AUSTIN | 506 West Residential | 564 Feet | 48 Floors | Proposed - Page 4

futures · #1 Posted **Jun 9, 2022, 4:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by ILUVSAT

Who's the architect on this one?

Would love to know as well... anyone find anything?

drummer · #2 Posted **Jun 9, 2022, 3:10 PM**

The same thing happens in suburbia. People don't look at city plans, thoroughfare plans, zoning (current and planned), etc. Are people seriously not as big of nerds as the rest of us?

People buy a house in the suburbs that has a ROW for a six-lane road on one side and then get pissed when their "greenbelt behind their house" suddenly has a road. But when I bought my house, the first thing I noticed was there were some large plots of land around our neighborhood. I wanted to know what was planned to go there or, at least, what zoning changes could potentially happen down the road. You can't catch everything, but a lot of stuff is available when you take time to look.

Re: downtown/urban environments, density and development is part of the package. There are trade-offs, but you have to realize that going in.

BraveSirRennie · #3 Posted **Jun 9, 2022, 10:03 PM**

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Re: downtown/urban environments, density and development is part of the package. There are trade-offs, but you have to realize that going in.

This! Exactly. And as “interested parties”, this is their opportunity provide input on the design, density, environmental impact, etc and how those types of issues affect them. It doesn’t mean they are NIMBYs but that they can ideas on how to minimize the impact to their own properties. (Granted, some of them *are* NIMBYs, just not all)

BraveSirRennie · #4 Posted **Jun 9, 2022, 10:16 PM**

Some of the “complaints” seem to be about traffic on West Avenue, which sounds legit to me since that block and the block just south where West, Power Plant and 3rd all come together is already a mess. West Avenue, including its little bridge over Shoal Creek, wasn’t designed for the use it’s getting. Even restriping for turn lanes would help.

H2O · #5 Posted **Jun 10, 2022, 12:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by BraveSirRennie

Some of the “complaints” seem to be about traffic on West Avenue, which sounds legit to me since that block and the block just south where West, Power Plant and 3rd all come together is already a mess. West Avenue, including its little bridge over Shoal Creek, wasn’t designed for the use it’s getting. Even restriping for turn lanes would help.

Drive slow. It will be fine.

paul78701 · #6 Posted **Jun 10, 2022, 1:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by BraveSirRennie

Some of the “complaints” seem to be about traffic on West Avenue, which sounds legit to me since that block and the block just south where West, Power Plant and 3rd all come together is already a mess. West Avenue, including its little bridge over Shoal Creek, wasn’t designed for the use it’s getting. Even restriping for turn lanes would help.

Sorry, but complaints about traffic are not legit in any downtown. Anything that slows downtown traffic is a plus. People/pedestrians take priority in high density environments. Cars can take a back seat (bad pun intended).

The area around the West/3rd is going to be getting some improvements soon. Those improvements are very much pedestrian first. Power Plant is going to be turned into a pedestrian promenade.

BraveSirRennie · #7 Posted **Jun 10, 2022, 2:30 PM**

That is desperately needed and would be fabulous. Where can I get more information on that?

The ATX · #8 Posted **Oct 15, 2022, 4:38 AM**

New elevations are out, and this one got a significant height boost - 11 floors and 146'.

https://abc.austintexas.gov/public-s...ertyrsn=128600

GoldenBoot · #9 Posted **Oct 15, 2022, 4:53 PM**

Okay...So we loose a 750+ footer but gain a 550+ footer. Even trade?!?

myBrain · #10 Posted **Oct 15, 2022, 5:25 PM**

It looks odd, which is promising, but it's hard to wrap my head around the actual shape of this thing from the elevations.

GoldenBoot · #11 Posted **Jan 27, 2023, 6:25 PM**

This one seems to have a pulse...

https://austin.towers.net/west-avenu...ning-downtown/

clubtokyo · #12 Posted **Jan 27, 2023, 8:12 PM**

Odd they wouldn’t want the two restaurants at that site to be included on the first floor? No retail? Missed opportunity.

papertowelroll · #13 Posted **Jan 27, 2023, 9:21 PM**

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Odd they wouldn’t want the two restaurants at that site to be included on the first floor? No retail? Missed opportunity.

Yep this one with no retail is not acceptable IMO. Doesn't seem like a big ask.

dilliam · #14 Posted **Jan 27, 2023, 9:54 PM**

Agreed. Badly needs some sort of commercial.

Urbannizer · #15 Posted **Jan 27, 2023, 10:20 PM**

Hopefully DC gets on them regarding this. Only the SE corner of W 6th will have retail.

Urbannizer · #16 Posted **Mar 14, 2023, 4:23 PM**

CBD-CO zoning granted. There was a lot of opposition from Austin City Lofts.

https://services.austintexas.gov/edi....cfm?id=404231

The ATX · #17 Posted **Mar 14, 2023, 4:28 PM**

They still have to get CC approval. But I don't think the CC will weigh the opinions of other high-rises dwellers as much as they do for the single family homeowners east and south of the river.

clubtokyo · #18 Posted **May 19, 2023, 2:07 AM**

Beautiful! I like this one!

corvairkeith · #19 Posted **May 19, 2023, 2:15 AM**

As long as this doesn't get value engineered, it will be a nice compliment to the new Whole Foods offices around the corner.

Urbannizer · #20 Posted **May 19, 2023, 6:05 AM**

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Originally Posted by corvairkeith

As long as this doesn't get value engineered, it will be a nice compliment to the new Whole Foods offices around the corner.

This, Whole Foods and The Perennial. A good transition from the mostly blue glass, hoping more proposals follow suit.