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Old Posted Sep 23, 2024, 6:55 PM
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To me, it doesn't look blank. If you look toward the floors in the shadow of 5th + West Residences, there appear to be windows with faint lights inside.

Then, if you look immediately above that in the sunlight, you can see individual window cutouts.

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Old Posted Sep 23, 2024, 8:56 PM
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Finally, a design without goofy looking angled exposed support beams on an amenity deck!
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Old Posted Sep 23, 2024, 9:02 PM
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Aside from the mandatory CVC angled side, what a completely boring building. But at least it's not all blue glass.
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Old Posted Sep 23, 2024, 10:43 PM
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Aside from the mandatory CVC angled side, what a completely boring building. But at least it's not all blue glass.
Agreed. If height were the only thing I cared about I guess I'd be nervously optimistic....but this is bland and we can do better as a city.

I'm at the point where I'd prefer a food truck lot for a few extra years over a giant ugly tower for the next 100 years.
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Old Posted Sep 23, 2024, 10:51 PM
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Aside from the mandatory CVC angled side, what a completely boring building. But at least it's not all blue glass.
I agree with you in that I’m thankful it’s not blue glass like so many others, but I actually really like the design of the building. It doesn’t standout, but I also can’t call it boring.
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Old Posted Sep 23, 2024, 11:17 PM
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Bobby, you should draw a diagram for it, just to see what it would look like in the lineup. Doesn't have to be perfect.
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Old Posted Sep 24, 2024, 1:47 AM
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Bobby, you should draw a diagram for it, just to see what it would look like in the lineup. Doesn't have to be perfect.
I’d be happy too if they start construction. I’m always hesitant to draw diagrams until the building is under construction for fear of jinxing it. Also, my new job (and a new baby) don’t allow me nearly as much free time or energy to make diagrams as in the past.
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Old Posted Sep 24, 2024, 2:03 AM
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Also, my new job (and a new baby) don’t allow me nearly as much free time or energy to make diagrams as in the past.
Congrats!
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Old Posted Sep 24, 2024, 10:22 AM
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Congrats!
Thank you! I would love to get back into finishing some more Austin diagrams when the time is right.
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Old Posted Sep 24, 2024, 2:45 PM
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Are the renderings of the taller or shorter version of this?
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Old Posted Sep 24, 2024, 3:51 PM
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Are the renderings of the taller or shorter version of this?
Taller. Just look at how it looms over 5th and West, and that's 450ft... I believe we only recieved elevation diagrams of the shorter.

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I’d be happy too if they start construction. I’m always hesitant to draw diagrams until the building is under construction for fear of jinxing it. Also, my new job (and a new baby) don’t allow me nearly as much free time or energy to make diagrams as in the past.
Congrats! And that's understandable, I feel the same way about making models
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Old Posted Sep 24, 2024, 4:07 PM
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Here are the elevations from the DC meeting:



https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=437241
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Old Posted Sep 24, 2024, 6:26 PM
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I couldn't find anything that specified how many below-grade parking levels there will be, but I feel like only 6 levels above grade (even though it's probably due to the CVC) is a trend in the right direction. I'm guessing the total parking will be in the 200 range for an almost 400-unit building.
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Old Posted Sep 24, 2024, 9:30 PM
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This thing is going to be a hideous eyesore when looking east toward downtown. 750' of blank wall facing west. At least put cool lighting on the west side it for god sakes.
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Old Posted Sep 24, 2024, 10:00 PM
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Here are the elevations from the DC meeting:



https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=437241
Nice tower - other than the 750'+ blank wall on the west façade. Regardless of what "might" go up next to it, that's pretty bad. Especially if the two proposed towers to the west are not built.

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Old Posted Sep 25, 2024, 12:46 AM
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Is the no western windows thing because of energy efficiency? Do those rooms in current condos just roast?
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Old Posted Sep 25, 2024, 5:06 AM
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Is the no western windows thing because of energy efficiency? Do those rooms in current condos just roast?
No. There are two ~500/600 ft. towers proposed immediately to the west of this tower.
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Old Posted Sep 25, 2024, 5:37 AM
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Is the no western windows thing because of energy efficiency? Do those rooms in current condos just roast?
There are some western windows. The very middle of the wall is where the core is. What I don't know is why the windows don't extend to the core wall all the way up.

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No. There are two ~500/600 ft. towers proposed immediately to the west of this tower.
What is proposed for the 1/4 of the lot directly next to this and 5th&West? I know of the proposal for where Irene's and Taquero Mucho are, but not for anything else...

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Old Posted Sep 25, 2024, 3:01 PM
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Beautiful and exciting! But I'm with the majority of the west facing wall
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Old Posted Sep 25, 2024, 3:54 PM
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I couldn't find anything that specified how many below-grade parking levels there will be, but I feel like only 6 levels above grade (even though it's probably due to the CVC) is a trend in the right direction. I'm guessing the total parking will be in the 200 range for an almost 400-unit building.
There are 5.5 levels of below grade parking. Most of the parking spaces will be below grade per the architect.
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