Domain/North Austin Development Updates - Page 43

hookem · #1 Posted **Sep 6, 2018, 3:44 AM**

I am curious, and somewhat embarrassed that I don't know what all these Facebook employees in Austin (and other cities) actually do. Sell advertising? Review content? Support? It seems like a lot of employees for software development or R&D. The vast majority of content there is user generated or aggregated from news sources, so it doesn't seem like it would be that (vs. Netflix or something).

Now Amazon and Apple, I can understand why they would need boatloads of employees. Google has Android and Chrome and self-driving cars, etc... so that explains their headcount. Facebook's rather large headcount (>25K total) is baffling to me, and I know that's because I'm missing something...

SkyPie · #2 Posted **Sep 6, 2018, 5:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by hookem

I am curious, and somewhat embarrassed that I don't know what all these Facebook employees in Austin (and other cities) actually do. Sell advertising? Review content? Support? It seems like a lot of employees for software development or R&D. The vast majority of content there is user generated or aggregated from news sources, so it doesn't seem like it would be that (vs. Netflix or something).

Now Amazon and Apple, I can understand why they would need boatloads of employees. Google has Android and Chrome and self-driving cars, etc... so that explains their headcount. Facebook's rather large headcount (>25K total) is baffling to me, and I know that's because I'm missing something...

I'm glad you asked this question because I was thinking the same thing and I hope someone can provide some insight. I know I'm missing something, but it seems like FB just kinda sits there, stewing in its own juices. I don't see a lot of innovation, new products, etc..... What are all those people doing?

AusTxDevelopment · #3 Posted **Sep 6, 2018, 6:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by hookem

I am curious, and somewhat embarrassed that I don't know what all these Facebook employees in Austin (and other cities) actually do. Sell advertising? Review content? Support? It seems like a lot of employees for software development or R&D. The vast majority of content there is user generated or aggregated from news sources, so it doesn't seem like it would be that (vs. Netflix or something).

Now Amazon and Apple, I can understand why they would need boatloads of employees. Google has Android and Chrome and self-driving cars, etc... so that explains their headcount. Facebook's rather large headcount (>25K total) is baffling to me, and I know that's because I'm missing something...

Here is a list of Facebook's current (123 as of this post) job openings in Austin: https://www.facebook.jobs/austin/texas/usa/jobs/

These pretty much run the gambit of tech industry jobs, from what I can tell. I'm not in said industry. We do have some facebook forumers...maybe one or more will chime in with some insight.

drummer · #4 Posted **Sep 6, 2018, 7:02 AM**

They review everyone's posts and send them up the chain to the ad-control dept., as well as the political-thinking-control dept., and then the 25-people-on-your-feed-algorithm dept. Then those guys send it all to the Russians.

clubtokyo · #5 Posted **Sep 6, 2018, 4:52 PM**

Facebook also own other platforms and technologies, its not just facebook.com.

Don't they own instagram, whatsapp and crowdtangle? They also own Oculus VR

$40 billion in revenue and $84 billion in assets.

Its wiki....so don't hold against me, but this is what it has listed as things Facebook has bought out:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ns_by_Facebook

myBrain · #6 Posted **Sep 7, 2018, 3:12 AM**

In addition to their ad platform and infrastructure being much more complicated than many people probably assume, as others have stated FB does own virtually every other top social media app aside from Snap and Twitter.

They're also one of those companies that has so much free capital that they throw it into side / vanity projects that aren't necessarily commercial or directly related to the core business, including open source tech. For example, they are behind React, which is one of the most popular and widely-used Javascript frameworks right now. They're a little like Google in that way.

You can see a lot of their open source stuff here: https://code.fb.com/

Syndic · #7 Posted **Sep 7, 2018, 5:54 AM**

Yeah they pretty much run the gamut of tech industry jobs. However, what AusTxDevelopment linked is only for non-contract work. There are a lot of contract workers; largely in content review and ad review. That should be safe to say. Anytime you guys call on us Facebook workers, it's tough because we have to be pretty tight-lipped.

KevinFromTexas · #8 Posted **Sep 11, 2018, 8:35 AM**

FAA permit for Domain 10 (building) 225 feet.

https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external...4425628&row=17

FAA permit for crane - 285 feet

https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external...4426458&row=18

OU812 · #9 Posted **Sep 14, 2018, 6:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

FAA permit for Domain 10 (building) 225 feet.

https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external...4425628&row=17

FAA permit for crane - 285 feet

https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external...4426458&row=18

How many stories are 225 and 285 feet? My math sucks lol

KevinFromTexas · #10 Posted **Sep 15, 2018, 3:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by OU812

How many stories are 225 and 285 feet? My math sucks lol

Generically, people would say a 225 foot building is "22 stories" or that 285 feet is "28 stories". It's a useless system though because a 22 story office building is going to be much taller than a 22 story residential building or a hotel, maybe by as much as 100 feet.

Domain 10 is planned with 15 actual floors.

AusTxDevelopment · #11 Posted **Sep 15, 2018, 4:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by OU812

How many stories are 225 and 285 feet? My math sucks lol

In general, from a developer's standpoint the height of each floor follows the below rule of thumb. This is a generalization and sometimes you have different heights - for example Third + Shoal's top floors are double height so that they can have mezzanine floors added if the tenant wants that.

Deck-to-deck means the physical measurement between the ceiling (bottom of the upper floor) to the floor (top of the lower floor). You also have to account for about 6-8 inches of concrete - depending on the floor load - on each floor to get the actual height.

And again, these are generalizations:

Parking garage floors - 8.5 to 11 feet deck-to-deck (you want a minimum 7-foot clear, taking into consideration the beams and the fire sprinklers) Shorter floors mean more parking.
Residential floors - 9.5 to 12 feet deck-to-deck
Office floors - 12 to 14 feet feet deck-to-deck

The reason office floors have a higher deck-to-deck height is because of all the stuff that has to go in the ceiling. From A/C to cabling to fire sprinkler systems to whatever. A/C vents in residential buildings are much smaller & thinner.

Syndic · #12 Posted **Sep 18, 2018, 3:33 AM**

So, I know this is old news but that huge weird abandoned apartment construction project off of Howard Lane is being developed into a mixed-use development. With a pond.

https://www.parmeraustin.com/recent-...rtheast-austin

3M is relocating over there. And General Motors, Home Depot, Natera Inc., Allegran and Blue Apron already have offices there.

This is really close to my new house so I have a rooting interest in it. Will be cool to see what comes of it. Right now, it's just this weird post-Soviet-esque hobo resort. Right in the middle of an otherwise-prosperous area.

clubtokyo · #13 Posted **Sep 18, 2018, 10:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by Syndic

So, I know this is old news but that huge weird abandoned apartment construction project off of Howard Lane is being developed into a mixed-use development. With a pond.

https://www.parmeraustin.com/recent-...rtheast-austin

3M is relocating over there. And General Motors, Home Depot, Natera Inc., Allegran and Blue Apron already have offices there.

This is really close to my new house so I have a rooting interest in it. Will be cool to see what comes of it. Right now, it's just this weird post-Soviet-esque hobo resort. Right in the middle of an otherwise-prosperous area.

Great news! Tired of seeing that dump.

psychlotron · #14 Posted **Mar 16, 2019, 5:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by Syndic

So, I know this is old news but that huge weird abandoned apartment construction project off of Howard Lane is being developed into a mixed-use development. With a pond.

https://www.parmeraustin.com/recent-...rtheast-austin

3M is relocating over there. And General Motors, Home Depot, Natera Inc., Allegran and Blue Apron already have offices there.

This is really close to my new house so I have a rooting interest in it. Will be cool to see what comes of it. Right now, it's just this weird post-Soviet-esque hobo resort. Right in the middle of an otherwise-prosperous area.

Happy to report that I just drove by this eyesore, and I see that demolition is going on RIGHT NOW. No matter what they build on that site, I'm so happy to see them knocking those never-completed buildings down.

the Genral · #15 Posted **Sep 11, 2018, 8:15 PM**

I see the Domain from a distance, about 5 miles, several times a week. Even with the new construction happening now and down the pike, the 'skyline' there is stuck on the 200ish plateau that is in desperate need of a 3 - 400 footer. Otherwise it will never boast a true 2nd skyline, no matter how dense it gets. Its much more impressive from close up and from street level. Still, there is so much potential that's going to make it interesting to see in 5 or so years. Sound familiar?
Maybe it would be worthy of a forum meet visit in say, 2025.

We vs us · #16 Posted **Sep 27, 2018, 5:39 PM**

I think we might have already known about this, but I came across the formal announcement today. No indication from the announcement where it will finally be built, though . . .

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InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) today announces the development of three EVEN Hotels properties in Michigan, North Carolina and Texas – EVEN Hotel Ann Arbor, EVEN Hotel Charlotte and EVEN Hotel Austin. All three properties are expected to open before the first quarter of 2020.

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EVEN Hotel Austin – The 123-room, five-story hotel will be located in The Domain area of Austin, close to the city's prominent technology corridor, which includes a strong concentration of high-tech companies such as Dell, IBM, Amazon, Apple and Hewlett-Packard. This new-build hotel will have 2,500 square feet of meeting space, a business center, Athletic Studio and onsite parking. Expected to open in Q1 2020, the EVEN Hotel Austin is owned by Mopac Hotel Development LP, which also owns the Holiday Inn Austin Airport. This will be the first EVEN Hotel to open in Texas.

https://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article101833.html

Dream Sequence · #17 Posted **Sep 27, 2018, 6:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by We vs us

I think we might have already known about this, but I came across the formal announcement today. No indication from the announcement where it will finally be built, though . . .

https://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article101833.html

This is going to be north of Fry's....

atxsnail · #18 Posted **Sep 27, 2018, 6:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by We vs us

I think we might have already known about this, but I came across the formal announcement today. No indication from the announcement where it will finally be built, though . . .

https://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article101833.html

Here's a resubdivision filing from last month from the local owner, MOPAC Hotel Development. If this is the address (13313 Burnet Rd), they have been very generous in defining the geographic footprint of The Domain. Wells Branch/Scofield doesn't have the same cachet I guess.

http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=303976

Novacek · #19 Posted **Sep 27, 2018, 7:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by atxsnail

Here's a resubdivision filing from last month from the local owner, MOPAC Hotel Development. If this is the address (13313 Burnet Rd), they have been very generous in defining the geographic footprint of The Domain. Wells Branch/Scofield doesn't have the same cachet I guess.

http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=303976

Yeah, that looks to be the location.

https://communityimpact.com/austin/n...moves-forward/

Edit: Actually, those room counts don't match. So maybe that's not it.

Edit2: Jinx

We vs us · #20 Posted **Sep 27, 2018, 7:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by atxsnail

Here's a resubdivision filing from last month from the local owner, MOPAC Hotel Development. If this is the address (13313 Burnet Rd), they have been very generous in defining the geographic footprint of The Domain. Wells Branch/Scofield doesn't have the same cachet I guess.

http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=303976

Hm. Interesting. Found some coverage from Community Impact from late Aug that says the building was going to be almost twice the announced size.

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A new hotel just south of the Wells Branch Parkway exit off North MoPac is moving forward following approval from a city land use commissionTuesday.

The 244-room hotel is planned for a 6.5-acre lot at 13313 Burnet Road. Austin’s Zoning and Platting Commission approved a resubdivision of the lot Tuesday night. The case does not need to go in front of City Council.

According to case manager Cesar Zavala from the city’s planning department, applicant MOPAC Hotel Development now needs site plan approval.

Ted McConaghy of Doucet & Associates, an agent representing MOPAC Hotel Development, did not return calls for comment.

According to city documents, initial plans for the hotel date back to November 2017.

https://communityimpact.com/austin/n...moves-forward/