AUSTIN | Shoal Creek Walk | 219 FEET | 15 FLOORS | COMPLETE - Page 5

wwmiv · #1 Posted **Jan 13, 2015, 4:09 PM**

Ugh. They could have done so much more for that lot. Oh well, at least it's a nice design.

KevinFromTexas · #2 Posted **Jan 13, 2015, 5:23 PM**

I think it looks awful. A box? It's not 1975, it's 2015.

hereinaustin · #3 Posted **Jan 13, 2015, 7:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

I think it looks awful. A box? It's not 1975, it's 2015.

At least the windows look large...

KevinFromTexas · #4 Posted **Jan 13, 2015, 7:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by hereinaustin

At least the windows look large...

It looks like New York's 432 Park Avenue disassembled, reassembled, and made much shorter.

JoninATX · #5 Posted **Jan 13, 2015, 7:16 PM**

Thanks Deerhoof for the update!, Here's a short statement that I found about Shoal Creek Walk.

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Dec. 1. 2014

Our team recently completed the integrated branding program for Shoal Creek Walk, a premier office destination in Austin’s thriving Market District. The 16 level tower is located at West 6th and Bowie and is adjacent to GSD&M and Whole Foods. It features underground parking and podium level retail with office levels above. Janke is creating a comprehensive brand experience, beginning with the naming process, creating the identity design and marketing materials, and now continuing through the retail guidelines and experiential graphics program. Groundbreaking to begin early 2015.

http://www.jankedesign.com/shoal-cre...e-destination/

Syndic · #6 Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 5:25 AM**

This sucks. The elevated walkways are the worst part. Pretty depressing. I hate that they're doing this to my city.

ahealy · #7 Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 5:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by Syndic

This sucks. The elevated walkways are the worst part. Pretty depressing. I hate that they're doing this to my city.

Yeah, fuck this (pardon my french).

ChrisBBradford · #8 Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 6:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by Syndic

This sucks. The elevated walkways are the worst part. Pretty depressing. I hate that they're doing this to my city.

It's in a floodplain. What else do you expect them to do?

The ATX · #9 Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 1:55 PM**

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It's in a floodplain. What else do you expect them to do?

Good point. Plus it has ground floor retail that will help fill in one of the many pedestrian dead zones on W. 6th St.

lzppjb · #10 Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 5:39 PM**

So, it says 16-story, but only shows 14. Either it's higher on the end we can't see, or they're counting underground levels, or we haven't seen the final rendering. Which do you think it is?

austlar1 · #11 Posted **Jan 13, 2015, 8:46 PM**

Looks like a fairly typical Washington DC office building, short and bulky.

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...72.OV5fQzndfwY

Tech House · #12 Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 1:39 AM**

Here are the positives I see about the design.

1. It looks like it has good sidewalk interaction.

2. If you're tired and need a nap, you can lie on the sloping lawn in front of GSD&M, look across the street at Shoal Creek Walk, and the sheer boredom of its generic office boxiness will zonk you right out for a good half hour or so.

Jdawgboy · #13 Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 3:04 AM**

Well my take on it goes beyond its dullness. With all of the office development currently taking place, I'm more curious about the square footage this building would add.

Right now there is definite demand for office space in DT. I remember an article that came out a couple of months ago saying that even with the added office space from 3rd & Colorado and the IBC building, office occupancy would actually rise not decline. Having said that, there will come a point probably in the not so distant future when that will not be the case.

There's only one significant office building that has started and it's Block 23. The other office building under construction is a short 16 floor bland looking box at 5th & Colorado. The way I see it is if we see yet another stubby blocky office building such as that monstrosity up above built, then our chance of getting a truly tall office tower is going to disintegrate into fine dust blowing away with the wind.

Jdawgboy · #14 Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 3:06 AM**

Well my take on it goes beyond its dullness. With all of the office development currently taking place, I'm more curious about the square footage this building would add.

Right now there is definite demand for office space in DT. I remember an article that came out a couple of months ago saying that even with the added office space from 3rd & Colorado and the IBC building, office occupancy would actually rise not decline. Having said that, there will come a point probably in the not so distant future when that will not be the case.

Right now there's only one significant office building that has started and it's Block 23. The other office building under construction is a short 16 floor bland looking box at 5th & Colorado. The way I see it is if we see yet another stubby blocky office building such as that monstrosity up above built, then our chance of getting a truly tall office tower is going to disintegrate into fine dust blowing away with the wind.

IluvATX · #15 Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 3:10 AM**

It's exactly what I expected...

it should be pretty tall too. I wonder if the back will be angled for the CVC?

KevinFromTexas · #16 Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 2:58 PM**

It has potential I suppose. It could end up having a nice clean look to it. Also, the rendering seems to show the other half of the building having some more glass. In that way, if it really is the case, it could resemble the IBC Bank Plaza where one side of it has square windows with the other side having a curtain wall of glass. It might not be so bad then. Also, I'm kind of liking the idea of having a new building that is not blue. lol

My guess is it'll be somewhere around 170 to 190 feet tall. The Whole Foods HQ is 136 feet, and this looks to be 40 feet or so taller, not counting the mechanical penthouse, which could add another 10 to 12 feet.

scraperwill · #17 Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 7:25 PM**

If you are looking at the building facing east, it is 15 floors above ground. It has several below grade parking levels, 1 level of retail, 4 levels of parking above the retail and 10 floors of office.
If you look at it facing west it will appear as though there are 6 floors of above ground parking making it appear to be 16 floors.
The lower floors you are seeing are just disguised parking levels.
It is about 211 feet tall.

JoninATX · #18 Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 7:42 PM**

The building doesn't look bad, as someone stated it looks like an DC office building.

ivanwolf · #19 Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 8:46 PM**

Remember this lot has a CVC running through it. So we are only seeing the northwest view. The southeast view could be a wall essentially making this building a triangle if they avoided the CVC completely, maybe just the podium is under the CVC but who know without the height data.

KevinFromTexas · #20 Posted **Jan 23, 2015, 5:28 AM**

The civil engineering plans were released, but they don't show the heights. It does say it'll have 15 floors. It also shows it'll have two cranes.

ftp://ftp.ci.austin.tx.us/ATD_AULCC/...amar_PLANS.pdf

Also, if you look on the link, there's another file that says it'll have 15 floors.

ftp://ftp.ci.austin.tx.us/ATD_AULCC/2015/150205/

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Construction of a 15 story concrete shell office building and above grade parking garage (consisting of a Lobby and Retail Level, 4 levels of parking, and 10 levels of tenant office space), with 3 levels of underground parking, at the southeast corner of 6th and Bowie Streets (835 West 6th Street). The Site Plan was previously submitted in 2012 for a Site Plan Permit (Permit No. SP-2012-0036C / UCC-121220-01-01) as the Project Name: Sixth + Lamar East Block. Construction is tentatively scheduled from late March 2015 to early February 2017.