AUSTIN | Project Updates Thread Part II - Page 445

SproutingTowers · #**8881** Posted **Jul 17, 2024, 6:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by WestAustinite

This project is such a joke. They are essentially going to demolish 80% of the depth of those historic buildings (which are very deep) and create a Disney version of them with fugly apartments behind them. These will look dated in 20 years. At least require them to use brick or stone for God sakes.

Looks better than the 80's style office buildings.

Urbannizer · #**8882** Posted **Jul 17, 2024, 7:13 PM**

Arts Commission gives early OK for city aid to expand Umlauf museum

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The Arts Commission wants City Council to give an initial endorsement to an ambitious plan to improve and expand the Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum, which is managed in partnership with the city’s Parks and Recreation Department.

At Monday’s meeting, the commission received a presentation on the plan for the 8-acre site, which sits on hilly terrain just east of Zilker Metropolitan Park and has a number of accessibility and infrastructure issues that have, to date, constrained its use. Centered on the former home of famed sculptor Charles Umlauf, whose estate donated the homestead and more than 200 pieces of art to the city, the site currently has about 35,000 visitors per year.

The plan, which was completed over the past year by the Page architecture firm, breaks the site into four areas with work broken into three phases, beginning with improvements of existing facilities to address accessibility and visitor experience.

There are no cost estimates for the plan, which would be funded through a multiyear capital campaign as well as public funds, possibly including a portion of a bond package expected to go before voters in 2026

WestAustinite · #**8883** Posted **Jul 17, 2024, 8:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by SproutingTowers

Looks better than the 80's style office buildings.

That's true. My assumptions about where this was exactly were incorrect. I had assumed this was for 1-2 blocks west of that site, where Stream Realty has pushed for doing something similar but applying the "Disney" treatment. Thanks for uploading the photo of this site.

MichaelB · #**8884** Posted **Jul 18, 2024, 1:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by SproutingTowers

Looks better than the 80's style office buildings.

While not disagreeing... it's just the next generation of generic. Not worth the wait.

Urbannizer · #**8885** Posted **Jul 30, 2024, 9:21 PM**

907-911 Congress

Demolished

907, 909 & 911 Congress Ave by Paul O'Connell, on Flickr

911 Congress Ave by Paul O'Connell, on Flickr

The ATX · #**8886** Posted **Jul 30, 2024, 9:31 PM**

Yay! About time. Those buildings have been an eyesore on Congress for years.

randalls · #**8887** Posted **Jul 31, 2024, 4:10 AM**

Do we know what’s replacing them? Sorry if it was mentioned earlier in the thread and I somehow missed it.

MichaelB · #**8888** Posted **Jul 31, 2024, 4:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by randalls

Do we know what’s replacing them? Sorry if it was mentioned earlier in the thread and I somehow missed it.

Neglect. Long term owners fighting any thought of Historical designation. There was a deal to save facades. They out-waited that. So, long story short, they got what they wanted. "Fire", time, decay all = long term eye sore.... then demolished. Such great community minded owners I'm sure.

WestAustinite · #**8889** Posted **Jul 31, 2024, 1:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by The ATX

Yay! About time. Those buildings have been an eyesore on Congress for years.

Be careful what you ask for - might become something like a lovely Hilton Garden Inn. It's a shame these were purposely neglected and now gone forever.

chinchaaa · #**8890** Posted **Jul 31, 2024, 1:32 PM**

What a loss! Amazing to see these torn down while other stuff gets historical designation. This is tragic. There will be no architectural heritage to pass down in this city that’s worth a damn.

ahealy · #**8891** Posted **Aug 1, 2024, 3:09 PM**

Austin really going full steam ahead for the "city with no soul" title...

People don't know how to preserve the past here. Just $$$$

Urbannizer · #**8892** Posted **Aug 1, 2024, 4:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by randalls

Do we know what’s replacing them? Sorry if it was mentioned earlier in the thread and I somehow missed it.

Here’s what was planned before:

https://austin.towers.net/getting-pa...ant-buildings/

The ATX · #**8893** Posted **Aug 1, 2024, 9:59 PM**

I doubt that is still the plan - especially since it's for an office building proposal dating back to 2010. Hopefully the fire and structural collapses won't affect any plans to rebuild the facades. There are no site plan or permits filed for any project at the site other than demo permits.

ahealy · #**8894** Posted **Aug 2, 2024, 2:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by The ATX

I doubt that is still the plan - especially since it's for an office building proposal dating back to 2010. Hopefully the fire and structural collapses won't affect any plans to rebuild the facades. There are no site plan or permits filed for any project at the site other than demo permits.

Oh, I actually didn't know that there had been a fire and collapses. I thought there were just tied up in some sort of ownership dispute hell.

MichaelB · #**8895** Posted **Aug 2, 2024, 3:38 AM**

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Originally Posted by ahealy

Oh, I actually didn't know that there had been a fire and collapses. I thought there were just tied up in some sort of ownership dispute hell.

all of the above!!1 LOL!

The ATX · #**8896** Posted **Aug 9, 2024, 10:04 PM**

There are three major ZC items on Tuesday's 08/13 Planning Commission meeting.

Anderson Square - 250' height with four 20-story buildings and five seven-story buildings

200 E. Riverside - former TXDot HQ site has switched from two 400' office towers to two 500' mixed use towers

Royal Crest residential near E. Riverside - 160' towers with 1.1K residential units

I posted more info on X: https://x.com/TheATX1

gillynova · #**8897** Posted **Aug 11, 2024, 7:34 PM**

I can't wait for towers to come south of Lady Bird Lake

davidtexan · #**8898** Posted **Aug 24, 2024, 7:45 PM**

Today I noticed on West 6th that Concrete Cowboy has closed and boarded up their windows. Dogwood next door has been closed for a few weeks, and their outdoor bar has now been totally dismantled and removed. Hopefully this signals some exciting news as the property has previously been marketed for a tower development and there are some proposed towers right next door at 506 West Ave and 701 W 6th St.

davidtexan · #**8899** Posted **Aug 24, 2024, 7:47 PM**

Some work being done to the entrance of 301 Congress Ave office building.

The ATX · #**8900** Posted **Aug 24, 2024, 8:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by davidtexan

Today I noticed on West 6th that Concrete Cowboy has closed and boarded up their windows. Dogwood next door has been closed for a few weeks, and their outdoor bar has now been totally dismantled and removed. Hopefully this signals some exciting news as the property has previously been marketed for a tower development and there are some proposed towers right next door at 506 West Ave and 701 W 6th St.

The same LLC that owns both the Dogwood & Concrete Cowboy sites also owns the 506 West tower site. So maybe we can expect a tower someday but not any time soon. The Dogwood had some remodel permits approved a month ago that explicitly mention the removal of the patio bar. There are no pending permits for the Concrete Cowboy site. But it seems that other bars in the chain have closed. Also, a new bar was permitted earlier this year for the 507 West building next to Concrete cowboy. But I'm not sure if that has opened yet.