Austin | Conrad Residences (307 E. 2nd St.) | 755 Feet | 62 Floors | Never Built - Page 12

bobbywest87 · #**221** Posted **May 5, 2022, 4:28 PM**

I can live with the missing crown, but why did they change the central and top layers from horizontal stripes to vertical? Now it's got this weird ≡≡lll thing going on.

chinchaaa · #**222** Posted **May 5, 2022, 4:42 PM**

booooo

ahealy · #**223** Posted **May 5, 2022, 4:54 PM**

Wow. There should be an Austin specific term for the morphing of projects that go from stellar to forgettable. I feared this would happen....and it did! I am seriously really pissed. WTF possessed them to do this? Is it really cost cutting to buzz off the crown? Can't wait for the cluster of rectangles.

5 MIN Update:

Jesus. The balconies on both the south & north sides look so goddamn bad. The huge gap on the south side is absolutely atrocious and just plain odd. There is no pattern and the disjointed aesthetic also doesn't make sense. It just looks like a mistake.

lonewolf · #**224** Posted **May 5, 2022, 4:57 PM**

looks ugly ngl

reminds me of the courthouse a little bit

urbancore · #**225** Posted **May 5, 2022, 5:20 PM**

I do like the balconies, the shape is interesting and the size is usable.

the overall design though is blah.

bobbywest87 · #**226** Posted **May 5, 2022, 5:30 PM**

They've also shrunk the height from 775 ft to 753 ft with the loss of the crown, and the glass has changed from an interesting teal/green color to... More blue!

ahealy · #**227** Posted **May 5, 2022, 5:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by bobbywest87

They've also shrunk the height from 775 ft to 753 ft with the loss of the crown, and the glass has changed from an interesting teal/green color to... More blue!

Yeah, not even joking...but I think I'm gonna take a break from the forum. love y'all but this shit is getting depressing. Maybe it's all the blue

bobbywest87 · #**228** Posted **May 5, 2022, 6:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by ahealy

Yeah, not even joking...but I think I'm gonna take a break from the forum. love y'all but this shit is getting depressing. Maybe it's all the blue

You just gotta look at the bright side. This change is still a million times better than what happened to 321 W Sixth Street.

Nickelplate · #**229** Posted **May 5, 2022, 6:06 PM**

Oh thank God they boxed off the top. I was beginning to worry it would be distinguishable from distance on the skyline. Now it can fade into rectangular obscurity with the modern and darn near every other residential highrise proposed or under construction.
Heaven forbid a taper, spire, setback, curve, arch or unique design enter the fray. Brick, stone or natural elements? Not a chance when we could just have a striped glass box. Throw in some sectional elements to make it look shorter and boom finished product. Get the golden shovels!!

ahealy · #**230** Posted **May 5, 2022, 6:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by bobbywest87

You just gotta look at the bright side. This change is still a million times better than what happened to 321 W Sixth Street.

GREAT point.

Also, Nickelplate...that made me lol. Thank you.

JACKinBeantown · #**231** Posted **May 5, 2022, 6:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by obemearg

Updated design with new renderings. Crown has been removed and outdoor amenity spaces added.

Photo from Greg Anderson @walkableaustin https://twitter.com/WalkableAustin/s...zgzsQJS6ZHfoJg

Coincidentally, it resembles the wood fence.

bobbywest87 · #**232** Posted **May 5, 2022, 6:22 PM**

So long as they don’t make this thing any shorter, it will at least still add some height variability to the skyline. We don’t currently have any towers in the 700 to 800 foot range.

LiveattheOasis · #**233** Posted **May 5, 2022, 7:01 PM**

They killed Gumby ...

AusTex · #**234** Posted **May 5, 2022, 7:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by lonewolf

reminds me of the courthouse a little bit

I agree... I immediately thought it looked similar to another building. Not necessarily a good comparison though.

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Originally Posted by bobbywest87

They've also shrunk the height from 775 ft to 753 ft with the loss of the crown, and the glass has changed from an interesting teal/green color to... More blue!

I'm not so sure it is blue. The color might just be the reflection of the blue sky in a neutral, more clear glass. The close up rendering does not read blue to me. I am hoping it is different.

Now the loss of the crown, as mentioned before, is a real loss. Just WHY? Good base, Nice tower portion, No crown, again. = Another Missed Opportunity = Just Another Skyscraper.

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Originally Posted by bobbywest87

So long as they don’t make this thing any shorter, it will at least still add some height variability to the skyline. We don’t currently have any towers in the 700 to 800 foot range.

And Yes; At least it still has a decent height for our skyline! It will look good near 98 Red River I think, with good scaling down to the rest of the Downtown Skyline.

the Genral · #**235** Posted **May 5, 2022, 7:18 PM**

https://youtu.be/Ff75ndu3ks0
Aim for the flat top!

futures · #**236** Posted **May 5, 2022, 7:26 PM**

I think if we hadn't seen the original rendering, I think the tune would be much different on this one. Still a pretty cool look and it is 750 feet!

Bring back the green though!

ILUVSAT · #**237** Posted **May 5, 2022, 7:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by bobbywest87

They've also shrunk the height from 775 ft to 753 ft with the loss of the crown, and the glass has changed from an interesting teal/green color to... More blue!

Can you source that? I thought the site plan was approved and released at 775'. I'd like to see the new elevations.

bobbywest87 · #**238** Posted **May 5, 2022, 7:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by ILUVSAT

Can you source that? I thought the site plan was approved and released at 775'. I'd like to see the new elevations.

753 ft was a typo on my part, it should be 755 ft. I’m just going off the text on the flyer.

ILUVSAT · #**239** Posted **May 5, 2022, 7:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by bobbywest87

753 ft was a typo on my part, it should be 755 ft. I’m just going off the text on the flyer.

Ah. Maybe that is to the roof and then there is another 20' of parapet.

bobbywest87 · #**240** Posted **May 5, 2022, 8:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by ILUVSAT

Ah. Maybe that is to the roof and then there is another 20' of parapet.

Not sure, but the floor count also went from 65 to 63.