Austin | 6th & Rio Grande (701 W. 6th) | 758 Feet | 66 Floors | Proposed

[Riverranchdrone]

The ABJ lists this as a gold tower. That would be cool to have a golden tower back in Austins skyline.

[myBrain]

I hope it is gold, but the renderings make the facade look more tan/stucco/stone than gold. You can see that there are gold accents on the podium, and they contrast with what appears to be the material used in the tower portion.

Altogether, much like 6xG, this tower is somehow both unique and distinct without being all that interesting. They're just frankenstein chimeras cobbling together on-trend design elements, so that as a whole they don't really look like anything else, but because all the various parts are so familiar, and there's no clear theme tying them together, they're forgettable. I don't hate it, they still improve the skyline, but I wish there was a clearer design motif going on. Compare to the nearby Indy or the 360 -- both buildings I could draw from memory and are easily recognized in illustrations. This and 6x have so much going on that I couldn't imagine drawing their silhouette from memory -- they'd just come out as jumbled scribbles.

[JACKinBeantown]

Originally Posted by Riverranchdrone

The ABJ lists this as a gold tower. That would be cool to have a golden tower back in Austins skyline.

I'd agree that it looks beige in the renderings. It certainly doesn't appear to be gold, unless the renderings are way off, which I doubt.

It would fit right in with this group of nondescript apartment buildings on the lower upper west side of Manhattan. (View it in Globe mode. I don't know why Google doesn't make it automatically appear that way.)
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mo...oASAFQAw%3D%3D

Or pretty much anywhere on the upper east side.

Weird as it may seem, I think the wall is the most interesting thing about this design. At least it's not just a plain wall. It's nothing great, but at least it has something happening on it. All the other sides of the building are just repetitive windows and balconies from top to bottom starting at the blank black garage podium. No setbacks, no crown, nothing to break up the monotony of floor after floor of the same layout. At least at night the residential lighting will add to the "Honeymooners Effect."

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/M-Fc22RiqHk/hqdefault.jpg

[Urbannizer]

WTF has opened up a new location on the east side.

[AJB]

With the relocation of WTF, does it appear that this project is back on course? If so, is there an official start date of construction? Exciting to see such a tower in that part of the ever-changing Austin skyline possibly becoming a reality.

[paul78701]

Originally Posted by AJB

With the relocation of WTF, does it appear that this project is back on course? If so, is there an official start date of construction? Exciting to see such a tower in that part of the ever-changing Austin skyline possibly becoming a reality.

The new location is not a relocation. The original location is still open. I have yet to see any indication that the original location has set any sort of closing date.

[gillynova]

I talked to the owner of WTF when they had a soft opening in December. He said he has no plans to close WTF West and they extended their lease

[The ATX]

The site plan for this one is all but dead - for the second time. But a ray of hope is that it went to the Design Commission last September which is where we got all those nice renderings.

[GoldenBoot]

Originally Posted by The ATX

The site plan for this one is all but dead - for the second time. But a ray of hope is that it went to the Design Commission last September which is where we got all those nice renderings.

I'm not implying the tower is going to happen...but, in every landlord/tenant lease agreement there are clauses outlining remedies for early termination.

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by GoldenBoot

I'm not implying the tower is going to happen...but, in every landlord/tenant lease agreement there are clauses outlining remedies for early termination.

I don't know how that relates to the site plan.

[GoldenBoot]

Originally Posted by The ATX

I don't know how that relates to the site plan.

It doesn't. It was a response to the (11 a.m.) post by Gillynova.

[jake.robs]

https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/n...th-street.html

Not sure if there is any new info here, but came across this paywalled article. Does anyone have access?

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by jake.robs

https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/n...th-street.html

Not sure if there is any new info here, but came across this paywalled article. Does anyone have access?

That article is only reporting on the fact that the PC approved the ZC. It's up for CC approval on 05/22. The article also quotes Kairoi as saying they don't have any groundbreaking date due to market conditions.

But at least this project is moving forward at time when most projects have stalled.

[LiveattheOasis]

Looks like City Council has now approved the Density Bonus and this one can move forward ... when Kairoi is ready to do so.

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by LiveattheOasis

Looks like City Council has now approved the Density Bonus and this one can move forward ... when Kairoi is ready to do so.

Nice update. I missed that one because it was not part of the zoning change portion of the agenda. I thought it had been removed from the 05/22 meeting.

[IluvATX]

https://www.connectcre.com/stories/k...oving-forward/

Brief article about this on Kairoi’s news section.