AUSTIN | Third + Shoal | 389 FEET | 29 FLOORS | U/C | Complete

[the Genral]

A couple of thoughts about this...the balcony below could get whiffs of exhuast fumes if the wind is just right, the BoA can't be too happy with this smudge so close to their sign. If this is the only area of exhaust staining, then its probably easily fixabe, but it certainly is a result of the developer taking the cheapie route. It certainly justifies my annoyance when I saw this in person. Its like putting hubcaps on a Lamborghini. Or better yet, using lattice to cover a crawl space under a mansion.

[The ATX]

It's nice to see that they are changing the color of the screen. Green and black look good together. Although it's gonna take a while this way.

[Jdawgboy]

It's pretty embarrassing. Not only did they miss a huge opportunity to utilize the Shoal Creek side in a better way, which is probably the most viewed side of this building, but they couldn't even design the exhaust so that it wouldn't stain the siding. Overall the lower half of this building on that side is a mess.

[hookem]

In a funny way, this looks kind of gritty like a 60's office building in a European city. Even the BoA sign looks retro. The cloudy, gray day doesn't help. Definitely not what they intended for a brand new building...

[Urbannizer]

Being cleaned up


Third & Shoal by Darius Fontenette, on Flickr