AUSTIN | 506 West Residential | 564 Feet | 48 Floors | Proposed

[bobbywest87]

Reminds me of a taller Austin Proper. I like it.

[jake.robs]

Love this coppery color on the cladding. It'll stand out in a good way.

[chinchaaa]

Love

[ILUVSAT]

According the the attorney's letter to the city (part of the DC files) this building is 564'8" tall - or 565' for posting purposes.

[KevinFromTexas]

Nice. I really like this one.

[migol24]

For the love of God, I just hope they keep it as is and doesn't go through any other changes. I'm always skeptical when I see something that looks great, only for it to either change, shrink or get canceled entirely. And we've seen that happen already on quite a few of the better projects.

[We vs us]

Muscular. I like it a lot. Especially in that neighborhood.

To everyone else's point -- it's interesting to see the newest evolution of the Austin style guide. Rounded edges and irregular geometry, brown-not-blue, lots of greenery, no more unbroken walls of glass; lots of horizontal texture. It's a pretty major break with the 20-teens design approach.

I haven't had a chance to look at the Design Commission deck -- is the design house the same one doing the Perennial, or Springdale Green, or the Whole Foods extension next door?

[WestAustinite]

Beautiful. I only wish it were located on the corner. Or is that corner with Favorite Pizza and the italian restaurant in the CVC?

[paul78701]

Originally Posted by WestAustinite

Beautiful. I only wish it were located on the corner. Or is that corner with Favorite Pizza and the italian restaurant in the CVC?

Fairly certain that corner is not in a CVC. I'm sure those two restaurants will be replaced by a tower at some point in the future.

[papertowelroll]

Originally Posted by We vs us

Muscular. I like it a lot. Especially in that neighborhood.

To everyone else's point -- it's interesting to see the newest evolution of the Austin style guide. Rounded edges and irregular geometry, brown-not-blue, lots of greenery, no more unbroken walls of glass; lots of horizontal texture. It's a pretty major break with the 20-teens design approach.

I haven't had a chance to look at the Design Commission deck -- is the design house the same one doing the Perennial, or Springdale Green, or the Whole Foods extension next door?

The renderings always have the Singapore-style greenery, but are there any buildings in Austin that were actually built like that? 70 Rainey is the only one I can think of.

[We vs us]

Originally Posted by papertowelroll

The renderings always have the Singapore-style greenery, but are there any buildings in Austin that were actually built like that? 70 Rainey is the only one I can think of.

A handful of proposed buildings, none aside from 70 Rainey and the Whole Food extension finished yet, though Springdale Green is UC.

[Riverranchdrone]

I like on this tower how the Garage can be converted into residential depending on the need.

[The ATX]

The site plan was withdrawn and resubmitted today. That usually *but not always* indicates that a major downgrade is in the works. A downsizing would not be surprising with the current state of the capital markets.

https://abc.austintexas.gov/public-s...ertyrsn=128600

[WestAustinite]

Originally Posted by The ATX

The site plan was withdrawn and resubmitted today. That usually *but not always* indicates that a major downgrade is in the works. A downsizing would not be surprising with the current state of the capital markets.

https://abc.austintexas.gov/public-s...ertyrsn=128600

Well one thing is for sure, they won't be switching to office use!

[ILUVSAT]

Originally Posted by The ATX

...That usually *but not always* indicates that a major downgrade is in the works.

I know you tried to cover yourself with the "but not always" insert. And, a withdraw and resubmit is not an indicator of any "major" change(s) to said project (specifically the assumption of a "major downgrade").

Maybe we should unilaterally state that a withdraw and resubmitted site plan simply indicates a change (or changes) to the original site plan?!?


**I noticed in the Folder Info Descriptions it questioned if this was a "Withdraw & Resubmit" - and the answer provided was "No." Just curious...

[The ATX]

I like your positivity. We'll know in about a month when the new site plan is updated.

[H2O]

Originally Posted by The ATX

I like your positivity. We'll know in about a month when the new site plan is updated.

Sometimes Withdraw and Resubmit occurs when the clock is running out on the application. For some reason I don't understand, when you withdraw and resubmit, the approval process continues where you left off, but if you let the application expire, you literally start back at square one.

[Urbannizer]

Originally Posted by The ATX

The site plan was withdrawn and resubmitted today. That usually *but not always* indicates that a major downgrade is in the works. A downsizing would not be surprising with the current state of the capital markets.

https://abc.austintexas.gov/public-s...ertyrsn=128600

Now under review. 350 units planned, down from 359.

[Sigaven]

Gorgeous and glad to see a restaurant space to replace Irene's.

[bobbywest87]

I'd prefer they just put some of these project on hold rather than downgrade. If it's on hold, at least there's hope something tall gets built there eventually. If they build a downsized version, that's a plot of land we'll never get back.