Austin | Hanover Republic Square | 516 Feet | 44 Floors | Complete

[Austin_ez_wider]

Originally Posted by Azul

this building looks like it would have a typical concrete shear core with possible steel bracing around the exterior as it's primary lateral system.

I don't think there are any high rises downtown using steel bracing? All of our tall buildings are concrete structures.

[Azul]

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[The ATX]

We have renderings.




http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=315175

[The ATX]

Another one...




Project overview...It gained 2' in height but lost a floor.


http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=315175

[Tyrone Shoes]

Originally Posted by The ATX

We have renderings.




http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=315175

Just wanted to remind everyone what this is gonna look like.

[Echostatic]

This is a great example of a well executed parking podium. Really like the shared design between the crown and the base. This block is going to be really dense... Love it!

[We vs us]

Designwise it ain't much to write home about, but it's not a detriment to the skyline, certainly. The fact that it adds more pure residential to the CBD is a big deal in and off itself.

It's hard to tell from the renderings but it looks like they ended up leaving the Roosevelt room untouched . . . .

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by We vs us

Designwise it ain't much to write home about, but it's not a detriment to the skyline, certainly. The fact that it adds more pure residential to the CBD is a big deal in and off itself.

It's hard to tell from the renderings but it looks like they ended up leaving the Roosevelt room untouched . . . .

They did. The place apparently didn't want to sell. But Hanover had an approved demo permit for it if they did sell. I was surprised to learn that one can obtain an approved demo permit for property one does not own.

[We vs us]

Originally Posted by The ATX

They did. The place apparently didn't want to sell. But Hanover had an approved demo permit for it if they did sell. I was surprised to learn that one can obtain an approved demo permit for property one does not own.

Stubborn owners! That gap’s going to give people (me?) OCD fits eventually.

[paul78701]

Originally Posted by We vs us

Stubborn owners! That gap’s going to give people (me?) OCD fits eventually.

When the Roosevelt Room initially opened, one of the bar tenders at the time indicated that they were interested in putting a bar on the rooftop. Now that it will be completely surrounded, it could certainly make for an interesting rooftop bar space...if they ever go forward with that anyway.

[The ATX]

Here's a giant version.




Here's a gianter version with a better view of the streetscape.




Here's a giant view of my favorite side.


http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=315175

[the Genral]

I really like it. Nice street interaction, really nice parking podium done right with a proper parking to tower ratio, elegant point tower adding nice height and density. Nifty roof top.
One of the nicest 500 footers to date. I'm so glad its not rectangular.

[smith_atx]

I love it, efficient in the space it'll be in and not ugly (though not memorable).

[myBrain]

Handsome, if not exciting. Good height, fits well with the block, and will provide an intermediate step up from the shorter surrounding structures to the big boys planned for the area. You can also see the strong resemblance to Northshore.

[Syndic]

Now THAT is how you hide/spruce up a parking podium.

Even though it's simple, I actually like the design of it more than some of the other recently-announced projects. It uses white and gray to contrast nicely with the glass. And there's something visually pleasing about the uniformity of the floors (unlike, say, Austin Proper which is a jumbled mess).

I also like that it's not a morbidly obese building that takes up eleventeen city blocks like some other recent projects.

[Syndic]

Man, I just noticed that with Zaza, The Republic, and this building, that area is going have a real foreign "is this Austin? where am I?" feel to it when it's all done. But I guess we're getting more used to that these days.

[zrx299]

The folks on the lower floors have a lovely view of a giant blank wall 8 feet away with their floor-to-ceiling windows.
Yikes...

[Syndic]

Originally Posted by zrx299

The folks on the lower floors have a lovely view of a giant blank wall 8 feet away with their floor-to-ceiling windows.
Yikes...

I'd take a projector out on my balcony and watch movies on the blank wall.

[Nickelplate]

First thought was it looks like a residential version of Duke Energy tower in Charlotte with the gaps at the top, thick white border and same blue hue. I approve

[Twitter1]

Yess!!

Great thread