AUSTIN | Project Updates Thread Part II - Page 328

NYC2ATX · #**6541** Posted **Dec 17, 2019, 5:26 AM**

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Originally Posted by paul78701

Endeavor buys Aussie's restaurant site just south of downtown Austin
https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/...ys-more-land-just-south-of-downtown.html

Looks like they plan to eventually redevelop this and the Zax's property together.

Here's hoping they propose (and build) a pencil tower taller than the Hyatt, the Catherine, and really anything else nearby.

They have to be thinking on the scale of the oncoming American-Statesman redevelopment.

StoOgE · #**6542** Posted **Dec 17, 2019, 7:16 PM**

Can someone please fix the old Bennigins site

paul78701 · #**6543** Posted **Dec 18, 2019, 10:36 PM**

Confirming the rumors...

Popular gay dive bar roars into prime new downtown Austin space:
http://austin.culturemap.com/news/restau...o-former-home-austin-ale-house-downtown/

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Co-owner Bengie Beshear explains that the watering hole was forced to relocate after its current landlord decided to turn the building into an office complex or sell to developers.

urbancore · #**6544** Posted **Dec 18, 2019, 10:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by StoOgE

Can someone please fix the old Bennigins site

🞵🞵🞵🞵, I'd take a "kicked up" Bennigans. Imagine, a proper pint of Guinness with some fried mozzarella cheese sticks! I'm in baby. Especially now that Fado is gone.

We vs us · #**6545** Posted **Dec 20, 2019, 2:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by NYC2ATX

Here's hoping they propose (and build) a pencil tower taller than the Hyatt, the Catherine, and really anything else nearby.

They have to be thinking on the scale of the oncoming American-Statesman redevelopment.

Is there a height cap on that part of southshore?

427MM · #**6546** Posted **Dec 21, 2019, 11:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by We vs us

Is there a height cap on that part of southshore?

The city is to start a TIF in the area and allow an overlay that hit's over 400' but the bureaucratic process has been slow. This is District 9 where representation is more about protecting single family homes from change than promoting urbanism/transit/housing..

enragedcamel · #**6547** Posted **Dec 22, 2019, 8:52 PM**

I started working on an app that will allow you to see all of these skyscraper projects on a map, with color-coded pins based on project stage. When you click on a pin, a side pane will open that will show pictures and renderings.

KevinFromTexas · #**6548** Posted **Dec 22, 2019, 10:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by enragedcamel

I started working on an app that will allow you to see all of these skyscraper projects on a map, with color-coded pins based on project stage. When you click on a pin, a side pane will open that will show pictures and renderings.

That is awesome! Good fun for idle fingers.

Syndic · #**6549** Posted **Dec 23, 2019, 12:29 AM**

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Originally Posted by enragedcamel

I started working on an app that will allow you to see all of these skyscraper projects on a map, with color-coded pins based on project stage. When you click on a pin, a side pane will open that will show pictures and renderings.

Noice!!

AustinGoesVertical · #**6550** Posted **Dec 23, 2019, 7:04 AM**

Not sure how many people on here have Instagram, but I maintain a page with photo updates and project details called “AustinGoesVertical” same as my username on here. It’s hard to transfer photos from there to here, but I’m going to try.

Anyway, if you do have an Instagram, feel free to follow as I sort of catalogue everything that’s going on — so especially for those who live outside of Austin or far from downtown, I try to update as regularly as possible.

NYC2ATX · #**6551** Posted **Dec 23, 2019, 7:51 AM**

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Originally Posted by AustinGoesVertical

Not sure how many people on here have Instagram, but I maintain a page with photo updates and project details called “AustinGoesVertical” same as my username on here. It’s hard to transfer photos from there to here, but I’m going to try.

I thought I would thank/plug you for just dropping like 12 new posts within the past day that are really comprehensive and current! Everyone go look!

atxsnail · #**6552** Posted **Dec 23, 2019, 3:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by AustinGoesVertical

Not sure how many people on here have Instagram, but I maintain a page with photo updates and project details called “AustinGoesVertical” same as my username on here. It’s hard to transfer photos from there to here, but I’m going to try.

Anyway, if you do have an Instagram, feel free to follow as I sort of catalogue everything that’s going on — so especially for those who live outside of Austin or far from downtown, I try to update as regularly as possible.

I've enjoyed your IG posts, thanks

gillynova · #**6553** Posted **Dec 23, 2019, 5:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by AustinGoesVertical

Not sure how many people on here have Instagram, but I maintain a page with photo updates and project details called “AustinGoesVertical” same as my username on here. It’s hard to transfer photos from there to here, but I’m going to try.

Anyway, if you do have an Instagram, feel free to follow as I sort of catalogue everything that’s going on — so especially for those who live outside of Austin or far from downtown, I try to update as regularly as possible.

Just followed you and made a suggestion on one of your posts!

Sigaven · #**6554** Posted **Dec 23, 2019, 5:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by AustinGoesVertical

Not sure how many people on here have Instagram, but I maintain a page with photo updates and project details called “AustinGoesVertical” same as my username on here. It’s hard to transfer photos from there to here, but I’m going to try.

Anyway, if you do have an Instagram, feel free to follow as I sort of catalogue everything that’s going on — so especially for those who live outside of Austin or far from downtown, I try to update as regularly as possible.

followed!

AustinGoesVertical · #**6555** Posted **Dec 23, 2019, 7:20 PM**

Thanks everyone!! I’ll have more photos coming this week!

lzppjb · #**6556** Posted **Dec 23, 2019, 10:11 PM**

Followed

clubtokyo · #**6557** Posted **Dec 23, 2019, 10:15 PM**

Followed!!

Jdawgboy · #**6558** Posted **Dec 26, 2019, 3:27 AM**

Just followed and you have some great pictures!

On another note wouldn't it have been a great present for all of us if we woke up to news of a couple of 900 footers and one 1,000 footer! One can dream at least. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and Happy Holidays to everyone here in our wonderful city forum!

enragedcamel · #**6559** Posted **Dec 26, 2019, 8:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by enragedcamel

I started working on an app that will allow you to see all of these skyscraper projects on a map, with color-coded pins based on project stage. When you click on a pin, a side pane will open that will show pictures and renderings.

Alright, it's up: https://buildupward.com

Right now the only city is Austin, and I only added (most of) the projects 300 ft or higher. I also want to add San Antonio and Dallas, as well as a few other popular ones like Denver.

When viewing the list, you can change the sorting, as well as toggle the status filters to include/exclude projects by status.

Honestly, the biggest challenge has been compiling the data. For each project I'm manually recording the following:

Name
Floor Count
Height
Street Address
Latitude
Longitude
Most recent concept image or photo

The first three are easy enough to find, but a lot of the projects don't have a listed street address, in which case I don't have the means of finding their latitude and longitude (which I do by manually plugging in the address into Google Maps and grabbing the numbers from the URL). Figuring out the most recent/accurate concept image/photo has also been quite painful, as it involves browsing that project's thread here, and some of those threads are tens of pages long!

As for other cities, I looked at a few other subforums here, and they don't seem anywhere as well-organized as this one (Austin). So I don't know how to go about collecting the info without going crazy.

My long-term plan for this website is to be able to snap a picture of a construction site using a smartphone (e.g. while walking past it) and upload it directly to the project's "Details" page (which I haven't added yet). Users who have "followed" that project will then get notifications like "a new photo has been uploaded by <username> for 6 X Guadalupe". Same for status changes, like when something changes from Site Prep to Under Construction.

I am open to feedback though, since you people here are the main target audience!

clayton_rogue · #**6560** Posted **Dec 26, 2019, 9:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by enragedcamel

Alright, it's up: https://buildupward.com

Right now the only city is Austin, and I only added (most of) the projects 300 ft or higher. I also want to add San Antonio and Dallas, as well as a few other popular ones like Denver.

When viewing the list, you can change the sorting, as well as toggle the status filters to include/exclude projects by status.

Honestly, the biggest challenge has been compiling the data. For each project I'm manually recording the following:

Name
Floor Count
Height
Street Address
Latitude
Longitude
Most recent concept image or photo

The first three are easy enough to find, but a lot of the projects don't have a listed street address, in which case I don't have the means of finding their latitude and longitude (which I do by manually plugging in the address into Google Maps and grabbing the numbers from the URL). Figuring out the most recent/accurate concept image/photo has also been quite painful, as it involves browsing that project's thread here, and some of those threads are tens of pages long!

As for other cities, I looked at a few other subforums here, and they don't seem anywhere as well-organized as this one (Austin). So I don't know how to go about collecting the info without going crazy.

My long-term plan for this website is to be able to snap a picture of a construction site using a smartphone (e.g. while walking past it) and upload it directly to the project's "Details" page (which I haven't added yet). Users who have "followed" that project will then get notifications like "a new photo has been uploaded by <username> for 6 X Guadalupe". Same for status changes, like when something changes from Site Prep to Under Construction.

I am open to feedback though, since you people here are the main target audience!

Wow, nice work!!

Would be dope if we could also get the 3D tower height / dimensions overlay on the Google map... I think it's KevinFromTexas who does that, right?

Don't know if that's possible but figured I'd toss that out there.