Austin | Block 185/Google Tower #2 | 594 Feet | 35 Floors | Complete

[hequals2henry]

It seems like this building is now about 70% done, they've worked really fast once the foundation was set.

[Echostatic]

I don't think it's even halfway. It doesn't look like 300' compared to the 400' 200 W 2nd, and this tower is practically 600'. Counting the below-grade parking is a different story, but there's a lot of height left. I do think it's been rising impressively fast, though.

[hequals2henry]

Originally Posted by Echostatic

I don't think it's even halfway. It doesn't look like 300' compared to the 400' 200 W 2nd, and this tower is practically 600'. Counting the below-grade parking is a different story, but there's a lot of height left. I do think it's been rising impressively fast, though.

Yes it is 600', but the higher you go, the smaller it gets. Once you get to the top, it's practically a pole. So the majority of the mass of this building is done.

[ahealy]

Originally Posted by hequals2henry

Yes it is 600', but the higher you go, the smaller it gets. Once you get to the top, it's practically a pole. So the majority of the mass of this building is done.

I do really hope it breaks that 400' plateau....pole or not

[JACKinBeantown]

It might be close to 70% if you go by floor space or volume. The floors get smaller toward the top. But vertically, yeah, it's maybe getting close to half way.

[KevinFromTexas]

Originally Posted by Echostatic

I don't think it's even halfway. It doesn't look like 300' compared to the 400' 200 W 2nd, and this tower is practically 600'. Counting the below-grade parking is a different story, but there's a lot of height left. I do think it's been rising impressively fast, though.

I counted 18 floors in corvairkeith's photos. According to the elevations, that puts the 18th floor at 227 feet 6 inches, as measured from Cesar Chavez - the lowest point at grade - which is listed as 450 feet. The core rises about another two or three more floors, so it's probably up to 264 to 278 to the core now.

One thing, though, I was looking at the elevations and noticed that the 450 foot grade elevation at the southwest corner isn't quite the lowest grade elevation, and it drops down a bit more than that number. I was looking at one of the older sets of elevations we saw, and it lists that point as 448 feet 7 inches. Measuring from there, you get 595 feet.

Originally Posted by JACKinBeantown

It might be close to 70% if you go by floor space or volume. The floors get smaller toward the top. But vertically, yeah, it's maybe getting close to half way.

Good point there. The tower does slim down quite a bit as it slopes away from the river. This will have 35 floors, so we're about halfway there height-wise.

[drummer]

I forgot that this one is nearly 600 ft....I was thinking 500 ft. Forgot about the 94 ft after the 500...

[ottohorn]

I noticed some interesting lights on the right side of the building last night

[AusTxDevelopment]

Here are some Google Tower pictures. More here: https://imgur.com/a/DEiHfN9

[Myomi]

Dang! The glass came out of nowhere!

Now we shall see how it all comes together.

[ahealy]

wow. Absolutely stunning!!!! I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE IT FINISHED AND LIT!

PS. It was always a rumor when I worked at violet crown, but I so wish the AMLI garage allowed for a drive in theatre to operate on the rooftop....especially now.

[the Genral]

Originally Posted by ahealy

wow. Absolutely stunning!!!! I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE IT FINISHED AND LIT!

PS. It was always a rumor when I worked at violet crown, but I so wish the AMLI garage allowed for a drive in theatre to operate on the rooftop....especially now.

I agree. This is beyond my expectations so far, and another example of how to disguise a parking podium. I really like all the small pieces of glass and the different colored horizontal lines. This just oozes quality. And now we can clearly see the angles of the upper floors. The sail will be the defining feature, but it almost doesn't need to happen for this to still be a stunning building.

[ahealy]

Originally Posted by the Genral

I agree. This is beyond my expectations so far, and another example of how to disguise a parking podium. I really like all the small pieces of glass and the different colored horizontal lines. This just oozes quality. And now we can clearly see the angles of the upper floors. The sail will be the defining feature, but it almost doesn't need to happen for this to still be a stunning building.

Yeees. This is frost level iconic for Austin. Bring on that curve! We're lucky to have something of this height and design right off the water

[claustrum]

Originally Posted by ahealy

PS. It was always a rumor when I worked at violet crown, but I so wish the AMLI garage allowed for a drive in theatre to operate on the rooftop....especially now.

Maybe you were hearing/thinking about the Blue Starlite drive-in? They're currently running shows on two separate screens almost every night on top of the state garage, just across from the AMLI.

[ahealy]

Originally Posted by claustrum

Maybe you were hearing/thinking about the Blue Starlite drive-in? They're currently running shows on two separate screens almost every night on top of the state garage, just across from the AMLI.

Yeah, back then they were trying to collab with us for a rooftop thing at AMLI....and the garage management wasn't having it. Big mistake!

Omg. Drove by yesterday and that curve off Cesar Chavez is EXTREME! Couldn't snap a pic, but it's stunning.

[myBrain]

Originally Posted by AusTxDevelopment

Here are some Google Tower pictures. More here: https://imgur.com/a/DEiHfN9

Fantastic photos! These two are really starting to clarify the confusing geometry of south/east face from the renders.

[mercury6]

Nice! The angles broke my brain

[migol24]

Does anyone remember the pyramid skyscraper that was proposed like 10-12 years ago? Wasn't this the building that was supposed to be it but changed design over time? Or maybe it was just a conceptual design at that time but was still interesting.

[kingkirbythe....]

I think you’re talking about this badboy.

https://austin.towers.net/rememberin...-unbuilt-icon/

This would have been an icon.

[Altoic]

So beautiful , Austin is becoming a better city as the months go on.