http://www.austin360.com/gallery/ent...gCNT8/#6161437

Good grief!! That old skyline looks mangy! Amazing how the city has changed and grown up in 12 years.

[N90]

The amount of construction in Austin seems to have slowed down. Honestly the projects we're waiting around for have been "almost breaking ground" for like 2 years now. See the Fairmont, Seaholm, and a few others for example.

There's a lot going on but it's glaringly less optimistic in Austin now than 2 years ago IMO.

[JoninATX]

Originally Posted by N90

The amount of construction in Austin seems to have slowed down. Honestly the projects we're waiting around for have been "almost breaking ground" for like 2 years now. See the Fairmont, Seaholm, and a few others for example.

There's a lot going on but it's glaringly less optimistic in Austin now than 2 years ago IMO.

It's actually quite the opposite, I walked around the whole city today and every corner had some type of construction, weather be renovating some abandon building, or constructing some 20 story tower.

[East7thStreet]

Originally Posted by N90

The amount of construction in Austin seems to have slowed down. Honestly the projects we're waiting around for have been "almost breaking ground" for like 2 years now. See the Fairmont, Seaholm, and a few others for example.

There's a lot going on but it's glaringly less optimistic in Austin now than 2 years ago IMO.

Seaholm is under construction as we speak. Fairmont is breaking ground on December 1st. 5th/Colorado, 7th/Colorado, and the Greenwater office tower are all goes. There are numerous other projects as well in all stages of development.....I don't see how this would be considered a slow down.

[N90]

Originally Posted by East7thStreet

Seaholm is under construction as we speak. Fairmont is breaking ground on December 1st. 5th/Colorado, 7th/Colorado, and the Greenwater office tower are all goes. There are numerous other projects as well in all stages of development.....I don't see how this would be considered a slow down.

I always mix up Greenwater with Seaholm. I have a hard time differentiating them in thought. What about the Rainey Street towers and the Waller Center towers? The planetarium? When do these finally start?

I've also heard rumblings that Fairmont possibly wasn't going to get off the ground. Delighted to hear that's wrong, that's the best of these towers IMO. How definite?

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by N90

I always mix up Greenwater with Seaholm. I have a hard time differentiating them in thought. What about the Rainey Street towers and the Waller Center towers? The planetarium? When do these finally start?

I've also heard rumblings that Fairmont possibly wasn't going to get off the ground. Delighted to hear that's wrong, that's the best of these towers IMO. How definite?

You're are not keeping up with the project threads in the Austin sub-forum. The Planetarium Tower is long since dead because it would have been on state land, and the state did not want to play nice. The Waller towers are on schedule. The Rainey St. towers are moving along with no interruption to any publicly announced time frames. The only towers that I can think of off the top of my head that have had serious delays are the Fairmont and the Hotel ZaZa. But if you check the threads for those projects in the Austin sub-forum, things are looking good for those as well.

There are too many projects to keep up with in a single compilation thread. You have to check the threads for each project in the Austin sub-forum.

[N90]

Originally Posted by Hill Country

You're are not keeping up with the project threads in the Austin sub-forum. The Planetarium Tower is long since dead because it would have been on state land, and the state did not want to play nice. The Waller towers are on schedule. The Rainey St. towers are moving along with no interruption to any publicly announced time frames. The only towers that I can think of off the top of my head that have had serious delays are the Fairmont and the Hotel ZaZa. But if you check the threads for those projects in the Austin sub-forum, things are looking good for those as well.

There are too many projects to keep up with in a single compilation thread. You have to check the threads for each project in the Austin sub-forum.

Austin sub forum?

What?

[The ATX]

You were busy today Jon. Taking pictures and helping UT students and whatnot.

[N90]

Originally Posted by Hill Country

You're are not keeping up with the project threads in the Austin sub-forum. The Planetarium Tower is long since dead because it would have been on state land, and the state did not want to play nice. The Waller towers are on schedule. The Rainey St. towers are moving along with no interruption to any publicly announced time frames. The only towers that I can think of off the top of my head that have had serious delays are the Fairmont and the Hotel ZaZa. But if you check the threads for those projects in the Austin sub-forum, things are looking good for those as well.

There are too many projects to keep up with in a single compilation thread. You have to check the threads for each project in the Austin sub-forum.

I don't really care for the sub forums. I only care about projects & developments and infill.

Why can't Austinites just consolidate all highrise and urban infill projects in one thread like other cities on this forum? Why be so weird and different?

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by N90

The amount of construction in Austin seems to have slowed down. Honestly the projects we're waiting around for have been "almost breaking ground" for like 2 years now. See the Fairmont, Seaholm, and a few others for example.

There's a lot going on but it's glaringly less optimistic in Austin now than 2 years ago IMO.

The Fairmont, yes. Seaholm, no. Seaholm has been U/C for a year. You seem to be suffering from that impatient skyscraper nerd time scale that afflicts so many of us.

[JoninATX]

100 Congress renovations





I'm really digging the new glass.

[JoninATX]

Pictures I took around town today

Colorado Tower






5th + Colorado Tower


JW Marriott




Stream Reality Partners & The Westin


Garage Portion


Littlefield Quarters bottom floor renovations


The entire bottom floor has been completely gutted, I was going to take a picture inside but felt uncomfortable with all those construction workers eyeballing me. Anyways I'm shocked how massive it is inside.

[KevinFromTexas]

Oh, he's talking about the forum gods. We have to sacrifice newbies to appease them for updates.

[JoninATX]

T Stacy project died in 2006. I was in high school then and remembered when I walked into my English classroom, there was an Austin American-Statesman on a desk with a big picture of the proposed T Stacy project. It was that big, tall box shaped before a current detail renderings emerged a few months later. Good memories.

[NYC_Longhorn]

I can't wait for next Friday's grand opening of Austin's Hotel 21c!

I'm gonna love taking pics next to the Penguins....

Hey guys, before the ceremony, I'll be taking light rail from the airport and stopping by for cocktails at Hotel Van Zandt.... Anyone else want to come? Hehehe