AUSTIN | Projects & Construction II - Page 230

Northcrossed · #**4581** Posted **Jan 20, 2009, 12:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

Interesting. I wonder if it's vacant? Surely they wouldn't be able to have tenants without windows.

Maybe Apple could lease it. (no Windows, get it? Eh....)

LoneStarMike · #**4582** Posted **Jan 20, 2009, 2:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

Interesting. I wonder if it's vacant? Surely they wouldn't be able to have tenants without windows.

Apparently, it's vacant. I found an article in the Austin Business Journal from last summer

Downtown's Perry Brooks building getting a $5M facelift
July 23, 2008

A team led by Capital Commercial Investments is bringing a 1950s downtown office building into the 21st Century.

The 12-story Perry Brooks building at 720 Brazos St. is undergoing a $5.5 million renovation that will give it a modern, sleek external appearance as well as a completely new lobby and other upgrades.

Capital Commercial Investments of Austin purchased the 80,000-square-foot building in January for an undisclosed price. The new owner then set about striking agreements with existing tenants, including Grande Communications, to relocate temporarily to facilitate the renovation. The entire project should be complete by April 2009.

Commercial building firm Structura Inc. along with L.M. Holder and Associates round out the project team.

Kevin Jones, project executive and vice president of operations for Structura, says about 50 percent of the building was occupied at the time of purchase. He says the owner will focus on high-tech companies and governmental and lobbying groups with business at the Capitol when the time comes to re-tenant the building.

The team is adding a number of energy-efficient features to the building that should help the Perry Brooks building acquire a green rating from the Austin Energy program.

The Austin office of Stream Realty is handling property management on the building.

LoneStarMike · #**4583** Posted **Jan 21, 2009, 11:50 AM**

A few enhaced photos from January 20 from South Lamar Blvd. I was in an artsy mood.

UT Tower, Dobie Tower, Spring, Wells Fargo & Monarch from third floor balcony at Spaces 2525 behind Walgreens and Maria's Taco Express

Skyline view from the site of the cancelled Magnolia Condominiums on South Lamar near Genie Car Wash.

Damn wires

Skyline from Lamar Square

Monarch from Lamar Square

One Congress Plaza, Hilton Convention Center Hotel, San Jacinto Tower and Four Seasons Residences from Lamar Square

Spring & Monarch from Lamar Square

San Jacinto Tower & Four Seasons Residences from Lamar Square

Skyline from Lamar Square (if I had rose-colored glasses)

Skyline from Lamar Square

Spring & Monarch from Lamar Square

Frost Tower from Lamar Square

Skyline from Lamar Square

Spring & Monarch from Lamar Square

Skyline from Lamar Square

nixcity · #**4584** Posted **Jan 21, 2009, 1:40 PM**

Beautifual set of photos, Lamar square is one of the best vantage points to see dtown, however, that large surface parking lot bothers me there. Also, the cancelled project Magnolia would have been great for that area.

priller · #**4585** Posted **Jan 21, 2009, 4:48 PM**

Fantastic photos, Mike! That is an excellent vantage point there at Lamar Square. Too bad you can't get just a tad higher to get the street light out of the way; it would be almost perfect then.

priller · #**4586** Posted **Jan 21, 2009, 9:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by LoneStarMike

The 12-story Perry Brooks building at 720 Brazos St. is undergoing a $5.5 million renovation that will give it a modern, sleek external appearance as well as a completely new lobby and other upgrades.

Drove by there today. The new exterior is the same metallic stuff they have on the AMLI II building. I think I like the plain old red brick better.

KevinFromTexas · #**4587** Posted **Jan 22, 2009, 4:10 AM**

Great pics, Mike! I especially like the shots from that shopping center at night.

LoneStarMike · #**4588** Posted **Jan 24, 2009, 3:44 PM**

Thanks everyone! I had a chance to get out on Friday evening, so here's a few more

Closer view of the Perry Brooks Building renovations

Four Seasons Residences

Legacy from Convention Center Parking Garage

Last five are the Austonian

from the Capitol

From Third Street

From Convention Center Parking Garage

KevinFromTexas · #**4589** Posted **Jan 24, 2009, 8:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by LoneStarMike

I just noticed something with the Perry Brooks Building. There are windows running up this end of the building. Before the renovation they weren't there. I wonder if they cut the windows out of the wall, or if they had been covered up all these years? I would think that they probably cut them out since the orange brick on the building was original.

See here. Notice the wall on the end doesn't have windows.
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=perrybrooksbuilding-austin-tx-usa

migol24 · #**4590** Posted **Jan 24, 2009, 10:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by LoneStarMike

From Convention Center Parking Garage

this has to be my newest favorite austin picture. thanks mike.

shanny · #**4591** Posted **Jan 24, 2009, 11:21 PM**

yea i agree that is awesome!

finally....they are working on the 32nd floor. that took way too long.

tgbAustinite · #**4592** Posted **Jan 25, 2009, 12:08 AM**

thanks for the pix LSM!

Strayone · #**4593** Posted **Jan 25, 2009, 4:13 AM**

Nice photo's Mike, all of those shots are very cool but I have to say these photo's have post card quality's! The views from the South always look nice as well as the Western angles. I'm looking forward to The Austonian peeking over the Ashton. How much longer will it take until it is the 3rd tallest in town?

Skyline from Lamar Square (if I had rose-colored glasses)

Skyline from Lamar Square

KevinFromTexas · #**4594** Posted **Jan 25, 2009, 4:25 AM**

It's up to about 370 feet or so now. So another 64 feet would put it above Spring. Figure about 4 or 5 more floors would do it. So if they do a floor a week, it could be the 3rd tallest in a little over a month. Maybe a month and a half.

corvairkeith · #**4595** Posted **Jan 25, 2009, 8:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

I just noticed something with the Perry Brooks Building. There are windows running up this end of the building. Before the renovation they weren't there. I wonder if they cut the windows out of the wall, or if they had been covered up all these years? I would think that they probably cut them out since the orange brick on the building was original.

See here. Notice the wall on the end doesn't have windows.
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=perrybrooksbuilding-austin-tx-usa

It does seem weird that it is that far north on congress and there are no windows with a view of the capitol.

KevinFromTexas · #**4596** Posted **Jan 25, 2009, 7:31 PM**

Hi corvairkeith, welcome to the forum.

Well, the north side of the building had windows. The side I was pointing out actually faces west, and that's the one that didn't. That side for sure doesn't have a view of the Capitol anymore, not since the early 70s when 823 Congress was built. The north side of the building might have a small view of the dome. That area is actually one of the densest spots in downtown. Very few parking lots and a lot of high rises close together in a relatively small area. I counted 10 high rises in 9 square blocks.

JGFrisco · #**4597** Posted **Jan 25, 2009, 7:53 PM**

We can figure this. Let's say 50' a month on average. It's at 370 now (1/25).

2/25 420...by 3/1 taller than Spring

3/25 470

4/25 520...passing Front just before first of May

5/25 570...tallest in city by June 1

6/25 620

8/1 working on crown

9/1 topped out.

7/2

Wheelingman04 · #**4598** Posted **Jan 26, 2009, 1:44 AM**

It is amazing how much Austin's skyline has grown since I was there.

KevinFromTexas · #**4599** Posted **Jan 26, 2009, 4:02 AM**

They've updated the website for Legacy on the Lake. And there are some beautiful photos of the building and its views.

Look under 'gallery' - and click on each of the four photos. There are about 50 photos there.
http://www.legacyonthelake.com/

KevinFromTexas · #**4600** Posted **Jan 28, 2009, 3:32 AM**

Guys, I've moved a few of those transportation posts to the Austin Transportation Thread