AUSTIN | Projects & Construction III

[ahealy]

Any coincidence Fairmont announces groundbreaking plans the day city council revokes JW Marriott incentives?
Will they stop construction on the JW?

[Kotliz]

Originally Posted by actham

IBC is getting its crane this weekend.

Yes indeed and here are some shots of that crane going up this morning (Sat 15 June):


Looking East (South East, really)

Looking North

I wish I was up there with those guys.

[Kotliz]

Originally Posted by ahealy

Any coincidence Fairmont announces groundbreaking plans the day city council revokes JW Marriott incentives?
Will they stop construction on the JW?

Can you imagine that being Austin's new "Intel shell"!! Seems unlikely.


Austin Chronicle

[ahealy]

Originally Posted by Kotliz

Can you imagine that being Austin's new "Intel shell"!! Seems unlikely.


Austin Chronicle

Ya never know...I'm not sure if this incentive issue has enough traction to stop everything.

[migol24]

I mean, it's just $5,000 right? How could that ever stop a multi-million project?

[kingkirbythe....]

Never underestimate the power of stupid people.

[migol24]

I remember the W went through a little phase like this. I don't know if anyone else remembers what it was exactly about. But I remember talks about the W possibly being halfway built. Anyone remember this? Well, anyhow that turned out okay.

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by migol24

I remember the W went through a little phase like this. I don't know if anyone else remembers what it was exactly about. But I remember talks about the W possibly being halfway built. Anyone remember this? Well, anyhow that turned out okay.

I think that was due to financial questions about one of the investors during the financial crisis. There was more concern then about the W than there is now for the Marriott.

[MichaelB]

the sky is not falling. ;-)

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/bl...&ana=e_article

[KevinFromTexas]

Sweet skyscraper majesty that view.

http://www.statesman.com/gallery/bus...gCBQn/#3546826

South Shore District, East Riverside

The South Shore District on E. Riverside Drive, a large apartment and retail project slated to open late summer with over 500 luxury apartments, is being built by Grayco Partners of Houston. The property overlooks the Austin skyline from the south shore of Lady Bird Lake.

[The ATX]

Here's that view courtesy of the Austin American Statesman:





http://www.mystatesman.com/news/busi...rivemor/nYMMW/

[TexasPlaya]

I work in that area, that will be a very big complex. Didn't realize it had 500 units.

[nixcity]

As much as I love all of the VMUs all over town I do have to say that it is sad that we are still using pine boards for so much of the construction. Does anyone else think that in 20-40 years this area will just become another rundown ghetto. Or is it more inherent in these kinds of projects to be better maintained? I'm sure when the original development occurred on Riverside decades ago it was considered nice. I wish the development would line the street with good concrete structures creating a beautiful boulevard leading your eyes right to downtown as you come in on the train.

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by nixcity

...in 20-40 years this area will just become another rundown ghetto...

It'll be time for another round of gentrification!

[KevinFromTexas]

Originally Posted by TexasPlaya

I work in that area, that will be a very big complex. Didn't realize it had 500 units.

According to this it says 800 apartments. I think that number is with the total build out of that development. The current phases will had 506 units.

http://www.mystatesman.com/news/busi...atesman_launch

New East Riverside housing wave about to arrive
More than 800 upscale apartment units to open
Posted: 12:00 a.m. Sunday, June 16, 2013

BY GARY DINGES AND SHONDA NOVAK - AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF

East Riverside Drive is about to take the next leap forward in its evolution, with the imminent opening of a new wave of development that will add more than 800 upscale apartments to the area, including the first units in Grayco Partners’ South Shore project.

[Kotliz]

Originally Posted by Hill Country

Here's that view courtesy of the Austin American Statesman:





http://www.mystatesman.com/news/busi...rivemor/nYMMW/

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So aside from the crane (in the foreground), how is that not just a perfectly respectable skyline for a small city like Austin? There's a nice variation in height, a fairly even distribution of buildings, maybe a little "gappy" in places, but over-all, a fairly pleasing composition. I wish the shot were a bit wider to include the tall, but not so pretty, Hilton Convention Center hotel, on the right.

[audiomuse]

Eleven Apartments (17 June 2013)

[hookem]

Originally Posted by Kotliz

So aside from the crane (in the foreground), how is that not just a perfectly respectable skyline for a small city like Austin? There's a nice variation in height, a fairly even distribution of buildings, maybe a little "gappy" in places, but over-all, a fairly pleasing composition. I wish the shot were a bit wider to include the tall, but not so pretty, Hilton Convention Center hotel, on the right.

More than respectable, IMO. Especially for the sunbelt/south. Regardless of city size. Absolutely awesome. That picture is darn near unbelievable to me, having lived in Austin 20+ years.

[KevinFromTexas]

This is posted on South Shore District's Facebook page. They're going to have one of the best views in the city.

https://www.facebook.com/southshoredistrict


South Shore District - Via Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/southshoredistrict

[KevinFromTexas]

IBC Bank Plaza crane.





Austin Skyhouse



JW Marriott



Gables Park Tower & cranes for The Bowie.







Note the crane for IBC Bank Plaza. The crane is probably about as tall as the building will be.





Pease Park view.