AUSTIN | Projects & Construction III - Page 126

JoninATX · #1 Posted **Oct 1, 2013, 5:59 PM**

Same, I do not see any new projects that will be effected by the Government shutdown.

pscajunguy · #2 Posted **Oct 1, 2013, 8:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by JoninATX

Same, I do not see any new projects that will be effected by the Government shutdown.

It really depends on how close we come to a default. We did not come even close to a default 17 years ago, and practically our entire budget was already enacted into law before that shutdown, but there was a world-wide financial collapse and the US credit rating was downgraded by Moody's and interest rates skyrocketed. If something like this happens again, I can guarantee you that MANY projects will be cancelled! And this could happen by the end of the month! Time to carefully plan the administration of your 401-K. If it doesn't happen, you can change it back to the way it was. Let's all hope that it doesn't!

KevinFromTexas · #3 Posted **Oct 1, 2013, 8:58 PM**

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/bl...-the-most.html

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Oct 1, 2013, 11:20am CDT
Austin office address among most expensive in U.S.

Jan Buchholz
Staff Writer-
Austin Business Journal

Real estate brokerage firm Jones Lang LaSalle released a list of the most expensive streets in America for leasing an office and a well-known Austin thoroughfare is more expensive than any other street in Texas.

According to the data, Congress Avenue in downtown is the 12th-most expensive address with an average full-service lease rate of $42.04 per square foot.

Photo by Nick Simonite/ABJ - Shared by Austin Business Journal via Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater

Mopacs · #4 Posted **Oct 3, 2013, 10:35 PM**

Took these about 2 weeks ago. It was an exceptionally clear day.

East Riverside Drive

7Rio

The Bowie

JW Marriott

gardensoul · #5 Posted **Oct 4, 2013, 10:29 AM**

Kotliz · #6 Posted **Oct 5, 2013, 3:50 PM**

[QUOTE=Mopacs;6289577]Took these about 2 weeks ago. It was an exceptionally clear day.

Sweet pics! Thanks for posting those.

KevinFromTexas · #7 Posted **Oct 5, 2013, 5:26 PM**

Nice pics, guys. Has anyone been up to the Hanger yet? They have a killer view of the Colorado Tower and JW Marriott construction from their roof.

Austin1971 · #8 Posted **Oct 6, 2013, 5:41 AM**

Fairmont now scheduled for a January 2014 ground breaking according to recent AAS article. Keeps getting pushed back. Fingers crossed it gets built.....

JoninATX · #9 Posted **Oct 6, 2013, 11:43 PM**

You can defiantly see the JW Marriott cranes from Mueller.

KevinFromTexas · #10 Posted **Oct 7, 2013, 11:55 PM**

Guys, if you want to discuss the government shutdown there's a thread for it here in the Current Events section of the forum.

JoninATX · #11 Posted **Oct 8, 2013, 12:12 AM**

Ok thanks Kevin...

TowerSpotter · #12 Posted **Oct 9, 2013, 7:09 PM**

Seaholm Update:

http://www.bisnow.com/commercial-rea...-are-backausa/

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John tells us he chose condos over rentals because although financing can be trickier, he sees strong demand in Austin and a limited supply. Plus, he's always wanted to do a condo project Downtown to bring homeownership to the submarket, which he feels is important for Downtown's health. The community will be ready for occupancy in Q1 2015, at which point Urbanspace will sell the units. CEO Kevin Burns tells us demand has been mind-blowing—he's already had nearly 1,000 inquiries without hitting the market. (And he plans to live there himself!)

kingkirbythe.... · #13 Posted **Oct 9, 2013, 8:55 PM**

I like this building's look. :-)

JoninATX · #14 Posted **Oct 10, 2013, 6:11 AM**

The aircraft warning lights are on now on top of the Skyhouse.

JoninATX · #15 Posted **Oct 10, 2013, 6:22 AM**

I took this on Oct. 3rd.

Syndic · #16 Posted **Oct 10, 2013, 3:36 PM**

FWIW, the Oct 1 emerging projects poster says that Shoal Creek Walk is set to start construction in 2013.

This poster is also the first mention I've seen of North Shore Lofts. I don't know how I missed that news, but I really hope that's built because it would partially hide the Holiday Inn. Say what you will about the Hilton, the Holiday Inn is in the running for Austin's ugliest high rise. The Hilton is bigger and the Holiday Inn is farther to the south, but the Holiday Inn is the first high rise building people see coming into Austin from the south and that's really unfortunate. Case in point. I wish they'd tear it down. But, at the very least, North Shore Lofts being built would be a huge improvement.

LoneStarMike · #17 Posted **Oct 10, 2013, 5:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by Syndic

FWIW, the Oct 1 emerging projects poster says that Shoal Creek Walk is set to start construction in 2013.

This poster is also the first mention I've seen of North Shore Lofts. I don't know how I missed that news, but I really hope that's built because it would partially hide the Holiday Inn.

It won't hide much of the Holiday Inn. I don't know how many levels of parking there will be and/or if they'll be above or below ground, but the residential part of North Shore Lofts is only supposed to be 4 stories tall.

Permit/Case 2013-010718 SP

(Click on Master Report 0 Update and see SP 16 comment)

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Show the gross floor area of the building. Gross floor area is the total enclosed area of all floors in a building with a clear height of more than six feet. Parking facilities, driveways and airspace above the atria ground floor are excluded. On the “Building Data” table on Sheet 7, 44,540 sq. ft. is indicated as the “building total sq. ft”. Is this accurate? Based upon the building elevations provided, which depict four stories of residential units, and a building coverage footprint of 15,603 sq. ft., the total building area seems somewhat low. Please clarify.

Syndic · #18 Posted **Oct 10, 2013, 9:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by LoneStarMike

It won't hide much of the Holiday Inn. I don't know how many levels of parking there will be and/or if they'll be above or below ground, but the residential part of North Shore Lofts is only supposed to be 4 stories tall.

Permit/Case 2013-010718 SP

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Well, that is also unfortunate. I wish they'd do Austin a favor and build it as tall as they possibly can. What good is a building on the lake if it's not high enough to get any kind of views? Sure, the location is good, but it would be a big missed opportunity. Still, assuming it's at least 3 stories of parking, it would still blunt the effect of the Holiday Inn by being in front of it and making it stand out less.

actham · #19 Posted **Oct 11, 2013, 2:14 AM**

I saw what looked like a core sample drilling truck at the 5th and Bowie corner of Shoal Creek Walk tonight.

JoninATX · #20 Posted **Oct 11, 2013, 6:11 AM**

I don't know if anyone knows this but there were 4 Royal Princes in Austin this year secretly trying to find love, I came across this on a tv commercial I just saw. If interested it will be on TLC called Secret Princes, it also had a good shot of the skyline as well as the Tiniest bar in Texas.