Austin | Block 185/Google Tower #2 | 594 Feet | 35 Floors | Complete - Page 33

shoreditch · #**641** Posted **Jan 24, 2019, 2:54 PM**

Isn't Block 71 mostly being taken by Indeed?

StoOgE · #**642** Posted **Jan 24, 2019, 3:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by shoreditch

Isn't Block 71 mostly being taken by Indeed?

I think FB is taking a not insubstantial amount of space.

It's also not unheard of for large multinationals to not name buildings after them. Goldman and Deutsche used street numbers to differentiate their different offices. Especially when you have multiple in one city.

Goldman HQ was always called 200 West internally even though Goldman owned the building and hotel next door. Same with 30 Hudson in JC.

GoldenBoot · #**643** Posted **Jan 24, 2019, 5:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by shoreditch

Isn't Block 71 mostly being taken by Indeed?

Yes, Indeed is taking up a substantial amount of Block 71. I think he meant The Republic.

chinchaaa · #**644** Posted **Jan 25, 2019, 1:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by StoOgE

I think FB is taking a not insubstantial amount of space.

It's also not unheard of for large multinationals to not name buildings after them. Goldman and Deutsche used street numbers to differentiate their different offices. Especially when you have multiple in one city.

Goldman HQ was always called 200 West internally even though Goldman owned the building and hotel next door. Same with 30 Hudson in JC.

FB is taking 3rd + Shoal, not block 71.

The ATX · #**645** Posted **Jan 25, 2019, 2:21 AM**

Seems to be some confusion here.

Third + Shoal - Largely leased by Facebook, BOA also took two floors

Block 71 - ~50% leased by Indeed

Block 185 - Unknown, but rumors point to significant single lease (i.e. Google or SalesForce)

The Republic - No lease info

The ATX · #**646** Posted **Jan 25, 2019, 2:23 AM**

I was just at the Block 185 site, and a significant amount of excavation has already been done in a short time. It's moving fast. No pics, sorry.

ahealy · #**647** Posted **Jan 25, 2019, 4:18 PM**

I'm confused, has this broken ground??? Excuse my laziness

We vs us · #**648** Posted **Jan 25, 2019, 4:43 PM**

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I'm confused, has this broken ground??? Excuse my laziness

I just passed the site yesterday, too . . . and The ATX is spot on. They're digging at a pretty decent clip.

KevinFromTexas · #**649** Posted **Jan 25, 2019, 6:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by GoldenBoot

Yes, Indeed is taking up a substantial amount of Block 71. I think he meant The Republic.

No, I meant Block 71. It just seems odd that they're not naming it anything other than its block number. Even some of the other towers now that have had a company take a considerable chunk of space at least have a name to go by.

The ATX · #**650** Posted **Jan 27, 2019, 4:12 AM**

You can catch a glimpse of the excavation in this photo that was apparently taken today.

https://twitter.com/DamonSalvadore1

ILUVSAT · #**651** Posted **Jan 27, 2019, 9:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by The ATX

https://twitter.com/DamonSalvadore1

It's really sad that Cielo "okayed" that base for Third&Shoal. It's horrible & should be criminal.

Maximusx1 · #**652** Posted **Jan 27, 2019, 10:45 PM**

I walked by today and they have dug down 20 feet and stopped. It's similar to 3rd and Shoal. There were even surveyors out making sure it was flat at 20 feet deep. Is that as deep as it's going to go?

If that's all the excavation they're going to do then this could start going up really soon.

427MM · #**653** Posted **Jan 27, 2019, 11:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by ILUVSAT

It's really sad that Cielo "okayed" that base for Third&Shoal. It's horrible & should be criminal.

Hopefully Cielo isn't finished with it and have a way to make it better. It is really bad right now to the point where they may have to change the name because "Don't nobody want to look at your building from Third&Shoal!"

427MM · #**654** Posted **Jan 28, 2019, 12:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by Maximusx1

I walked by today and they have dug down 20 feet and stopped. It's similar to 3rd and Shoal. There were even surveyors out making sure it was flat at 20 feet deep. Is that as deep as it's going to go?

If that's all the excavation they're going to do then this could start going up really soon.

I recall the underground portion being more like six stories so likely 63' or so.

The ATX · #**655** Posted **Jan 28, 2019, 12:24 AM**

The approved site plan for the underground parking structure is for five levels, so 20' is obviously not deep enough. But the two most recent permits related to this project are for excavation in order to perform utility work on the Cesar Chavez and Nueces side of the site. So pausing at 20' could be for that work.

The ATX · #**656** Posted **Jan 28, 2019, 6:59 AM**

This is one of deerhoof's photos. This is why excavation moved so quickly. That's a lot of trucks lined up.

https://twitter.com/justinbaudoin

427MM · #**657** Posted **Jan 29, 2019, 12:49 AM**

They're starting the slurry wall now.

The ATX · #**658** Posted **Jan 29, 2019, 1:55 AM**

Cool. That would be why they stopped at 20' This is the same type of construction that the Marriott used.

the Genral · #**659** Posted **Jan 29, 2019, 2:02 AM**

Really excited to see all this activity happening so quickly. This is the last high-rise to go up next to the water. I just want to know how a piece of the Independent's crown ended up on the ground of the excavation site...

The ATX · #**660** Posted **Jan 29, 2019, 2:04 AM**

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Originally Posted by the Genral

Really excited to see all this activity happening so quickly. This is the last high-rise to go up next to the water. I just want to know how a piece of the Independent's crown ended up on the ground of the excavation site...

That was good.