Austin | Vesper (84 East) | 452 Feet | 41 Floors | Complete

[gillynova]

I really wished Vesper was taller

[gillynova]

[ski-man]

Originally Posted by gillynova

That view is going to be exceptional when Waterline pops out above those tall bldgs.

[gillynova]

You're damn right! Next year will be very exciting for the skyline

[gillynova]

Some of Vesper's light on from a different angle

[Geckos_Rule]

Originally Posted by gillynova

You're damn right! Next year will be very exciting for the skyline

Agreed -- even just for the Rainey area, the end of 2025 (compared to today) will have the Vesper, the Modern, Paseo, the Travis, Waterline, 700 River all completed, as well as the MACC and whichever of those smaller hotels like the Cambria, etc., finally finished.

Hell, Rainey might even be free from construction for year or so at that point, at least until the Waterline phase 2 starts...

[unit]

Originally Posted by Geckos_Rule

Agreed -- even just for the Rainey area, the end of 2025 (compared to today) will have the Vesper, the Modern, Paseo, the Travis, Waterline, 700 River all completed, as well as the MACC and whichever of those smaller hotels like the Cambria, etc., finally finished.

Hell, Rainey might even be free from construction for year or so at that point, at least until the Waterline phase 2 starts...

62 East hasn't broken ground yet. Also, what's Waterline phase 2? Are you referring to The Travis, phase 2 (aka, Ritz Carlton)? I believe that's been cancelled.

[Urbannizer]

Originally Posted by unit

62 East hasn't broken ground yet. Also, what's Waterline phase 2? Are you referring to The Travis, phase 2 (aka, Ritz Carlton)? I believe that's been cancelled.

Waterline Phase II is the surface lot directly across from Waterline. There has been no information on Phase II, only leaked placeholders renderings from early on-and Waterline will not be completed until 2026. It’s unlikely we’ll see anything happen before then.

80 Red River/Ritz Carlton (Travis Phase II) is up in the air. The developer is having trouble getting their Nashville project out of the ground, their main priority at the moment.

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by Urbannizer

Waterline Phase II is the surface lot directly across from Waterline. There has been no information on Phase II, only leaked placeholders renderings from early on-and Waterline will not be completed until 2026. It’s unlikely we’ll see anything happen before then.

80 Red River/Ritz Carlton (Travis Phase II) is up in the air. The developer is having trouble getting their Nashville project out of the ground, their main priority at the moment.

Update on the Ritz: The Ritz-Carlton developer is being sued by a bank for more than $10 million for missing payments related to the Nashville Ritz, and more than $5 million for a Washington D.C. project. It doesn't look good for the Ritz.

[Geckos_Rule]

Originally Posted by Urbannizer

Waterline Phase II is the surface lot directly across from Waterline. There has been no information on Phase II, only leaked placeholders renderings from early on-and Waterline will not be completed until 2026. It’s unlikely we’ll see anything happen before then.

80 Red River/Ritz Carlton (Travis Phase II) is up in the air. The developer is having trouble getting their Nashville project out of the ground, their main priority at the moment.

Yeah, my mention of it was thinking that Karoi/Lincoln also has that site, and plans to do something with it, although it's been fairly vague over time. Either way, they've represented the current construction as "phase 1" and stated that there's a second phase, which I think is planned for some point after construction finishes here.

[The ATX]

There's a thread for Phase II, a.k.a. Block 190 with some visionary renderings:

https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=244847

[Urbannizer]

Digging the facade panels for the podium of Vesper.

[randalls]

Yes, those look great.

Originally Posted by Urbannizer

Digging the facade panels for the podium of Vesper.

[gillynova]

I dig them too

[Sigaven]

I still hate parking screens, but that texture is pretty neat!

[clubtokyo]

Love the texture!

[drummer]

That texture is a great case study in how to make major improvements in appearance with relatively small effort/cost.

[78701]

Originally Posted by drummer

That texture is a great case study in how to make major improvements in appearance with relatively small effort/cost.

And totally avoid the tin-can appearance plaguing certain other building, while using what looks like exactly the same material (image credit: Urbannizer).

[drummer]

^^ Agreed. From a manufacturing perspective, the angled panels involve one or two more steps. Vesper just has two unique panels that are are repositioned (giving four total options) to give the diamond effect. This is doable with one or two presses in the factory or a single press with a different fitment. Not a lot of extra cost in the long run. If they're starting with welding, the angles are more complex for the frames, sure, but it's still not that difficult unless they're doing each by hand...which I doubt.

[Airwave Dynamics]

Never noticed those garage panels until mentioned on this forum. Definitely unique! Added a snippet of them towards the end of this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSe1l64CtPo