Austin | 6th & Rio Grande (701 W. 6th) | 758 Feet | 66 Floors | Proposed

[H2O]

Originally Posted by The ATX

"Administrative approval of a site plan" is not something I have ever heard of. I'm not sure what that means. There have administrative approvals of density bonuses when the DC doesn't like a project.

Edit: I guess "administrative approval of a site plan" just means that no zoning change is needed for the project.

Almost all site plans are administratively approved. There are a few circumstances where a site plan in an overlay district need approval from the Planning Commission, but they are rare. Site plans never need Council approval, unlike zoning applications.

[kingkirbythe....]

West Sixth and Rio Grande’s Getting Taller, but Watch That View Corridor!

https://austin.towers.net/west-sixth...view-corridor/

Either way, our rough estimate puts the tower at anywhere between 585 to 640 feet depending on individual floor height, not as tall as the Independent a few blocks away but still a pretty substantial piece of infill for the district. With record-setting towers like Sixth and Guadalupe rising nearby — also a Kairoi project, you might note, and not the developer’s only effort to push the limits of height in the city — it’s kind of astonishing that a project like this doesn’t represent dramatic change quite the way it used to. 50 floors or so is starting to become downtown’s new normal, even though this tower likely would have set a new height record in the mid-2000s.

[KevinFromTexas]

With this being next to 5th & West, there's going to be some unique views of these two. Their capitol view corridor side facades will line up next to each other. From 5th & Rio Grande, they'll create a wall diagonally across their block, and from 6th & Rio Grande you'll be able look straight down the face of their facades that front the CVC.

[The ATX]

Another confirmed 600 footer here @ 610'.



https://abc.austintexas.gov/public-s...ertyrsn=128840

[resansom]

Originally Posted by The ATX

Another confirmed 600 footer here @ 610'.



https://abc.austintexas.gov/public-s...ertyrsn=128840

Holy crap - is that a 600' concrete wall, from the west?

[StoOgE]

Jesus - we do not need a blank 600' tall elastomeric concrete wall. Unless something is 100% going in next to that wall in the next 5 years its going to be an eyesore the level of the Verizon building in NYC before it got renovated.

[SproutingTowers]

Originally Posted by StoOgE

Jesus - we do not need a blank 600' tall elastomeric concrete wall. Unless something is 100% going in next to that wall in the next 5 years its going to be an eyesore the level of the Verizon building in NYC before it got renovated.

Perhaps Austin will have the world’s tallest mural.

[The ATX]

It looks like this got a significant height boost to 751' with the addition of 13 more floors.

[We vs us]

Wild!

[Echostatic]

This has got to be the best tower:podium ratio of any skyscraper in the city.

[Sigaven]

Something's off about these. What's up with the difference in width between the north and south elevations?

[resansom]

Originally Posted by Sigaven

Something's off about these. What's up with the difference in width between the north and south elevations?

CVC slicing...

[myBrain]

Heard you guys liked 44 East, well here it is as a triangle with a 600 foot blank wall facing the direction it will be most-photographed from.

[The ATX]

The blank west wall is on the edge of the property line. So they apparently expect something tall to be built on the current Dogwood and Concrete Cowboy sites.

[We vs us]

Originally Posted by The ATX

The blank west wall is on the edge of the property line. So they apparently expect something tall to be built on the current Dogwood and Concrete Cowboy sites.

Adios, west 6th. it's been grand.

[papertowelroll]

Originally Posted by We vs us

Adios, west 6th. it's been grand.

Other than Rock Rose I suppose (which is really just West 6th north), West 6th is by far our most generic nightlife district. I do like going there to watch sports and whatnot but in general it won't be missed that much. What I do like on West 6th is all the great patios, hopefully the new retail spaces can maintain that component.. perhaps the CVCs help here? Otherwise I wonder if you start to see the bars move north or west?

[paul78701]

Originally Posted by We vs us

Adios, west 6th. it's been grand.

Why so much premature worrying about things that will end up not being a big deal?

West 6th will be fine. It's been undergoing changes for years and years now. It has grown a lot. Losing a place or two wouldn't make much of a difference. But it likely won't be losing much of anything.

WTF Icehouse has only existed for a couple of years. That spot was a dumpy Mr Gatti's forever. And an abandoned building for at least a couple years after that. It will essentially be replaced with what should be a higher end restaurant. It's always nice to take in some live music at WTF, but it's mostly closed during the day. The new restaurant could very well be open day and night. All in all, that's not terrible.

I wouldn't fret much over the blank wall either. It surely won't be long before a building goes up to block it. Of the two bars to the west, Concrete Cowboy is a Dallas import that doesn't seem to get all that much foot traffic. Dogwood can get busy, but I imagine they could find another spot nearby if they put in the effort. Even so, a new building there will also likely include retail/bar/restaurant space.

West 6th is mostly dead during the day. There's not much foot traffic during that time. These coming changes could definitely change that. Rather than being downtrodden, I'd welcome the positive possibilities they bring.

Edit: Oh. And the sidewalks over there aren't great to say the least. These new buildings will bring much needed Great Streets treatment to the area.

[zrx299]

Originally Posted by paul78701

Of the two bars to the west, Concrete Cowboy is a Dallas import that doesn't seem to get all that much foot traffic. Dogwood can get busy, but I imagine they could find another spot nearby if they put in the effort. Even so, a new building there will also likely include retail/bar/restaurant space.

Stereotype is closed just around the corner. Would be a prime spot to relocate Dogwood or something else.

[kingkirbythe....]

That would be nice. Or they could paint windows on it.

[The ATX]

Here's a Chinese residential building with painted windows:




Here's a hint if it wasn't obvious which ones were fake:

https://www.businessinsider.com/fake...-viral-2013-10