AUSTIN | Projects & Construction III

[clubtokyo]

Austin’s “2nd downtown” is starting to get really clustered. [IMG][/IMG]

[clubtokyo]

Sorry for oversized image!

[clubtokyo]

This is one of my favorite projects to kick off!

425 Riverside:

[KevinFromTexas]

I have no idea which Domain tower that is since they all look the same to me, but it looks to be nearly topped out in your photo there. Working on the 18th floor.

[clubtokyo]

Lol well I can’t keep up with the buildings either sine they are similar.

[Urbannizer]

[clubtokyo]

Cool photo!

[Urbannizer]

17th St. Condos

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/aust...tol/1815582222



600 W. 5th St.

https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/n..._news_headline

[clubtokyo]

It’s good infill!

[Samwill89]

Originally Posted by clubtokyo

It’s good infill!

I love that Austin is now at a point where buildings of this scale are considered "infill", rather than particularly significant.

[The ATX]

Some new renderings of the 708' tall Republic office tower:



https://www.lpcaustin.com/properties/the-republic/

[jowens]

Love it...........let the "true" groundbreaking begin now!!!

[clubtokyo]

Looks amazing and can’t wait to see this rise!!

[colemonkee]

If this gets glazing like One Manhattan Place, it will be an instant classic.

[The ATX]

Here's an updated version of the last rendering posted - no canopy on upper cutout and vertical lighting goes all the way up.


http://www.dudapaine.com/

[clubtokyo]

Originally Posted by The ATX

Here's an updated version of the last rendering posted - no canopy on upper cutout and vertical lighting goes all the way up.


http://www.dudapaine.com/

So excited for this one!

[hequals2henry]

I recorded some videos while driving past downtown today:
https://flic.kr/p/2gbyVBs
https://flic.kr/p/2gbzrLb

[clubtokyo]

Originally Posted by hequals2henry

I recorded some videos while driving past downtown today:
https://flic.kr/p/2gbyVBs
https://flic.kr/p/2gbzrLb

Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

[Syndic]

I don't really know where to put this as we don't have a general discussion thread but this question has been nagging at me.

Are we building interesting places?

I'm not just talking about interesting-looking architecture but actual places for us to go and enjoy ourselves.

Of course it's possible that some of these buildings will have nice restaurants that aren't so insanely expensive that we can experience one in a while, but other than restaurants and high-end boutique stores, what are we really getting with all of this development?

I can really only think of 3 projects under development that I could consider "interesting places":

1. Waterloo Park (and the adjacent Brackenridge area)
2. The MLS stadium at McKalla Place
3. The UT basketball/event arena

Those are the only three places I could see myself visiting very often.

I know I can't expect every development to be something I could enjoy but I just wonder if we could be getting more out of all this development; more stuff that benefits Austin residents and enriches our lives, like museums, music venues, event spaces, theaters, or quirky little shops.

I'm just afraid of downtown Austin developing into too much of a clean, safe, stale, yuppie environment. I hope developers start taking risks with their ground-floor spaces. Even a slightly different kind of establishment could stand out amongst the rest of the homogeneity these days.

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by Syndic

I don't really know where to put this as we don't have a general discussion thread but this question has been nagging at me.

Are we building interesting places?

I'm not just talking about interesting-looking architecture but actual places for us to go and enjoy ourselves.

Of course it's possible that some of these buildings will have nice restaurants that aren't so insanely expensive that we can experience one in a while, but other than restaurants and high-end boutique stores, what are we really getting with all of this development?

I can really only think of 3 projects under development that I could consider "interesting places":

1. Waterloo Park (and the adjacent Brackenridge area)
2. The MLS stadium at McKalla Place
3. The UT basketball/event arena

Those are the only three places I could see myself visiting very often.

I know I can't expect every development to be something I could enjoy but I just wonder if we could be getting more out of all this development; more stuff that benefits Austin residents and enriches our lives, like museums, music venues, event spaces, theaters, or quirky little shops.

I'm just afraid of downtown Austin developing into too much of a clean, safe, stale, yuppie environment. I hope developers start taking risks with their ground-floor spaces. Even a slightly different kind of establishment could stand out amongst the rest of the homogeneity these days.

You could start a new thread for this in the Austin sub-forum. It's a worthy enough discussion for its own thread. It won't get many responses in this thread.