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[paul78701]

Originally Posted by myBrain

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CO_BDnHlUUJ/

I would have to think that the Posada del Rey condos (just west of 6X) are ripe for redevelopment. I can easily see a developer making an offer to buy them out. Most of that lot doesn't sit in a CVC.

[drummer]

^^ That photo shows the CVC (of course not in its entirety) but also the potential of CVCs as things further develop and greater density is obtained on either side of them. Certainly makes for a neat effect, despite the frustration of them sometimes.

[Armybrat]

With the current housing market, any buyout offers would have to be very strong to persuade the owners to move.

[The ATX]

The podium (shorter) tower crane comes down the last weekend in June.

https://abc.austintexas.gov/public-s...rtyrsn=2018642

[migol24]

What are the chances of seeing more towers going up north of this one? Specifically, 11th st and Guadalupe. There are some parking lots on there. Not necessarily tall ones but mostly infill. I realize that this area might block the CVC but it's definitely lacking in density. It feels a little odd suddenly seeing the tallest building in downtown after several stretches of flat blocks.

[Riverranchdrone]

Originally Posted by migol24

What are the chances of seeing more towers going up north of this one? Specifically, 11th st and Guadalupe. There are some parking lots on there. Not necessarily tall ones but mostly infill. I realize that this area might block the CVC but it's definitely lacking in density. It feels a little odd suddenly seeing the tallest building in downtown after several stretches of flat blocks.

That must be one powerful neighborhood to deny density for so long. You could could increase the size of downtown by a third. Its only houses from Lamar to guadalupe and from mlk south to maybe 9th ave?

[MichaelB]

Originally Posted by Riverranchdrone

That must be one powerful neighborhood to deny density for so long. You could could increase the size of downtown by a third. Its only houses from Lamar to guadalupe and from mlk south to maybe 9th ave?

Just not happened yet. That is mostly commercial already and would be great to be residential again.
I would only want to make sure that the truly historical houses in that area are protected ( again, almost all commercial zoned already )

[migol24]

I figured a lot of those blocks were government or county owned properties. I don't expect skyscrapers ever going up but I sure do think density could be of good use in this area, without bulldozing those beautiful historical houses, especially the lot across that Travis County Courthouse on 11th St and next to the Bank of America on 10th st. There are a few more eyesores that I can't remember specifically but I think building some truly dense multi use buildings would help blend the historical houses a lot nicer than the bland concrete next to them. It's a bit of a depressing and uninspiring little stretch in downtown until you hit 7th st where those beautiful houses are. I feel it's gonna be even more noticeable once this 800-900 ft tower goes up.

[H2O]

Originally Posted by migol24

I figured a lot of those blocks were government or county owned properties. I don't expect skyscrapers ever going up but I sure do think density could be of good use in this area, without bulldozing those beautiful historical houses, especially the lot across that Travis County Courthouse on 11th St and next to the Bank of America on 10th st. There are a few more eyesores that I can't remember specifically but I think building some truly dense multi use buildings would help blend the historical houses a lot nicer than the bland concrete next to them. It's a bit of a depressing and uninspiring little stretch in downtown until you hit 7th st where those beautiful houses are. I feel it's gonna be even more noticeable once this 800-900 ft tower goes up.

There is a CVC from the sunken bandshell in Wooldridge Square that makes some of those lots virtually unbuildable.

[atxsnail]

Originally Posted by H2O

There is a CVC from the sunken bandshell in Wooldridge Square that makes some of those lots virtually unbuildable.

Protecting the capitol view from a gazebo in a drainage ditch is peak Austin and I'm only being half sarcastic. Here's a towers article that describes just how hamstrung the affected areas are to development:

https://austin.towers.net/what-can-y...stin-not-much/

I don't mind a sleepy section of downtown (all cities have them), but forever preserving that much space as surface parking should be criminal.

Honestly, we should just fill the damn park in with dirt and reset the corridor coordinates to reflect the new elevation. We can build a new elevated stage for the Austin Symphony to play on and even keep the old gazebo onsite for the preservation fetishists.

[myBrain]

Originally Posted by atxsnail

Protecting the capitol view from a gazebo in a drainage ditch is peak Austin and I'm only being half sarcastic. Here's a towers article that describes just how hamstrung the affected areas are to development:

https://austin.towers.net/what-can-y...stin-not-much/

I don't mind a sleepy section of downtown (all cities have them), but forever preserving that much space as surface parking should be criminal.

Honestly, we should just fill the damn park in with dirt and reset the corridor coordinates to reflect the new elevation. We can build a new elevated stage for the Austin Symphony to play on and even keep the old gazebo onsite for the preservation fetishists.

Wow that's really interesting. And this would have been an awesome solution, at least as far as the pedestrian diagonal goes:

[kingkirbythe....]

Originally Posted by atxsnail

Protecting the capitol view from a gazebo in a drainage ditch is peak Austin

Aren’t there City of Austin cvc’s and State of Texas cvc’s? Could be peak Texas Legislature.

[atxsnail]

Originally Posted by kingkirbythe....

Aren’t there City of Austin cvc’s and State of Texas cvc’s? Could be peak Texas Legislature.

Good point, the creation of most of these CVCs was problematic to begin with. However preservation of a bad idea simply for the sake of preservation is a perfectly Austin thing to do.

[wwmiv]

Originally Posted by myBrain

Wow that's really interesting. And this would have been an awesome solution, at least as far as the pedestrian diagonal goes:

This design would connect Wooldridge Square to the Governor’s Mansion and, if the parking lot next to Wooldridge tower into a park, to the State Capitol grounds with a pedestrian promenade. Lovely idea, as it extends functional park space and could help drive foot traffic between county civic space and the state civic space with a direct pedestrian connection.

In fact, having radiating pedestrian promenades under CVCs from the state Capitol grounds would be a really smart use of space and expand the pedestrian experience of downtown in a synergistic way as neighboring parcels not subject to CVCs are developed.

[paul78701]

Originally Posted by kingkirbythe....

Aren’t there City of Austin cvc’s and State of Texas cvc’s? Could be peak Texas Legislature.

Years ago there was an initiative of some sort to align the city's CVCs with those of the state. I'm not sure how far along it ever got though. The state is highly unlikely to adjust their CVCs. So it pretty much falls on the city to work around them.

[H2O]

Originally Posted by paul78701

Years ago there was an initiative of some sort to align the city's CVCs with those of the state. I'm not sure how far along it ever got though. The state is highly unlikely to adjust their CVCs. So it pretty much falls on the city to work around them.

It went nowhere because people from all around Texas freaked out. Even modest proposals to correct some glaring errors where there weren't any actual views of the Capitol were too controversial.

[zx14]

The project seems to be creeping along. Maybe one floor every 2 weeks. ID bet this will not be finished until 2024.

[StoOgE]

Originally Posted by H2O

It went nowhere because people from all around Texas freaked out. Even modest proposals to correct some glaring errors where there weren't any actual views of the Capitol were too controversial.

My grandma was a strong proponent of knocking down every building taller than the capital dome.

[Urbannizer]

[ahealy]

^^Great shots, Urban!! That thing is going to be so fkin huge lol. When is it scheduled to be topped out?