Austin | Indeed Tower (Block 71) | 542 Feet | 36 Floors | COMPLETE - Page 40

Urbannizer · #**781** Posted **Sep 10, 2020, 5:43 AM**

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KevinFromTexas · #**782** Posted **Sep 14, 2020, 4:50 AM**

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Riverranchdrone · #**783** Posted **Sep 14, 2020, 7:19 PM**

eskimo33 · #**784** Posted **Sep 16, 2020, 9:34 PM**

I have never understood why everyone likes this building so much, to me it is just meh. What makes it special for you?

the Genral · #**785** Posted **Sep 16, 2020, 10:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by eskimo33

I have never understood why everyone likes this building so much, to me it is just meh. What makes it special for you?

Aside from the slants and glass, I especially like its location. All the best new highrises have been along the river or Congress Avenue. I always thought we need to get some good height further north wherever possible / allowed. Also, it will be a quality tower in the mix of the tallest cluster downtown if all the projects come to fruition. And, there's not another highrise downtown quite like it. Different is almost always better. Its one of my favorite towers for those reasons, and an unforeseen new reason, I love the way it sets off the One American Center when viewed from the east. It always looked (from I35), that OAC was pretty much the western edge of central downtown. The offers more dimension with a shiny new tower.

zx14 · #**786** Posted **Sep 16, 2020, 10:48 PM**

If one was to see the building right now and did not know the final height. They might assume it to be half way up. Like the Colorado tower iat looks like the top has been chopped off. This makes it look shorter than it really is.

KevinFromTexas · #**787** Posted **Sep 16, 2020, 10:56 PM**

Despite having a pretty much uniform look top to bottom with respect to the facade, I think I'm going to have to reserve judgment on this one until it's done. I think it'll really be the crown that either makes it or breaks it for me. It isn't really the type of building I typically like, but it's not bad. I think one thing this building has going for it is that it does stand out in the pack. Several others just kind of mesh together and don't stand out - the W, 500 West 2nd, Colorado Tower and 300 Colorado. The color of this one is different, and it has angles and a roof design that no other building downtown has.

Riverranchdrone · #**788** Posted **Sep 18, 2020, 2:22 AM**

the Genral · #**789** Posted **Sep 18, 2020, 2:37 AM**

Almost all of the balconies on the W are filled with a ton of stuff. I think I even saw some rubber rafts. Those are some big balconies that are absolutely getting used.

We vs us · #**790** Posted **Sep 18, 2020, 2:39 AM**

Couple of good views of Parsley . . . though still as underwhelming as ever.

I'm amazed at how quickly it fades into the background on even these amazing shots. Obviously that's the blue glass, but it's also the design mediocrity. It's just so unremarkable. Don't get me wrong -- I'm happy to have a 300 footer, and it could've been much worse. And you can't always get what you want, yadda yadda. But still -- I guarantee none of you will be dreaming naughty dreams about 300 Colorado after you close this tab.

eskimo33 · #**791** Posted **Sep 18, 2020, 6:48 PM**

The location is good, but I find the design a tad underwhelming. The building’s angles are a nice respite from our blocky buildings. However, I think at the end of the day, it is a slightly fancy blue glass rectangle. I can truly appreciate the interaction with the Claudia Taylor Johnson Hall. I wish we had more of that type of adaptive reuse in downtown.

KevinFromTexas · #**792** Posted **Sep 18, 2020, 11:30 PM**

300 Colorado/Parsley HQ is 446 feet.

gabetx · #**793** Posted **Sep 26, 2020, 12:21 AM**

I am loving this tower more and more as it continues to go up. It really extends the vertical height of downtown further north. I can't wait until the crown is done!

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