AUSTIN | Waterline | 1,034 Feet | 73 Floors | T/O

[bobbywest87]

Originally Posted by IluvATX

It appears they are installing the south side windows plumb. Wouldn’t this create a stoop of sorts on each floor? Im sure the birds will love it.

Stoop Bird is gonna love it so much he'll never leave the stoop (apologies for my obscure Hey Arnold references).

[Riverranchdrone]

The next "Great Stain"

[Bblasa]

I was told six flags had sold them all of their old water cannons from the log chute and anytime a bird lands the homeowner/guests can insert a quarter and it sprays them away. If you don’t pay your condo HOA fees they turn the cannons toward u window and blast them all day so u can’t see your pretty view anymore

[Urbannizer]

Rainey Street by Dave Wilson, on Flickr

[Bblasa]

Pretty
Is that the topping out of the podium/amenity deck portion?

[Urbannizer]

Reddit via Powarblasta5000

[gillynova]

Glass installed on the ground level

[Bblasa]

Thanks for capturing how the ground floor glass curtain doesn’t fully follow the building
That was a surprise feature !

Will be interesting to see how the third section’s double pane affects the building height. I liked our topic awhile back about how window framing impacts perceived height and its interesting that they are using the white spacing much closer to grade than on the residences at to. I like how similar yet different the first two section’s plating already look

[Bblasa]

That second photo captured the split angle on the Travis really well

[clubtokyo]

Looking so good!

[migol24]

In an ideal world, it would be cool to see those warehouses on Cesar Chavez across the convention center being replaced by museums, opera houses or performing art theaters and have them connect towards Waller Creek and Town Lake. Something similar to the Civic Center/Van Ness area in San Francisco. The sidewalks could also use some major improvements. Cesar feels like a highway and pedestrians are too close to the traffic when they're walking on the south side of Cesar Chavez.

[The ATX]

Excellent photos!

[drummer]

Man, I really hope Iron Works BBQ holds on amidst all of this long-term. Super cool to have a little tin-roof barbecue spot in the middle of all the modern towers going in.

Also, seconded on the excellent photos! These are great.

[clubtokyo]

Originally Posted by drummer

Man, I really hope Iron Works BBQ holds on amidst all of this long-term. Super cool to have a little tin-roof barbecue spot in the middle of all the modern towers going in.

Also, seconded on the excellent photos! These are great.

Agree drummer! Its cool to have an old school bbq joint amongst all the development!

[ahealy]

Does it bother anyone else that those 10 levels of just parking face Cesar Chavez? That is parking, yeah? Could've been some nice downtown views for hotel guests. I actually love that the copper orange kinda fades from far away and doesn't give West Campus housing.

[jake.robs]

Originally Posted by ahealy

Does it bother anyone else that those 10 levels of just parking face Cesar Chavez? That is parking, yeah? Could've been some nice downtown views for hotel guests. I actually love that the copper orange kinda fades from far away and doesn't give West Campus housing.

Yeah, I'm fairly sure the hotel starts at the point where the podium skews towards the creek and the balconies start.

[Jdawgboy]

To be fair, the location for the garage seems to be the best spot if you think about it. The Hotel faces the more inviting incoming Waterloo Greenway and river rather than a dull intersection on the other side. Also I could be wrong, (someone can clarify this) but it seemed to me like they built the garage portion flat levels with ramps to each section rather than the garage itself angled. It's quite possible they could at some point in the future convert the garage if the need ever arises. I could be wrong and will go back to look at earlier pictures, but they didn't seem angled to me.

[Geckos_Rule]

Originally Posted by ahealy

Does it bother anyone else that those 10 levels of just parking face Cesar Chavez? That is parking, yeah? Could've been some nice downtown views for hotel guests. I actually love that the copper orange kinda fades from far away and doesn't give West Campus housing.

Late to the party here, but -- while it isn't technically parking -- the Fairmont's gigantic blank wall with no entrance, sometimes-working lighting, and kitchen exhaust vents being there for the last couple of years means that the ship has sailed a bit on having anything too great facing Cesar Chavez directly on that side.

More likely, this building's "good sides" will be the main entrance facing red river, along with just the southwest corner fronted by the bridge over Waller creek.

[IluvATX]

Maybe they’ll put a Raffles there and connect it to the Fairmont. It’ll be like little Doha.

[gillynova]

Thank you for all the photos Riverranchdrone!