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

[corvairkeith]

From last weekend.

[MichaelB]

Originally Posted by corvairkeith

From last weekend.

Photo shows how poorly 3rd and shoal interacts with the creek. I was walking past the other day and really took a long look. That big blob on concrete on the right side is just awful. The building sucks the life out of the site. Between that and the underdesigned parking levels that face west..... it's just not a good neighbor.
When you are in that building on their partial terrace looking toward the library , you will have a great vibe and view. When you are across the creek looking east you will not be greeted well by this building.
Yes the east side of the creek is steep.... 360 addressed it well... looks like Proper is too.

To personify the building.... it just doesn't seem to care.

[the Genral]

Yep to everything you said MichaelB. Seeing it up close and personal is even more disappointing then pictures. My feelings haven't changed about the doing it this way for economic reasons bullshit and had to step away from the forum for a bit because I thought Gesler was getting too much appreciation, because he honored us with his insightful posts. This building sucks, and now we have to learn to live with it.

[MichaelB]

I hear ya...
I work in a design field and feel the pain of "Value engineered" all the time.
The trick is... you gotta own it when it happens.
I will give all due respect to the architect and feel his/her pain in the budget issues...
but...
lets admit/hope that is what it was.... a client and/or budget issue.... and not first generation design choices.

And in my case..... in would not go in my portfolio! ;-)

[JoninATX]

If anything I hope they could atleast cover the wall with vines?

[78701]

I feel for the Independent buyers with East-facing residences, especially on the lower floors.

[ahealy]

I totally agree with you Michael. I really hope they strip that crap off and place windows in.

The finished product belongs in a 90's suburban office plaza.

[MichaelB]

Originally Posted by ahealy

I totally agree with you Michael. I really hope they strip that crap off and place windows in.

The finished product belongs in a 90's suburban office plaza.

!!! Or glase over the entire wall ( including concrete) with a massive mural!
....ok.... at least the crappy concrete wall??? (hey!)

[78701]

Originally Posted by MichaelB

!!! Or glase over the entire wall ( including concrete) with a massive mural!
....ok.... at least the crappy concrete wall??? (hey!)

Oh, no need to worry about that. I'm sure there are graffiti sprayers out there getting ready to pounce. This foundation has already been tagged, they covered with black, visible on the cam here.

[Geckos_Rule]

Originally Posted by 78701

Oh, no need to worry about that. I'm sure there are graffiti sprayers out there getting ready to pounce. This foundation has already been tagged, they covered with black, visible on the cam here.

I'd fully support this ridiculous monolith if they actually allowed the gray panels to be covered in graffiti...

[the Genral]

Originally Posted by ahealy

I totally agree with you Michael. I really hope they strip that crap off and place windows in.

The finished product belongs in a 90's suburban office plaza.

Or Waco.

[ahealy]

Originally Posted by the Genral

Or Waco.

[corvairkeith]

Looks like the last crane is coming down today. I'm kinda curious how they're gonna do it. I may need to go down and watch.

edit: they installed a smaller crane on the roof to lower sections of the main crane down.

[the Genral]

Hmmm, Third + Shoal doesn't look that bad from there, up, in that pic.

[lovethecity]

Looks like a New York investment firm will have 8,000 Sq feet on the top floor.

http://www.nreionline.com/office/ex-...ffice-tax-move

[Jdawgboy]

My interpretation of the article...


"Oh boohoo, we are filthy rich men, but taxes in the state of New York are so high, we want to keep as much of our many millions as we can because we don't want to pay our fair share for public services."

People like that make me sick...


Rant over, moving along.......

[loonytoony]

Originally Posted by Jdawgboy

My interpretation of the article...


"Oh boohoo, we are filthy rich men, but taxes in the state of New York are so high, we want to keep as much of our many millions as we can because we don't want to pay our fair share for public services."

People like that make me sick...


Rant over, moving along.......

I'm guessing we'll see more and more tax refugees as the ramifications of the tax re-write are understood. East and West coasts especially. I can't fault them for doing it. It's a huge and drastic change in federal tax liability. From being able to write off state/property taxes/interest to now paying twice on the same? No thank you. Be honest, we'd likely all do the same...just need to get rich first!

[corvairkeith]

Today

[hookem]

I would suggest another nickname -- since they are clustered so close together, they are almost like a single entity, so just make a name out of the 3 towers:

Facebook
Google
Proper

So something like Profago or Gofapro. Prooglebook? I'll let someone else explore the others

[Geckos_Rule]

The more I look at these pictures, the more I think how good this would look if all of the glass were black instead of green.