AUSTIN | Projects & Construction III

N90 · #1 Posted **May 26, 2012, 7:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jdawgboy

I think that is the point of Imagine Austin to keep the core and most of the growth compact within 183 south to 290/71 and Mopac to I-35 rather than spreading out more to Round Rock and other areas, though in the plan the empty land between Austin and Round Rock is slated to become a regional center with highrises. My guess is that would act as a Downtown for far Northern Travis County and most if not all of Williamson County. Another regional center is planned right on the southern edge of Travis at 35 and SH 45 south.

I haven't kept up with "Imagine Austin", well partly because who actually has time to even catch their breathe between a project announcement in Austin. Seems like a new one every single day or something of the sort.

Do you have information, renderings, blueprints for this project? The fact that you mentioned several highrises between Austin and Round Rock is the part that caught my attention. Now that's infill, city altering infill at that.

N90 · #2 Posted **May 26, 2012, 7:20 PM**

New Apartments off Riverside/Run Tex Apartments:\

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Alliance Residential Co. submitted plans May 9 for a 353,000-square-foot apartment community that would be built on the northeast corner of West Riverside Drive and South First Street south of Lady Bird Lake.

The proposed site plan shows a multilevel structure on 1.5 acres that are occupied by a couple of retail businesses and parking lots.

Source: http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/pr...de-living.html

BevoLJ · #3 Posted **May 26, 2012, 8:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by N90

I haven't kept up with "Imagine Austin", well partly because who actually has time to even catch their breathe between a project announcement in Austin. Seems like a new one every single day or something of the sort.

Do you have information, renderings, blueprints for this project? The fact that you mentioned several highrises between Austin and Round Rock is the part that caught my attention. Now that's infill, city altering infill at that.

Here is the plan: http://issuu.com/jgoodman/docs/iacp_..._2012-4-20-web

And a little video on what it is

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JoninATX · #4 Posted **May 26, 2012, 9:38 PM**

Austin Planetarium moves forward with development

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by KVUE.com

kvue.com Posted on May 26, 2012 at 4:26 PM

AUSTIN -- The Austin Planetarium is moving forward with their plan to build the largest planetarium in Texas. The nonprofit has submitted a proposal to the Texas Facilities Commission to build the planetarium on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Congress Avenue, where there is currently a state parking lot.

The proposed location would create a museum district in Austin. The planetarium would be across the street from the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum and the Blanton Museum of Art.

The proposed 157,000 square foot facility will include the planetarium, an interactive science museum and a technology center showcasing Texas innovations.

However, the facility will include more than just a museum and planetarium. A 47 story residential tower, restaurants, retail space and more than 1,000 underground parking spaces are also part of the proposal.

The total cost is estimated at $240 million. Only $95 million would be used for the science and technology museum.

http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-Plan...154556155.html

ahealy · #5 Posted **May 26, 2012, 10:34 PM**

omggggg

JoninATX · #6 Posted **May 27, 2012, 12:09 AM**

I know...

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ahealy · #7 Posted **May 27, 2012, 12:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by ahealy

omggggg

This NEEDS to happen!!!!!! I'll sell my body on the streets to raise $$$$

BevoLJ · #8 Posted **May 27, 2012, 3:51 AM**

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Originally Posted by ahealy

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Originally Posted by ahealy

omggggg

This NEEDS to happen!!!!!! I'll sell my body on the streets to raise $$$$

PM incomeing! Only because my money would be going to such an awesome cause of course!

MichaelB · #9 Posted **May 27, 2012, 7:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by ahealy

This NEEDS to happen!!!!!! I'll sell my body on the streets to raise $$$$

Holy crap a molly! Cool! ( and... I thought you already did that>>>!!!! LOL!!)

ahealy · #10 Posted **May 27, 2012, 9:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by MichaelB

Holy crap a molly! Cool! ( and... I thought you already did that>>>!!!! LOL!!)

$hhhh

Syndic · #11 Posted **May 27, 2012, 1:01 PM**

OMG, Austin will actually have a tourist attraction. Imagine that! We have festivals and the race track, but his will be there 365 days a year.

Is there actually some doubt that this will be built? It doesn't depend on bond money, right? I thought a non-profit was funding it.

The ATX · #12 Posted **May 27, 2012, 1:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by Syndic

OMG, Austin will actually have a tourist attraction. Imagine that! We have festivals and the race track, but his will be there 365 days a year.

Is there actually some doubt that this will be built? It doesn't depend on bond money, right? I thought a non-profit was funding it.

It does depend on bond money. The developers want people to go to their website and sign a petition to get it on the November ballot.

AusTxDevelopment · #13 Posted **Aug 16, 2012, 9:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by ahealy

omggggg

It looks like this is getting closer to being for real:

Austin Business Journal, August 16, 2012
Austin Planetarium closer to securing prime property

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/bl...-securing.html

That is such an ugly building - the tower part, anyway - so I hope it gets redesigned. At least it's TALL.

The ATX · #14 Posted **Aug 16, 2012, 10:03 PM**

That building is not ugly. It is awesome!

BevoLJ · #15 Posted **Aug 16, 2012, 10:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by Hill Country

That building is not ugly. It is awesome!

This!!

AusTxDevelopment · #16 Posted **Aug 17, 2012, 3:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by Hill Country

That building is not ugly. It is awesome!

Sorry - I didn't mean to offend. Maybe it's just an ugly rendering.

From the rendering it looks like the side of the building is either a metal or stone skin, or possibly concrete. That is not a smart design because if you are going to go that tall - especially with a residential tower - views are EVERYTHING! However, Syndic thinks that might be grey glass windows, which means the tower will look significantly different (and better) in real life. Finished buildings always look different than their renderings, so I'm optomistic.

Btw, there's a good article on super-tall residential towers in today's Wall Street Journal online, and it includes a slide show.

WSJ.com
Living The High Life
Developers are erecting super-skyscrapers for the very wealthy, selling apartments with helicopter views for massive price tags. Why everyone's looking up; plus, the realities of life on the 90th floor.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...232347238.html

Here is one of the graphics from the WSJ.com article:

Myomi · #17 Posted **May 27, 2012, 12:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by BevoLJ

Here is the plan: http://issuu.com/jgoodman/docs/iacp_..._2012-4-20-web

And a little video on what it is

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Is that song the official generic background song for infrastructure and urban planning videos? Check out this Denver FasTracks video that uses the same song...don't get to discouraged looking at the plan and thinking "man, wish we could do something like this."

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The ATX · #18 Posted **May 27, 2012, 3:20 AM**

That is one nice looking tower! And it will have a planetarium! I hope all of the big proposals get moving quickly.

NYC2ATX · #19 Posted **May 27, 2012, 3:54 AM**

OMG with the Planetarium/tower, I might die..