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loonytoony · #**281** Posted **Aug 2, 2021, 4:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by austlar1

What are all the NEW things to do downtown that you couldn't do ten or fifteen years ago? And back then you could do it without breaking the bank. I'm not talking about the loss of Rainey bars and restaurants. Rainey was a bunch of semi derelict houses as recently as 2008, but there were great places to eat, hear real live music, and party all over downtown. So much of that is gone now, some of it admittedly dispersed into the hoods, but still...

Free or low cost stuff off the top of my head: Red Line, Moody Theater, Central Library, flagship Whole Foods, 2nd Street in almost it's entirety, most of the bike lanes, Butler Park improvements, the boardwalk, Waterloo Greenway. There are more for sure but to me the landscape is far improved compared to 10-15 years ago.

austlar1 · #**282** Posted **Aug 2, 2021, 5:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by loonytoony

Free or low cost stuff off the top of my head: Red Line, Moody Theater, Central Library, flagship Whole Foods, 2nd Street in almost it's entirety, most of the bike lanes, Butler Park improvements, the boardwalk, Waterloo Greenway. There are more for sure but to me the landscape is far improved compared to 10-15 years ago.

Well, hop on your Segway and have at it!

The ATX · #**283** Posted **Aug 2, 2021, 5:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by austlar1

Well, hop on your Segway and have at it!

Segway? That is so 2015. It's scooters now.

The ATX · #**284** Posted **Sep 30, 2021, 9:40 AM**

A permit was filed this morning for "Removal/Rework of OH lines to prep site for New Development."

https://abc.austintexas.gov/public-s...pertyrsn=92534

KevinFromTexas · #**285** Posted **Nov 1, 2021, 6:27 PM**

FAA permits for the building -

656 feet - Work Schedule: 03/25/2022 to 08/25/2025
https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external...99267262&row=7

639 feet
https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external...99267263&row=8

639 feet
https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external...99267275&row=9

639 feet
https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external...9267282&row=10

639 feet
https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external...9267284&row=11

StoOgE · #**286** Posted **Nov 1, 2021, 6:50 PM**

So do we think the 639 is the final height?

KevinFromTexas · #**287** Posted **Nov 1, 2021, 7:07 PM**

656 feet could be the mechanical roof height.

StoOgE · #**288** Posted **Nov 1, 2021, 7:12 PM**

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656 feet could be the mechanical roof height.

Oh yeah, there is a wee little box there - I thought the roof was flat but there does look like a mechanical box.

IluvATX · #**289** Posted **Dec 4, 2021, 4:19 PM**

Some renderings I haven’t seen before.

https://nelsenpartners.com/nb-portfo...-92-rainey-st/

The ATX · #**290** Posted **Dec 10, 2021, 5:29 PM**

The site plan was approved and released:

https://abc.austintexas.gov/public-s...rtyrsn=5794379

We vs us · #**291** Posted **Dec 10, 2021, 6:23 PM**

So many things are gonna get started in 2022. It's a little unbelievable.

The ATX · #**292** Posted **Dec 12, 2021, 1:29 PM**

The approved elevations dated 12/10 show this project as 51-stories and 602'. The approved permit has it as 51 floors as well. Both this project and 321 West seem to have the approval date stamped on old elevations and uploaded those as the approved elevations. The floor counts and FAA filings for both projects match public statements by their developers. Therefore the floor counts in the thread titles for both projects come from public statements from the developers and the heights from FAA filings.

Approved Site Plan:
https://abc.austintexas.gov/public-s...rtyrsn=5794379

Geckos_Rule · #**293** Posted **Dec 13, 2021, 4:48 PM**

This makes me wonder what the status of the Rainey St. plan itself is... with this, and 80 Rainey, and River St. residences all potentially starting in 2022, all of their renderings seem to show sidewalks about twice as wide as they are currently....

I wonder if this will coincide with some removal of parking on Rainey itself, or any other infrastructure renovations, or if it's just the renovations being optimistic.

loonytoony · #**294** Posted **Dec 13, 2021, 7:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by The ATX

The approved elevations dated 12/10 show this project as 51-stories and 602'. The approved permit has it as 51 floors as well. Both this project and 321 West seem to have the approval date stamped on old elevations and uploaded those as the approved elevations. The floor counts and FAA filings for both projects match public statements by their developers. Therefore the floor counts in the thread titles for both projects come from public statements from the developers and the heights from FAA filings.

Approved Site Plan:
https://abc.austintexas.gov/public-s...rtyrsn=5794379

I believe it will come in on paper as 55 stories tall, with two story penthouses, for an actual of 56 stories.

The ATX · #**295** Posted **Dec 13, 2021, 7:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by loonytoony

I believe it will come in on paper as 55 stories tall, with two story penthouses, for an actual of 56 stories.

I agree with you. It just bothers me that on the last two big projects to have their site plans approved and released, the released elevations were old versions of the project.

loonytoony · #**296** Posted **Dec 13, 2021, 10:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by The ATX

I agree with you. It just bothers me that on the last two big projects to have their site plans approved and released, the released elevations were old versions of the project.

The change I've seen on this project is 6 additional levels to the parking garage. I wonder if updates like that are exempt or similar.

The ATX · #**297** Posted **Dec 14, 2021, 1:34 PM**

An anonymous source sent me the actual approved elevations. I came up with a height of ~658'. So it gained two feet from the last height we had for it.

ATX2030 · #**298** Posted **Dec 16, 2021, 9:30 PM**

Rainey skyline reaching new heights: One tower secures financing, another moves forward in plan review

Parimal M. Rohit – Staff Writer, Austin Business Journal

https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/n...s-forward.html

"Rainey Street is on track to become ground zero for the latest upward expansion of downtown Austin’s skyline, as a couple of high-rise developments reached significant milestones this week."

"The Austin Design Commission on Dec. 13 unanimously recommended plans to build a 49-story apartment tower at 80 Rainey St. Meanwhile, Austin-based Urbanspace Real Estate + Interiors announced Dec. 16 it secured both construction financing and a site development permit to move forward with its 56-story condominium tower, The Modern Austin Residences."

gillynova · #**299** Posted **Dec 18, 2021, 5:15 AM**

myBrain · #**300** Posted **Jan 10, 2022, 10:58 PM**

Looks like the renderings on their website have changed. The crown has simplified and it's lost the black stripes and other accents. Sadly, it's even more of a glass rectangle than before:

https://modernaustinresidences.com/w...web-scaled.jpg

https://modernaustinresidences.com/