AUSTIN | Project Updates Thread Part II

[zrx299]

That's great to hear. My biggest fear when high rises replace this stuff is that other than usually being aesthetically sterile at the street level, we get a lifeless soulless space that is forever looking for tenants because no one local wants to pay the inflated lease rates.

So instead of something activated, we get a bunch of windows covered with wallpaper advertisements for the building itself and "Space Available!" ...with an out of town phone number to call.

[We vs us]

Construction on the empty lot south of Taco Cabana on the west side of North Lamar -- Google maps names the lot 5210 N. Lamar. A couple of backhoes, what looked like a portable building, a couple of piles of dirt.

I seem to remember us discussing it some time ago . . . anyone know anything?

[atxsnail]

Originally Posted by We vs us

Construction on the empty lot south of Taco Cabana on the west side of North Lamar -- Google maps names the lot 5210 N. Lamar. A couple of backhoes, what looked like a portable building, a couple of piles of dirt.

I seem to remember us discussing it some time ago . . . anyone know anything?

VMU apartment building. Towers had a few short blurbs about it a while back.

https://austin.towers.net/north-cent...artment-units/

https://austin.towers.net/aura-north...to-north-loop/

The development review seems to be crawling along but getting closer.

I'm eagerly awaiting this and three others on N Lamar between there and 183:
Aura (Lamar/Koenig), Broadstone N Lamar, and Crestview Highline.

[We vs us]

Originally Posted by atxsnail

VMU apartment building. Towers had a few short blurbs about it a while back.

https://austin.towers.net/north-cent...artment-units/

https://austin.towers.net/aura-north...to-north-loop/

The development review seems to be crawling along but getting closer.

I'm eagerly awaiting this and three others on N Lamar between there and 183:
Aura (Lamar/Koenig), Broadstone N Lamar, and Crestview Highline.

Thanks for digging that out. The construction didn't seem significant -- more like cleaning the lot, if that makes sense. Didn't get the sense that it was actually underway.

I did see that Aura/The Whale has a good deal of its parking structure built out, and lots of foundation work done. I drove past on a Wednesday evening, so couldn't tell if it's on pause or actively being worked on.

[The ATX]

The Tallest Austin Projects list was updated for June in the sticky development link thread. I was hoping to add Union on 24th. But that'll have to wait for the next update since the height info isn't available yet.

[ThyPiGuy]

Originally Posted by The ATX

The Tallest Austin Projects list was updated for June in the sticky development link thread. I was hoping to add Union on 24th. But that'll have to wait for the next update since the height info isn't available yet.

FWIW, those imgur links in that post now seem to be broken, at least for me. https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/sho...05&postcount=6

[We vs us]

Alright, now that Parsley's tower is down, what do we think is the next one to kick off?

[Urbannizer]

The Point North 30th & Duval


The Point North by Darius Fontenette, on Flickr


The Point North by Darius Fontenette, on Flickr

[Urbannizer]

Originally Posted by Urbannizer

The Point North 30th & Duval


The Point North by Darius Fontenette, on Flickr


The Point North by Darius Fontenette, on Flickr

Passed by this one recently, it appears it has stalled as soon as it began. No equipment on site.

[Urbannizer]

Johnson Healthcare Real Estate Begins 101,000-Square-Foot Medical Office Building in Austin, TX

Johnson Healthcare Real Estate, a Birmingham, Alabama-based development, project management, and real estate services firm, recently broke ground on a new 101,000 medical office building in Austin, Texas. The building, along with a 290-space parking garage, will be located at Lamar Boulevard and 32nd Street on the campus of Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin in Austin, Texas.

Ascension Seton, Capital Medical Clinic, and The OB/GYN Group of Austin will occupy the building, which is slated to open in June 2021. Ascension Seton will serve patients with cardiology, complex spine, and outpatient imaging services. “The significant growth in the Austin market over the past decade has led to this expansion of the Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin campus,” said Ray Anderson, Chief Strategy Officer at Ascension Seton. “We look forward to serving the people of Central Texas and beyond in this new, state-of-the-art building.”

[atxsnail]

Originally Posted by Urbannizer

Johnson Healthcare Real Estate Begins 101,000-Square-Foot Medical Office Building in Austin, TX

Johnson Healthcare Real Estate, a Birmingham, Alabama-based development, project management, and real estate services firm, recently broke ground on a new 101,000 medical office building in Austin, Texas. The building, along with a 290-space parking garage, will be located at Lamar Boulevard and 32nd Street on the campus of Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin in Austin, Texas.

There's already a pretty gigantic Seton garage right next door. I'll admit I don't pay too much attention to it, but I can't recall ever seeing it looking full before. I wonder if that new garage is really necessary.

[Urbannizer]

Originally Posted by Urbannizer

Johnson Healthcare Real Estate Begins 101,000-Square-Foot Medical Office Building in Austin, TX

[SproutingTowers]

New Porsche Austin dealership location at corner of the Arboretum.

[clubtokyo]

It’s huge! I’ve been to many cities in with Porsche dealerships and this is the largest
One I’ve seen so far.

[SproutingTowers]

7 stories with 200,000 sq ft.
https://www.statesman.com/news/20181...arboretum-area

[KevinFromTexas]

I found out what those 4 tower cranes were that we were wondering about near 71 in Southeast Austin.

I saw them again Monday night from my brother's neighborhood. We were hanging out riding bikes in his neighborhood. Don't worry, I didn't go inside their house and we were wearing masks and keeping our distance. My brother and I both bought mountain bikes recently, and we've been doing some trail riding together, but Monday night we also set up his ramp against the curb and we jumped it. Man, that was fun. I haven't jumped ramps on a bike since was a teenager. It felt good. Anyway, on the way home, I saw those cranes again. I found the permits for them.

Site plan
https://abc.austintexas.gov/public-s...rtyRSN=5919837

180 feet
https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external...9130982&row=33

200 feet
https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external...9130983&row=34

240 feet
https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external...9130985&row=35

180 feet
https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external...9130986&row=36

Location is 6230 East Stassney Lane
https://www.google.com/maps/place/30...!4d-97.7224639

It's listed as a 652,000 square foot building.
https://www.virtualbx.com/constructi...garage-subbid/

FAA building permit - 82 feet
https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external...1192889&row=47

https://www.statesman.com/news/20170...ombine-offices

Rendering?
https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...MygBegUIARCSAQ

[We vs us]

Sleuthing!

[Echostatic]

Those four cranes are for a new TXDOT complex with five buildings, the largest being a 418,703 SF five-story office building. There's also a large warehouse, a testing facility, a central utility plant, and a 548,700 SF six-level parking structure.

[H2O]

Originally Posted by Echostatic

Those four cranes are for a new TXDOT complex with five buildings, the largest being a 418,703 SF five-story office building. There's also a large warehouse, a testing facility, a central utility plant, and a 548,700 SF six-level parking structure.

I believe this new facility is to replace the leased offices on Riverside immediately south of the Statesman property. IIRC, the ground lease was up in 2019, so they must have negotiated an extension. The property owner, Moton Crockett, passed away last October at the age of 96. I'm sure his heirs are working on a redevelopment plan consistent with the South Central Waterfront Framework Plan.

[Echostatic]

I started a weekly construction recap on reddit, here's this week's edition:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/comm...dup_july_1017/