Austin | 500 S. Congress | Multiple Towers | Up to 650 Feet | Proposed

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by Bblasa

Rezoning was approved? So updated site plans would be next?

The rezoning was approved by the Planning Commission. The City Council still has to approve it because they have final say on all zoning changes. Large projects like this typically take two CC meetings to get approved on all three readings. But amazingly enough, there has been no opposition to this project yet. So CC approval should not get dragged out. Site plans would be submitted after CC approval and take maybe two years to approve. The developer stated at the PC meeting that buildings on the site would not be completed until 2029 or 2030.

[The ATX]

This is on next week's CC meeting agenda.

[LoneStarMike]

From last week's Austin Business Journal (Archived; No Paywall)

Related Cos. triples office space in mixed-use hub envisioned south of downtown
Plus, Ego's may be resurrected — 'I wanted a place where you could get a $5 beer,' developer said

Related Cos. is moving forward with its plans to build multiple towers on six acres just south of downtown Austin.

Most notably, the company has tripled the amount of office space in its plans since redevelopment possibilities surfaced last year. Related now envisions 600,000 square feet of office space, up from the 200,000 square feet previously planned. That's in addition to 950 residential units, a 225-room hotel and 135,000 square feet of restaurant, grocery and retail space — which could be a huge addition to the highly sought-after South Congress retail market.

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It’s unclear when demolition activity could take place on the site, but Iannacone indicated Related wants to move quickly on the project. He said the intention is to enter into the site development permit process as soon as the project receives approval from the city. He said the permit process could take around two years. After that, project officials would look for financing, and if the market is in the right place, construction would start soon after. It could be built in one phase or multiple phases.

Iannacone's ideal timeline would be by 2029 or 2030, he told commissioners.

[KevinFromTexas]

Originally Posted by LoneStarMike

From last week's Austin Business Journal (Archived; No Paywall)

Related Cos. triples office space in mixed-use hub envisioned south of downtown
Plus, Ego's may be resurrected — 'I wanted a place where you could get a $5 beer,' developer said
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I know where you can get $2 and $5 beers, but you have to drive to between Marble Falls and Cedar Park.

[Urbannizer]

Extension of downtown Austin skyline to continue south of Lady Bird Lake

City Council approved the 500 South Congress PUD, or planned unit development, Sept. 11. Related Cos.' redevelopment of Ego's bar and surrounding apartment and office buildings on a 6.5-acre site will include:
950 residences, with 800 apartments and 150 condominiums
A 225-room hotel
600,000 square feet of office space
135,000 square feet of commercial space for retail, a restaurant and grocery store.

The site's tallest tower may reach up to 650 feet tall, while the rest of the property can build up to 500 feet.

Related's Texas President Mike Iannacone recently said the 500 South Congress PUD could be the new heart of the South Central Waterfront, which said is becoming a "mixed-use city of the future."

[ahealy]

So pretty!! Sad nothing remotely like this will actually be built!

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by ahealy

So pretty!! Sad nothing remotely like this will actually be built!

Exactly. The curved corners are the giveaway. But the developers don't even know what will be built yet. The market conditions have changed so much since the original renderings and uses were made public, that the first proposal is no longer viable.

[ahealy]

Originally Posted by The ATX

Exactly. The curved corners are the giveaway. But the developers don't even know what will be built yet. The market conditions have changed so much since the original renderings and uses were made public, that the first proposal is no longer viable.

Haha, Curved corners so true. Anytime I see a render with curved corners I'm like--Yep, that's never happening or it'll be VE'd and have a Playstation 1 style pixelated corner curve.

[drummer]

It breaks my heart that you're both probably right.

[BrBlu]

Perennial was the curved building I was hopeful for rip
This version actually looks like 506 west and the base of waterline had an affair. Are we sure this was the most recent design or the one before the angular version we saw the most renderings of that looked more like San Antonio’s pearl district

[78701]

Not all curved corners die:
Shoal Creek Walk

[drummer]

^Honestly, I forgot all about that one.

[ahealy]

Originally Posted by 78701

Not all curved corners die:
Shoal Creek Walk

Oh!! Yep, I forget about this one all the damn time. Well, here's to hoping this survives the mean VE machine

[wwmiv]

Springdale Green is another

[Urbannizer]

And the Whole Foods Expansion on West 5th.

[Lobotomizer]

Originally Posted by Urbannizer

And the Whole Foods Expansion on West 5th.

There's also curved glass on the Fairmont Hotel's NW corner.

[Sigaven]

Originally Posted by Lobotomizer

There's also curved glass on the Fairmont Hotel's NW corner.

Haha! A small reminder of how the whole building was originally supposed to look

[ahealy]

Originally Posted by Lobotomizer

There's also curved glass on the Fairmont Hotel's NW corner.

Which I so appreciate survived the VE'd re-do. The base on Fairmont looks really good. Tbh, I don't dislike what we have now. A spire can go a loooong way