AUSTIN | Projects & Construction III

[clubtokyo]

I like this one! It’s clean looking.

[The ATX]

The fact that Austin is even part of a city vs. city dialogue with Houston about who might have the tallest building in Texas says a lot.

[bilbao58]

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[clubtokyo]

Originally Posted by bilbao58

Yeah, but it also says a lot that Austin's tallest buildings are all residential or mixed use. Not enough commerce going on to fill even one true skyscraper.

So the new Google tower going up or the indeed tower finishing is not a true office skyscraper??

[bilbao58]

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[clubtokyo]

Block 71, 542ft. You were saying Austin has no “commerce” towers and that we only have residential and mixed use. Yeah the new tallest will not be all office, but we for sure have plenty of new office towers and we are a tiny little brother to Houston. Austin is doing great for its size. So what exactly are we trying to compare here??

[IluvATX]

Originally Posted by clubtokyo

Block 71, 542ft. You were saying Austin has no “commerce” towers and that we only have residential and mixed use. Yeah the new tallest will not be all office, but we for sure have plenty of new office towers and we are a tiny little brother to Houston. Austin is doing great for its size. So what exactly are we trying to compare here??

Not to mention that when Houston’s tallest “commerce towers” were built was nearly 40 years ago. Before mixed use was even a thing.

[bilbao58]

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[IluvATX]

Originally Posted by bilbao58

And Houston's newest "commerce tower" currently under construction is still going to be taller than any currently existing building in Austin. It's the 3rd 700+ foot office building built by Hines Interests alone in downtown in the past 10 years.
Pointing out that Houston's tallest buildings were built before mixed use was a thing actually just reinforces my point that Austin can't fill a supertall with offices only, by the way.

You guys need to chill out. Austin's growth and changes are phenomenal. I hated the place back in 70s. I think it's very impressive now.

Houston has a very impressive skyline. I just don’t see why being all commercial is an issue at all.

[bilbao58]

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[ILUVSAT]

Originally Posted by bilbao58

And Houston's newest "commerce tower" currently under construction is still going to be taller than any currently existing building in Austin. It's the 3rd 700+ foot office building built by Hines Interests alone in downtown in the past 10 years.
Pointing out that Houston's tallest buildings were built before mixed use was a thing actually just reinforces my point that Austin can't fill a supertall with offices only, by the way.

You guys need to chill out. Austin's growth and changes are phenomenal. I hated the place back in 70s. I think it's very impressive now. I'm actually envious of a lot of what is being built in Austin now. I think developers in Houston are too conservative.

Young man, I tried to be nice...but, get the hell out of here. Don't turn this thread into a c-v-c battle!

Houston will never be Austin and Austin will never be Houston!

For what it's worth...Houston's office vacancy rate is more than 1200 basis points higher than Austin's at the moment (13% for Austin versus 25.5% for Houston. That's the highest vacancy rate of any large American city in 2020/three straight years of over 20% vacancies)!

[TexasPlaya]

Originally Posted by ILUVSAT

Little man, I tried to be nice...but, get the hell out of here. Don't turn this thread into a c-v-c battle!

Houston will never be Austin and Austin will never be Houston!

For what it's worth...Houston's office vacancy rate is more than 1500 basis points higher than Austin's at the moment!

Which should be cautionary considering the tech bubble.

[wwmiv]

Originally Posted by bilbao58

And Houston's newest "commerce tower" currently under construction is still going to be taller than any currently existing building in Austin. It's the 3rd 700+ foot office building built by Hines Interests alone in downtown in the past 10 years.
Pointing out that Houston's tallest buildings were built before mixed use was a thing actually just reinforces my point that Austin can't fill a supertall with offices only, by the way.

You guys need to chill out. Austin's growth and changes are phenomenal. I hated the place back in 70s. I think it's very impressive now. I'm actually envious of a lot of what is being built in Austin now. I think developers in Houston are too conservative.

City v. City is against the rules. Period. You should know any comment to that effect will provoke an argument.

Making rude comments (you’re being very belittling of Austin, frankly) that are designed to provoke and then telling someone to calm down after the expected response to the provocation is a hallmark of abusive behavior. Take that behavior elsewhere.

[clubtokyo]

That's a wild picture! Hard to imagine.

[austin242]

https://www.google.com/maps/@30.3125...7i16384!8i8192

That building still exists too. It's slightly cut off but it's still there.

[Urbannizer]

Downtown Austin Panoramic by PrimaPix Visuals, on Flickr

[GoldenBoot]

These were posted by Urbannizer in the subforum:

New renderings of The Republic (46 stories/708' tall)


http://www.dudapaine.com/portfolio_page/the-republic/

[clubtokyo]

Originally Posted by GoldenBoot

These were posted by Urbannizer in the subforum:

New renderings of The Republic (46 stories/708' tall)


http://www.dudapaine.com/portfolio_page/the-republic/

Looks great!

[The Best Forumer]

Looks good.

[colemonkee]

Love it! Pickard-Chilton?