AUSTIN | Modern Austin Residences | 658' | 56 FLOORS | T/O

[the Genral]

I think the tower portion will be a detraction from the parking podium which isn't great by any means, but I don't hate it thanks to the dark panels.

[Riverranchdrone]

[IMG]IMG_7306 by Jason Luebbe, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]IMG_7307 by Jason Luebbe, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]IMG_7308 by Jason Luebbe, on Flickr[/IMG]

[We vs us]

Parking panels are a necessary evil in this town, but these really are pushing the whole "this podium is a giant AC unit" vibe pretty far.

[chinchaaa]

Come on y’all. We deserve better than this.

[Riverranchdrone]

Where is the ventilation on Waterline?

[Altoic]

Still MILES better than 700 River's parking podium. Plus, aren't most of the vents facing 1 street? That'll hopefully hide most of the podium..

[bobbywest87]

I like it. But I guess that’s just me.

[unit]

Originally Posted by Altoic

Still MILES better than 700 River's parking podium. Plus, aren't most of the vents facing 1 street? That'll hopefully hide most of the podium..

Are you referring to how 700 River's parking facade currently looks or to what the final rendering shows? The initial renderings from the 2020 design review have changed significantly compared to the latest rendering.


700 River - Latest rendering of parking podium facade



It seems that the contractor for 700 River sequenced the facade installation to take place later compared to the Modern, but I did notice a little bit of the facade installed on the lower portion of the northwest corner. Will post a pic tomorrow.

Also, if you're referring to the north side of 700 River, keep in mind that 62 East (53 floors) will cover most of it. I'd speculate that there are other aesthetic features or greenery that will address the other half which the latest publicly available renderings don't show in detail.

[Sigaven]

Originally Posted by unit

Are you referring to how 700 River's parking facade currently looks or to what the final rendering shows? The initial renderings from the 2020 design review have changed significantly compared to the latest rendering.


700 River - Latest rendering of parking podium facade



It seems that the contractor for 700 River sequenced the facade installation to take place later compared to the Modern, but I did notice a little bit of the facade installed on the lower portion of the northwest corner. Will post a pic tomorrow.

Also, if you're referring to the north side of 700 River, keep in mind that 62 East (53 floors) will cover most of it. I'd speculate that there are other aesthetic features or greenery that will address the other half which the latest publicly available renderings don't show in detail.

This one is worse than THe Modern. At least The Modern has some glass and better conceals what's behind. This is just another goddamn screen you can see right through with some kind of dumb funky design to try and liven it up. Especially a big disappointment given the previous renderings which IIRC showed lots of plants and greenery.

[unit]

Originally Posted by Sigaven

This one is worse than THe Modern. At least The Modern has some glass and better conceals what's behind. This is just another goddamn screen you can see right through with some kind of dumb funky design to try and liven it up. Especially a big disappointment given the previous renderings which IIRC showed lots of plants and greenery.

Yeah, it's all pretty uninspiring to be fair. I'd like to see something really clever or unique among all these towers going.

Indeed the greenery at the southwest corner in the initial rendering is no longer present in the latest rendering. I live directly across on the 22nd floor of Skyhouse and get a front seat to everything. Have seen evidence of rework and/or change orders (concrete wall near pool sawed/chiseled down several inches, minor concrete formwork around pool was setup then torn down and placed on other side of pool). So, we'll see if the latest rendering matches the final result.

700 River - Previous (2020) rendering of parking podium facade

[bobbywest87]

Originally Posted by unit

So, we'll see if the latest rendering matches the final result.

[unit]

Originally Posted by bobbywest87

Doesn't help that 70 Rainey is struggling to keep their planters green -- looking pretty brown/dead in a lot of planter boxes around the parking garage facade. And the wild thing is that 70 Rainey residents pay a $1,400 monthly HOA fee!

[Altoic]

Originally Posted by unit

Are you referring to how 700 River's parking facade currently looks or to what the final rendering shows? The initial renderings from the 2020 design review have changed significantly compared to the latest rendering.


700 River - Latest rendering of parking podium facade



It seems that the contractor for 700 River sequenced the facade installation to take place later compared to the Modern, but I did notice a little bit of the facade installed on the lower portion of the northwest corner. Will post a pic tomorrow.

Also, if you're referring to the north side of 700 River, keep in mind that 62 East (53 floors) will cover most of it. I'd speculate that there are other aesthetic features or greenery that will address the other half which the latest publicly available renderings don't show in detail.

I never saw the updated rendering, thanks for sharing. I was referring to the final product of the parking garage. The Modern at least has glass which disguises most of it as part of the building. On 700 River it looks disconnected/disjointed.

[78701]

Everybody wants lots of greenery around buildings. Nobody wants to pay the water bill.

[Geckos_Rule]

Originally Posted by Sigaven

Especially a big disappointment given the previous renderings which IIRC showed lots of plants and greenery.

Funnily enough, I think 70 Rainey right across the street is the only great example in Austin of a developer showing lots of plants and greenery in renderings, then actually following through. Even otherwise pretty decent buildings like the JW Marriott and Austin Proper were guilty of advertising a lot more greenery than they followed through with.

For all that there are plenty of plants that can't stand being in the Texas sun all summer, there are plenty that can -- even if they aren't hanging vines. If 70 Rainey can figure it out, I don't see too much reason why 700 River and others can't either, other than it always being the first thing value engineered out of designs.

[gillynova]

[gillynova]

[78701]

I don't know... This is a better-looking parking garage than many other recent examples. Of all things to pick on, this one is kind of not it.

[Sigaven]

Originally Posted by 78701

I don't know... This is a better-looking parking garage than many other recent examples. Of all things to pick on, this one is kind of not it.

Agreed - while not perfect it at least has some glass and marries well with the rest of the building. Dare I say it's even better than 70 Rainey which has greenery.

[gillynova]

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