Austin | The Republic | 710 Feet | 47 Floors | U/C - Page 63

drummer · #**1241** Posted **May 4, 2021, 6:56 PM**

Woohoo!

ahealy · #**1242** Posted **May 4, 2021, 7:13 PM**

No joke, I am actually tearing up....OVER FAA PERMITS! .....I've been on this forum too long

Cheers, y'all....this is a major project and perfect for the new Austin

clubtokyo · #**1243** Posted **May 4, 2021, 7:17 PM**

Wow! Austin just doesn't stop! LOVE IT!

Echostatic · #**1244** Posted **May 4, 2021, 7:34 PM**

Bets on how many publications will call this our "new tallest tower?"

mercury6 · #**1245** Posted **May 4, 2021, 7:40 PM**

this is my favorite tower, from the ground to the crown

sjk · #**1246** Posted **May 4, 2021, 7:44 PM**

Yess! So excited for this news!

We vs us · #**1247** Posted **May 4, 2021, 8:13 PM**

Oh hai!

GoldenBoot · #**1248** Posted **May 4, 2021, 8:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by wwmiv

Haven’t people here discussed the reliability of using FAA permits to judge project imminence?

Very true. It is not necessarily a sign of immanent construction. It's a positive step, however.

One example (of a myriad) was for a tower in Dallas a few years back. It was being developed by a Turkish developer. They filed FAA paperwork for a 1080' tower. However, to my knowledge, not site plan was approved for the project. The Republic has an approved site plan.

GoldenBoot · #**1249** Posted **May 4, 2021, 8:15 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

No, I think those are different points on the tower's roof as measured from the ground elevation, which has some variation.

If this is true, should the height of this tower change to 710'?

chinchaaa · #**1250** Posted **May 4, 2021, 8:39 PM**

Any signs of light rail stations in any of the renders?

The ATX · #**1251** Posted **May 4, 2021, 8:43 PM**

The released elevations have it at 708'. So the difference in the height must be based on updated elevations that have not yet been released. The Plan Review hasn't been approved and no info has been added to it yet. Hopefully updated elevations will get released. If we don't get any new elevations, I would go with 710'. It could even be slightly taller since the FAA doesn't necessarily calculate the height like we do.

The construction dates on an FAA filing are far from a sure thing. City permit info is much better.

ILUVSAT · #**1252** Posted **May 4, 2021, 8:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by The ATX

The Plan Review hasn't been approved and no info has been added to it yet.

Huh? I thought this one was already approved.

The ATX · #**1253** Posted **May 4, 2021, 9:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by ILUVSAT

Huh? I thought this one was already approved.

It was/is. Then they submitted that Plan Review for some apparent tweaks including the mysterious "museum".

ILUVSAT · #**1254** Posted **May 4, 2021, 10:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by The ATX

It was/is. Then they submitted that Plan Review for some apparent tweaks including the mysterious "museum".

Oh, shoot. I remember the new museum component now. Thanks.

By the way...CONGRATS on your 10,000th post!

myBrain · #**1255** Posted **May 4, 2021, 10:38 PM**

Our tallest buildings for years have been skinny residential point towers. One of the reasons Indeed tower has made such an impact is that it's wide as well as tall. This thing is even wider. Along w/ 8x it's going to make the Austonian and Indy look like skinny sticks. This is big city bulk

drummer · #**1256** Posted **May 5, 2021, 2:13 PM**

I like both - bulk and skinny. I also like the angles on this one, which makes it unique among all the boxes we currently have - and I'll count Independent in that description despite the fact that it's more interesting at least from the north/south views. Obviously the Sail is different, and I love it. In any case, variety is a good thing in skylines.

Republic is classy and sleek, despite its bulk. I'm a fan.

We vs us · #**1257** Posted **May 5, 2021, 2:37 PM**

For a city our size, the variation in design we're getting is really kind of amazing. Even after the demise of 5C's original design (RIP), we've got the Independent, the Sail, the Republic, the Molar, and Indeed. It's a pretty wide variety.

StoOgE · #**1258** Posted **May 5, 2021, 11:23 PM**

Ok, now. About the old post office.

migol24 · #**1259** Posted **May 6, 2021, 4:26 AM**

Would this make the case for Austin's defining tower?

mercury6 · #**1260** Posted **May 6, 2021, 1:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by migol24

Would this make the case for Austin's defining tower?

for me it is