AUSTIN | Project Updates Thread Part II - Page 221

AusTxDevelopment · #**4401** Posted **Oct 23, 2017, 12:19 AM**

Beautiful day today. I was out playing with my flying camera. I took some pictures of my favorite green roof - the top of the parking garage at the Dimensional Funds buildings on Loop 360 at 2244. Below are some pictures, and here are the rest: https://imgur.com/a/fi5zp

drummer · #**4402** Posted **Oct 23, 2017, 12:26 AM**

Man, that's an incredibly well-done rooftop park. I'd love to see more of that kind of thing in downtown.

Riverranchdrone · #**4403** Posted **Oct 23, 2017, 1:01 AM**

wow. didnt think austin had anything that big on a rooftop. nice job

The ATX · #**4404** Posted **Oct 23, 2017, 1:15 AM**

Now, that's a green roof. It's almost as nice as the original terrain before it was destroyed for a parking garage.

ahealy · #**4405** Posted **Oct 23, 2017, 5:21 AM**

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Originally Posted by The ATX

Now, that's a green roof. It's almost as nice as the original terrain before it was destroyed for a parking garage.

is this open to the public?

The ATX · #**4406** Posted **Oct 23, 2017, 5:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by ahealy

is this open to the public?

I see you added Chicago to your location. Did you move there?

Sigaven · #**4407** Posted **Oct 23, 2017, 5:18 PM**

Wow, I had no idea that existed. I wish we would do that to all of our parking garages downtown and elsewhere - make the rooftops public parks! Great views, nice to look at from other buildings, and great use of space to an otherwise rather dead block.

jowens · #**4408** Posted **Oct 23, 2017, 5:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by ahealy

is this open to the public?

Not sure if its "Open to the public"; but very accessible to the public.

Have been there multiple times on weekends.

eguidry · #**4409** Posted **Oct 23, 2017, 6:40 PM**

Took a pano from Doug Sahm Hill in September of 2012 and took an updated one yesterday. Crazy the growth over just the last 5 years.

link to original
https://imgur.com/T6AuwZO

masonh2479 · #**4410** Posted **Oct 23, 2017, 6:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by eguidry

Took a pano from Doug Sahm Hill in September of 2012 and took an updated one yesterday. Crazy the growth over just the last 5 years.

link to original
https://imgur.com/T6AuwZO

The more dense it gets the better it looks! It's amazing to see how much and how fast Austin is changing. When I left in 2008 it looked nothing like it does now that's for sure.

Sigaven · #**4411** Posted **Oct 23, 2017, 7:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by eguidry

Took a pano from Doug Sahm Hill in September of 2012 and took an updated one yesterday. Crazy the growth over just the last 5 years.

link to original
https://imgur.com/T6AuwZO

can't wait to see what the next 5 years will bring!

paul78701 · #**4412** Posted **Oct 23, 2017, 8:34 PM**

CapRidge: Tracking STEM jobs to invest in real estate:
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2017/10/2...al-estate.html

Austin named as the top city for real estate investment based on the "STEMdex".

Maximusx1 · #**4413** Posted **Oct 23, 2017, 8:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by eguidry

Took a pano from Doug Sahm Hill in September of 2012 and took an updated one yesterday. Crazy the growth over just the last 5 years.

link to original
https://imgur.com/T6AuwZO

Great shot! Even the trees and bushes are getting bigger

Jdawgboy · #**4414** Posted **Oct 24, 2017, 4:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by Maximusx1

Great shot! Even the trees and bushes are getting bigger

Of course if you or brando get your way, this park along the with the hill would be ripped up for a soccer stadium so consider what we would be losing before being so adamant about tearing it up.

drummer · #**4415** Posted **Oct 24, 2017, 4:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by Jdawgboy

Of course if you or brando get your way, this park along the with the hill would be ripped up for a soccer stadium so consider what we would be losing before being so adamant about tearing it up.

Somehow I knew you'd chime in with that when I first saw this photo...

KevinFromTexas · #**4416** Posted **Oct 24, 2017, 2:21 PM**

That's why I don't want Butler Park going away. It really is a great asset to downtown. I think we would be losing something special. I feel like there isn't really another park in the city that shows off the skyline as well as it does. Even Zilker is so-so since you're a bit further away from the buzz of the city. There's just something about it that resonates with me like I can feel the city while still being in a relaxing spot. There are two public spaces that have come along in the last decade that I was almost in disbelief that we were lucky enough to be getting. One was the boardwalk and the other was Butler Park. Up until then, we didn't really have any great public spaces for showing off our city. Waterloo Park will be nice, no doubt, but I feel like it'll serve more just in the area surrounding it on that side of downtown, especially once Brackenridge is redeveloped. It's even too far removed from East Austin, thanks to I-35, to invite those neighborhoods to it. I think a lot of people aren't even aware that it exists. And a lot the land around there isn't very inviting. That area of downtown is kind of a no man's land. Republic Square Park is ok, but it's a bit small. And Woolridge Square and Palm Park are hobo camps. No other park shows off the city like Butler does.

_Matt · #**4417** Posted **Oct 24, 2017, 2:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

That's why I don't want Butler Park going away. It really is a great asset to downtown. I think we would be losing something special. I feel like there isn't really another park in the city that shows off the skyline as well as it does. Even Zilker is so-so since you're a bit further away from the buzz of the city. There's just something about it that resonates with me like I can feel the city while still being in a relaxing spot. There are two public spaces that have come along in the last decade that I was almost in disbelief that we were lucky enough to be getting. One was the boardwalk and the other was Butler Park. Up until then, we didn't really have any great public spaces for showing off our city. Waterloo Park will be nice, no doubt, but I feel like it'll serve more just in the area surrounding it on that side of downtown, especially once Brackenridge is redeveloped. It's even too far removed from East Austin, thanks to I-35, to invite those neighborhoods to it. I think a lot of people aren't even aware that it exists. And a lot the land around there isn't very inviting. That area of downtown is kind of a no man's land. Republic Square Park is ok, but it's a bit small. And Woolridge Square and Palm Park are hobo camps. No other park shows off the city like Butler does.

Well said. I would not trade it for a stadium.

Sigaven · #**4418** Posted **Oct 24, 2017, 3:17 PM**

Thirded!

the Genral · #**4419** Posted **Oct 24, 2017, 5:47 PM**

Butler Park is my main stop when I visit downtown. Its my favorite place to park, stroll, and take in the view. I can't imagine Coa would be short sighted enough to replace it with anything. It's not going to happen. And if it does, I'll sign up to chain myself to....something out there to get in the way of the bulldozers.

atxsnail · #**4420** Posted **Oct 24, 2017, 8:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by the Genral

Butler Park is my main stop when I visit downtown. Its my favorite place to park, stroll, and take in the view. I can't imagine Coa would be short sighted enough to replace it with anything. It's not going to happen. And if it does, I'll sign up to chain myself to....something out there to get in the way of the bulldozers.

guys, relax. butler park isn't going anywhere. butler shores is the "parkland" in question. and i doubt very many of you have a particularly strong feeling about some forgotten baseball/softball fields in a park you've never heard of.