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Urbannizer · #1 Posted **Aug 17, 2021, 4:01 AM**

Austin Above Congress Ave by Grexsys, on Flickr

drummer · #2 Posted **Aug 19, 2021, 3:15 PM**

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Austin Above Congress Ave by Grexsys, on Flickr

Awesome!

I wonder about the future impact of the Statesman site with some height/density when viewed from this angle.

myBrain · #3 Posted **Aug 17, 2021, 4:22 AM**

davidberko · #4 Posted **Aug 17, 2021, 5:59 PM**

Thanks for sharing that pano shot urbanizer. Doesn't show 44 East or nativo next door I don't believe but it's sure impressive. I had an Uber ride yesterday with a big Indian family to the Quincy. It's already showing units I think!

We vs us · #5 Posted **Aug 17, 2021, 6:28 PM**

Fantastic shot of Congress! The skyline is obviously amazing, but you can also tell how dense SoCo is getting, too.

enragedcamel · #6 Posted **Aug 17, 2021, 8:50 PM**

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Fantastic shot of Congress! The skyline is obviously amazing, but you can also tell how dense SoCo is getting, too.

The gaps in the skyline are triggering me. I wonder if we'll ever reach a point where it is fully "solid" when looking from north or south.

davidberko · #7 Posted **Aug 17, 2021, 10:01 PM**

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The gaps in the skyline are triggering me. I wonder if we'll ever reach a point where it is fully "solid" when looking from north or south.

6XG will fill a huge gap between the Indy and austonian. And 98 red river will fill the gap between the austonian and the eastern Rainey St. Skyline fringe.

the Genral · #8 Posted **Aug 17, 2021, 11:02 PM**

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The gaps in the skyline are triggering me. I wonder if we'll ever reach a point where it is fully "solid" when looking from north or south.

Your wonderment of a solid skyline come to fruition will outlive me, and the gaps depend on the angle to which downtown is viewed. Since the outline is pretty much established, the much needed march northward is inevitable. That's when we'll get a more solid looking downtown.

sjk · #9 Posted **Aug 17, 2021, 11:21 PM**

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Your wonderment of a solid skyline come to fruition will outlive me, and the gaps depend on the angle to which downtown is viewed. Since the outline is pretty much established, the much needed march northward is inevitable. That's when we'll get a more solid looking downtown.

Perhaps this will help with that?

Abolishing FAR Limits Downtown Is the Best Idea Austin’s Had in a While

https://austin.towers.net/abolishing...ad-in-a-while/

EDIT: I see this was recently posted in project updates, but still applicable for this conversation.

wwmiv · #10 Posted **Aug 17, 2021, 11:26 PM**

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The gaps in the skyline are triggering me. I wonder if we'll ever reach a point where it is fully "solid" when looking from north or south.

I hope not. I sincerely hope we just upzone a tremendous portion of the city and have a very expansive but patchwork skyline that never quite fills in anywhere.

We vs us · #11 Posted **Aug 17, 2021, 10:24 PM**

The 6x/BBVA/Republic cluster will definitely fill in a gap. The other gap is going to take longer -- will need the Railyard, 4th and Brazos and 302 W 2nd, and that whole Convention District to go tall. But I agree that the supertall and the Travis 1/2 will help the other side.

We vs us · #12 Posted **Aug 19, 2021, 3:35 PM**

Yeah, was thinking that too. All of southshore is, really, going to be the next new frontier, now that so much of Rainey is spoken for.

Urbannizer · #13 Posted **Aug 19, 2021, 8:16 PM**

jkconno · #14 Posted **Aug 19, 2021, 9:09 PM**

How much taller is the sail going to get? Honestly kind of disappointed with the height from afar at this point.

migol24 · #15 Posted **Aug 19, 2021, 9:15 PM**

I would have preferred this building to continue higher until it narrows to a point. But, honestly, this building is still pretty predominant as it is. Even though it's not as tall, it's more dominant than the Independent.

KevinFromTexas · #16 Posted **Aug 19, 2021, 9:49 PM**

Yeah, I wish this thing had continued past 600 feet. Let the top floor with the smallest floorplate be a public observation deck. It seems like missed opportunities is a hallmark of Austin.