Austin | ATX Tower (321 West 6th) | 675 Feet | 58 Floors | Complete

[Lobotomizer]

Originally Posted by The ATX

It's not that bad. There are only 11.

Isn't it only 2-11? That's only 10 levels, but who's counting?

[ahealy]

Originally Posted by AusTex

I hope the mesh on the parking floors is denser than it looks on the renderings.
Being able to totally see, the angle of the parking floors, will not be attractive. I know eventually long views of this part of the building will be obscured by other buildings, however one can still see through the mess from across the street.

I personally would NEVER buy a unit in a building that treated the parking floors differently than the tower portion. In this case cover them in glass, or partial glass to look similar to the office floors. I would absolutely hate to come home every day to such a hideous excuse of a covering for the parking floors! I would want to have pride in my building; Not Embarrassment.

Yeah, there's nothing worse than seeing that cheap thin mesh at sunrise/sunset when you can notice all the imperfections of the panels that don't line up correctly. It's an obsessive thing I pick up on that drives me nuts!

[austlar1]

So, is this monstrosity now officially under construction?

[gabetx]

The tallest tower I am not excited for. Another copy/paste and stretched tower with a fugly podium. Some of these ugly/generic towers need to start getting denied. There's not too much room left downtown for all of these copy-towers with absolutely no creativity whatsoever.

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by austlar1

So, is this monstrosity now officially under construction?

It may have moved from site prep to U/C because it looks like they started column construction.

[MichaelB]

Originally Posted by gabetx

The tallest tower I am not excited for. Another copy/paste and stretched tower with a fugly podium. Some of these ugly/generic towers need to start getting denied. There's not too much room left downtown for all of these copy-towers with absolutely no creativity whatsoever.

totally agree...
I sooooo wish it worked that way! Believe me !

[ahealy]

Can someone remind me how much retail will be on the ground floor? Is it just a small coffee shop space?

[Geckos_Rule]

Originally Posted by ahealy

Can someone remind me how much retail will be on the ground floor? Is it just a small coffee shop space?

I don't believe we know for sure, yet. But based on Handel's page about it, they say:

"Both the residential and office entrances are located along West 6tth Street, and are framed in vertical terra cotta slats providing both transparency and screening. A signature double-height retail space anchors the corner of West 6th and Guadalupe Street."

So at least one garage entrance, along with two lobbies and therefore two elevator banks, and only one mention of retail space. I'd say it's likely to be a small coffee shop, and not much more.

[Urbannizer]

[The ATX]

This one looks to be U/C as cement trucks are arriving on site to most likely start column construction.

[austin242]

It's a major intersection so this will always be very visible. I could care less what the cover it with as long as I can't tell it's a parking garage. Cover it with particle board for all I care. It would probably look way better than what they are going to do.
I'm gonna say though if our podiums don't get better the city should ban them all together. Would love to see less parking in a building built right across the street from a future subway station.

https://chicago.curbed.com/2018/12/4...c-wall-gensler

[Billy Cannon]

Originally Posted by The ATX

This one looks to be U/C as cement trucks are arriving on site to most likely start column construction.

There is no structural elements being poured yet. The concrete you see onsite is for Oscar Orduno(orange equipment) who is preforming the temporary soil retention system.

This project will excavate down a bit before they begin structural construction

[chinchaaa]

[agsatx88]

ROW Use Permit filed for crane erection states it will go up on a weekend in mid-July.

https://abc.austintexas.gov/public-s..._propertyrsn=0

[The ATX]

I don't ever recall a ROW closure for a crane installation being filed so far in advance. Usually it's two months or sooner.

[ATX2030]

Originally Posted by agsatx88

ROW Use Permit filed for crane erection states it will go up on a weekend in mid-July.

https://abc.austintexas.gov/public-s..._propertyrsn=0

3 1/2 months for excavation and foundation work? Seems awfully long for such a small site with no underground parking. They must have a ton of utilities to move.

[GoldenBoot]

Crane shortages???

[H2O]

Originally Posted by ATX2030

3 1/2 months for excavation and foundation work? Seems awfully long for such a small site with no underground parking. They must have a ton of utilities to move.

Could be soil remediation. There once was a dry cleaning plant near there that left a plume of ground water contamination all the way to City Hall.

[agsatx88]

Sunday 4/10/22

[rayfes]

Originally Posted by H2O

Could be soil remediation. There once was a dry cleaning plant near there that left a plume of ground water contamination all the way to City Hall.

Plaza Lofts a block away had to have testing for a good 10 years because of the dry cleaner