AUSTIN | Projects & Construction II - Page 236

hismasterplan · #**4701** Posted **Feb 12, 2009, 7:27 PM**

I live in the neighborhood the Texas Monthly building shadows over. It's not a pretty sight at all. I'm not going to get completely cynical about it until it's done but it's still a big wall that can be seen from my room and from the street.

MichaelB · #**4702** Posted **Feb 12, 2009, 11:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by hismasterplan

I live in the neighborhood the Texas Monthly building shadows over. It's not a pretty sight at all. I'm not going to get completely cynical about it until it's done but it's still a big wall that can be seen from my room and from the street.

Check out the renderings.... ( sorry I don't have them handy) I believe that big wall of the Texas Monthly building was intended to be a "green" wall. If so, I think it is a pretty good way to deal with a parking structure.

Northcrossed · #**4703** Posted **Feb 13, 2009, 2:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by AustinGuy

Could it be that they are reducing the number of condos to make way for this additional office space? It seems as if the condo aspect is the one they are more concerned about at the moment judging from the article that says sales have halted since Nov.

That brings-up an interesting technicality, depending upon where they're adding/substituting the office floor. If you signed a contract for a unit on the Xth floor and they add offices below the condo section then you're now on the (X+1)th floor and have grounds to cancel and get your deposit back unless there's an identical unit unsold on the former (X-1)th floor, which now moves-up to the new Xth floor so they can still honor the contract. I doubt they'd add the offices above the penthouse level. But if they didn't sell any units on the lowest condo floor they could swap-out those condos for offices and you're still on the Xth. But even if they did sell units on the lowest condo floor some buyers would like getting a 1 floor "UPgrade" (literally) and wouldn't want out, and the developer might be willing to accept the loss of the other lowest-floor buyers who did want to back-out in exchange for the long-term rental income from the office floor.

Until they say where the office floor is going there are too many variations and scenarios to speculate about. Unless you're really obsessed...

priller · #**4704** Posted **Feb 13, 2009, 5:05 AM**

I noticed a few parts of the building are just now visible above the fences at the W site.

A very busy place today.

Jdawgboy · #**4705** Posted **Feb 13, 2009, 6:39 PM**

So with office floors added that would possibly mean higher floor plating for those floors so would again mean a possible increase in the building's overall height???:

chewy · #**4706** Posted **Feb 13, 2009, 9:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by MichaelB

Ah! Isn't it nice to shed the cloak of Lurk! So, do tell, redesign, eh? All I can say is "Hallelujah" ! Do you know who is doing it? Do you know if it will maintain a residential component?

New owner, new design. It will still be a mixed use condo job. I'm with a local AE firm working on Fondren as well as their Townhouse/Condo project on the lake side and east end of the AMLI development at Riverside and Lakeshore. AMLI's in construction, but our part is on hold. Pricing approved, but on hold.

KevinFromTexas · #**4707** Posted **Feb 13, 2009, 9:16 PM**

^Has the height changed for La Vista on Lavaca/Fondren? The original height was supposed to be 119 feet tall with 8 floors. Can you say if that is different now?

KevinFromTexas · #**4708** Posted **Feb 13, 2009, 11:55 PM**

I found a website for the Capital Ridge office project that is slated for Loop 360 and Bee Cave Road.

http://capitalridgeaustin.com/

KevinFromTexas · #**4709** Posted **Feb 16, 2009, 6:40 AM**

Cool photo thread here guys. 6th Street, downtown and The Drag.

Plenty of Austin weirdness and goodness.
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?p=4090478#post4090478

zx14 · #**4710** Posted **Feb 17, 2009, 3:51 AM**

Austonian looks like it should be ready to start floor 34 soon. Will it pass up the Altavida Ashton by the end of the month?

shanny · #**4711** Posted **Feb 17, 2009, 3:51 AM**

on a lighter note, any new pics from this weekend?

chewy · #**4712** Posted **Feb 17, 2009, 2:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

^Has the height changed for La Vista on Lavaca/Fondren? The original height was supposed to be 119 feet tall with 8 floors. Can you say if that is different now?

You're looking at a tentative height of 143' and change.

Kevinb · #**4713** Posted **Feb 17, 2009, 4:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by shanny

on a lighter note, any new pics from this weekend?

Here is an amazing sunset over Laby Bird Lake from Friday:

laro3 · #**4714** Posted **Feb 17, 2009, 6:16 PM**

hey guys just got back from austin,what an awesome city,friendly people and good BBQ,i went to the original salt lick.the downtown looked like it had alot of construction going up.texans are lucky the speed limit is 70,i live 10 miles from downtown chicago on the south side,it takes me an average of about just under 2 hours to get home,speed limit 55,so you still got it good to us,longest this year was when we had a snow storm i was in the car for nine hours,people were pissing all over the expressway because they couldnt hold it.keep building austin!!!!

tgbAustinite · #**4715** Posted **Feb 17, 2009, 6:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by Kevinb

Here is an amazing sunset over Laby Bird Lake from Friday:

stunning photo! thanks for sharing.

austin242 · #**4716** Posted **Feb 17, 2009, 7:25 PM**

Great pics

There is many reasons why west austin should not have a nice new big highway like for ex: Money it cost more to build a highway in west Austin, Beauty it most likely will destroy the beauty, and it will help destroy the aquifer. Which the aquifer does not just affect west Austinites it afects everyone from North Austin all the way down to San Antonio. And don't build they will come slowly build it and they come even faster. I don't want to see those hill tops disapear during my life time and certainly not my kids either the longer they stay the better.

Strayone · #**4717** Posted **Feb 19, 2009, 7:55 PM**

Well finally the time has come, tonight I get to take a look at my clients 41st floor 360 condo. The condo has West and South views so I can get some good photos of Spring. I will surely be posting pictures sometime this evening. I will get some daylight and night time shots. Hopefully some pool level stuff as well...I will probably even take pix of the parking garage before I'm through!

jeremyz · #**4718** Posted **Feb 19, 2009, 9:12 PM**

Those must be my new next door neighbors.

jeremyz · #**4719** Posted **Feb 19, 2009, 9:47 PM**

Here are some random pictures I've been meaning to post for a while

Some nighttime pictures from a few months ago

My beagle on the balcony

From about a week ago. The Austonian should reach the Ashton's height with 3 or 4 more floors.

The palm tree on the Spring is visible after topping out

TXLove · #**4720** Posted **Feb 19, 2009, 10:12 PM**

^^^ Nice view you have there and great shots!!!!