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ohhey · #**2041** Posted **Jun 10, 2021, 2:09 AM**

That's a really drab grey. I was hoping for something darker.

enragedcamel · #**2042** Posted **Jun 10, 2021, 3:00 AM**

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Easier to save money and get to say “tallest in Austin” or “top ten in Texas” if the budget and other constraints don’t allow for more floors or weight in addition to the already-done height increase.

But you don't have to build extra floors, you can just have a slightly taller antenna tower or whatever. That's how so many skyscrapers cheat!

The ATX · #**2043** Posted **Jun 10, 2021, 4:14 AM**

The FAA approval is positive, but it doesn't mean that the 883' height is for sure yet. If they do switch to condos and increase the height, they should be making an announcement soon since the office levels are already U/C.

paul78701 · #**2044** Posted **Jun 10, 2021, 4:13 PM**

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This is what I don't get. Why wouldn't they go the extra few feet? It couldn't cost that much more, and they would increase the building's profile in the state.

Once they finish the mechanical and whatever else that might go on top, it could potentially get that few extra feet?

The ATX · #**2045** Posted **Jun 10, 2021, 4:36 PM**

The 883' would be the top of the walls/screen surrounding the mechanical, so no added height from mechanical. But with a 17' spire, we would have a 900 footer.

DaveinWimberley · #**2046** Posted **Jun 10, 2021, 6:02 PM**

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The 883' would be the top of the walls/screen surrounding the mechanical, so no added height from mechanical. But with a 17' spire, we would have a 900 footer.

A 101' spire and we would have a super tall.
But then, everybody would ridicule Austin, just like everyone ridicules the Wilshire Grand for the 294" spire (166' above roof level) that makes it the "tallest" building West of the Mississippi.
But I wouldn't be averse to building a 4' spire, so we could overtake Renaissance Tower in Dallas, as the 5th tallest in Texas. (710' Renaissance Tower itself added a 176' spire so they could brag they were the 2nd tallest building in Dallas. It's kind of like the Wilshire Grand of Texas.

drummer · #**2047** Posted **Jun 10, 2021, 8:44 PM**

I say we just wait for the actual supertall to be built. I'm okay with almost 900ft on this one. Heck, we used to complain about a 400' plateau. We're doing okay, y'all....

enragedcamel · #**2048** Posted **Jun 10, 2021, 9:00 PM**

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I say we just wait for the actual supertall to be built. I'm okay with almost 900ft on this one. Heck, we used to complain about a 400' plateau. We're doing okay, y'all....

Hopefully we'll reach a point where we complain about 1,200ft soon.

drummer · #**2049** Posted **Jun 11, 2021, 2:05 PM**

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Hopefully we'll reach a point where we complain about 1,200ft soon.

I already think 1,200ft is too short. That's how spoiled I am now.

StoOgE · #**2050** Posted **Jun 11, 2021, 3:21 PM**

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Heck, we used to complain about a 400' plateau. We're doing okay, y'all....

That was like 2 years ago

Although, NYers have been spoiled already with only getting supertalls, so, lol

The ATX · #**2051** Posted **Jun 14, 2021, 3:31 PM**

The core has reached level 20:

http://webcampub.multivista.com/inde...6-E3C4B0C3B2C1

drummer · #**2052** Posted **Jun 14, 2021, 3:54 PM**

Roughly a third of the way.

drummer · #**2053** Posted **Jun 14, 2021, 3:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by StoOgE

That was like 2 years ago

Although, NYers have been spoiled already with only getting supertalls, so, lol

True, haha.

Urbannizer · #**2054** Posted **Jun 16, 2021, 6:16 AM**

June 9th

Today

Urbannizer · #**2055** Posted **Jun 16, 2021, 5:30 PM**

Beyond the Hills by Russell Cardwell, on Flickr

427MM · #**2056** Posted **Jun 16, 2021, 6:37 PM**

Amazing! That perspective is terrific—hope to see the same a few years from now!

davidberko · #**2057** Posted **Jun 16, 2021, 11:44 PM**

I am nerding out big time over austin's development LOL. Used to live near Chicago and it's so cool to watch Austin grow up right before our very eyes into a major downtown. 6XG and 98 red river or whatever that one is will take Austin to the big leagues!

migol24 · #**2058** Posted **Jun 17, 2021, 5:11 AM**

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I am nerding out big time over austin's development LOL. Used to live near Chicago and it's so cool to watch Austin grow up right before our very eyes into a major downtown. 6XG and 98 red river or whatever that one is will take Austin to the big leagues!

"Scratching" the big leagues. Haha
Austin's skyline is still small considering.

davidberko · #**2059** Posted **Jun 17, 2021, 6:00 PM**

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"Scratching" the big leagues. Haha
Austin's skyline is still small considering.

No, you're right. We're still small. But definitely close to the next tier. The next five years will be a tipping point.
There are so many good skylines in the U.S.

StoOgE · #**2060** Posted **Jun 17, 2021, 6:39 PM**

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No, you're right. We're still small. But definitely close to the next tier. The next five years will be a tipping point.
There are so many good skylines in the U.S.

I mean, I don't think we're a small skyline anymore - certainly not by global standards, and assuming we get 2-3 of the big ones under planning we'll be in that L.A., Houston, Atlanta, Seattle tier of "next one ups" skylines in the US. Maybe we aren't at the top of that list, but we're in that general grouping of "that's a large dense skyline in a city center of a car-centric place".

Chicago, NYC and Toronto are the sort of unassailable skylines in North America that just have a "goes on forever" density + height.