AUSTIN | Projects & Construction III

[lzppjb]

99 Trinity Tower - 39 floor apartment tower

http://downtownaustinblog.org/2013/1...unit-highrise/

[KevinFromTexas]

That link didn't work for some reason.

http://downtownaustinblog.org/2013/1...unit-highrise/

Assuming that the floor to height ratio is the same for the Four Seasons Residences nextdoor, 99 Trinity Tower should be around 465 to the main roof and about 488 to the mechanical penthouse. That would make it taller than the W Hotel & Residences which would make it our 4th tallest.

Four Seasons Residences is still one of my least favorite new buildings, so whatever can be built next to it to steal some of its thunder is fine by me.

[wwmiv]

I like Four Seasons. :/

[Syndic]

Wow, that's the biggest news we've heard in months. I've really been hoping they would get something built on that lot. I figured The Fairmont, the Waller Center development, and this development were sort of symbiotic. This area could rival the west end of downtown when both are finished. I'm really excited about this project. It will be a fun one to watch.

[KevinFromTexas]

Originally Posted by wwmiv

I like Four Seasons. :/

I don't hate it. I do like the facade actually. The only thing that bugs me about it are the "naked bones" balconies, but I'm most bothered by the two bland mechanical penthouses that sit prominently on the roof. I just wish they had done more to hide those. I know they wanted to keep the roof open because of the rooftop pool, but I wish they had maybe done something with it like a latticework rooftop structure similar to Baltimore's 100 East Pratt building. Or even cover it with a dome similar to the Chase Bank Tower. At least that way they could use the pool in the wintertime.

[MichaelB]

Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

I don't hate it. I do like the facade actually. The only thing that bugs me about it are the "naked bones" balconies, but I'm most bothered by the two bland mechanical penthouses that sit prominently on the roof. I just wish they had done more to hide those. I know they wanted to keep the roof open because of the rooftop pool, but I wish they had maybe done something with it like a latticework rooftop structure similar to Baltimore's 100 East Pratt building. Or even cover it with a dome similar to the Chase Bank Tower. At least that way they could use the pool in the wintertime.

Aesthetic aside.....ever been on those balconies????
Brillient !!! Absolutely Brillient! You feel like you are floating!

[deerhoof]

[Sic'EmBears]

Looks like the twin of The House in Dallas.

[wwmiv]

Oh God. Shoot me if the rendering turns out to be a rouse for a horrible nasty building like the one in Dallas did.

[KevinFromTexas]

That's not a bad looking building. And it might even complement the Waller Center towers nearby.

But yeah, that Dallas building is kind of meh. The base is pretty bad actually.

[KevinFromTexas]

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I think I may have found my favorite new view.

[AusTex]

Originally Posted by MichaelB

Aesthetic aside.....ever been on those balconies????
Brillient !!! Absolutely Brillient! You feel like you are floating!

For me, I would feel like my body is being propelled over the rail if I were on the higher floors. I can stand on a precipice in nature and feel fine...on a balcony high up and not so fine.

Originally Posted by deerhoof

The floor plan might be identical to the one in dallas..OK Dallas,(()) however the exterior is a HUGH improvement. Especially the curved side and the base.

Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

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I think I may have found my favorite new view.

Is that a true color for the Embassy Suites? Does it look that shocking from the street? If it does, PLEASE someone, next time hand the decider of the color some glasses that will mute the color for them.

[Kotliz]

Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

>>>>Scroll>>>>

I think I may have found my favorite new view.

Thanks for those pano's. Very impressive on my 27-inch screen! I especially love how silver the city looks in the at last image. I'm often amazed at how the W will change from black to blue and grey to bright silver in the changing light. I used to not like that building much, but it has really grown on me.

[AusTex]

Originally Posted by Kotliz

Thanks for those pano's. Very impressive on my 27-inch screen! I especially love how silver the city looks in the at last image. I'm often amazed at how the W will change from black to blue and grey to bright silver in the changing light. I used to not like that building much, but it has really grown on me.

THANKS for the photos Kevin I agree the W looks better now and especially at dusk. The street presence is still very disappointing.

I count 10 construction cranes in the above photo. Two more are possible I think. Any other counts?

[Austin55]

BEAUTIFUL pics Kevin.

[Sic'EmBears]

Huge improvement?

[supertallchaser]

ok so whats the next tallest for austin?

[KevinFromTexas]

They aren't all in these photos, but I saw 17 cranes that day.

3 - JW Marriott Convention Hotel
3 - Lamar Union
2 - The Bowie
2 - Hanover Lamar
1 - Seaholm Residences
1 - Colorado Tower
1 - The Catherine
1 - IBC Bank Plaza
1 - 7th & Rio Grande
1 - 7th & Lamar Retail and Garage
1 - Corazon

And some more outside of downtown that I didn't see that day.

2 - Parking garage at the airport
2 - working two residential projects along Burnet Road
1 - Coldwater

We should also see these pop up before the end of next year:

3 - Fairmont Hotel
2 - 5th & Brazos Tower
2 - Central Library
2 - GreenWater Block 23 Office
2 - GreenWater Block 1 Residential
2 - GreenWater Block 185 Residential
2 - UT Engineering Center
1 - 99 Trinity Tower
1 - GreenWater Block 188 Hotel
1 - Hotel ZaZa & Residences
1 - Hotel Van Zandt
1 - Westin Hotel
1 - Capitol Commons
1 - Waller Center Tower 1 (Some of the buildings in this project might end up with 2 cranes).
1 - Waller Center Tower 2
1 - Waller Center Tower 3
1 - The Millennium
1 - 5th & Colorado Office Tower (201 West 5th).
1 - 805 Neches Hotel

Just came down:

1 - Austin Skyhouse

[supertallchaser]

geez anywhere i can find ft measurements?

[KevinFromTexas]

Check the construction and proposals section of the forum. Any of those that we have heights for are listed there.