AUSTIN | Projects & Construction III

[JoninATX]

Looks good, so are they going to be starting next month?

[ahealy]

Originally Posted by JoninATX

Looks good, so are they going to be starting next month?

Indeed! I wanna throw a party for it. Have fireworks go off my balcony....that could be dangerous )

[Austin1971]

Good to see this thing finally moving forward.


Austin Business Journal by Vicky Garza, Staff Writer

Six food trucks parked at Congress Avenue and Second Street in downtown Austin have been told it’s time to unhitch and move out as construction for a JW Marriott hotel is set to begin this summer.

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/bl...site-told.html

[migol24]

Originally Posted by Austin1971

Good to see this thing finally moving forward.


Austin Business Journal by Vicky Garza, Staff Writer

Six food trucks parked at Congress Avenue and Second Street in downtown Austin have been told it’s time to unhitch and move out as construction for a JW Marriott hotel is set to begin this summer.

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/bl...site-told.html

haha... neither one of those place were any good anyways.

[ahealy]

Originally Posted by Austin1971

Good to see this thing finally moving forward.


Austin Business Journal by Vicky Garza, Staff Writer

Six food trucks parked at Congress Avenue and Second Street in downtown Austin have been told it’s time to unhitch and move out as construction for a JW Marriott hotel is set to begin this summer.

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/bl...site-told.html

Why can't people see the bigger picture with these developments? Y'all, I've had a rough past couple of days with total brain dead NIMBYs. Just casually hearing people say "yeah, this is the end of Austin", "Downtown and all those high rises are evil", or "Austin is turning into downtown Seattle; we'll only have homeless downtown in a few years" !! I can't stand ANYMORE OF THIS STUPIDITY!!#$@ First. These poeple don't have any solid information about what they're bitching about. Second. They did not vote, nor do they even know who the current mayor is. Third. THEY JUST MOVED HERE FROM LA, NY, DALLAS, OR CHICAGO!!!!

[migol24]

Originally Posted by ahealy

Why can't people see the bigger picture with these developments? Y'all, I've had a rough past couple of days with total brain dead NIMBYs. Just casually hearing people say "yeah, this is the end of Austin", "Downtown and all those high rises are evil", or "Austin is turning into downtown Seattle; we'll only have homeless downtown in a few years" !! I can't stand ANYMORE OF THIS STUPIDITY!!#$@ First. These poeple don't have any solid information about what they're bitching about. Second. They did not vote, nor do they even know who the current mayor is. Third. THEY JUST MOVED HERE FROM LA, NY, DALLAS, OR CHICAGO!!!!

for every decade there will be people saying that. and in a way they are right, only that the current austin will change and form another cooler and newer austin. just like it's been occurring for the last several decades.

[BevoLJ]

Getting rid of that parking lot is going to be huge for downtown. I can't wait for that hotel to be done! Second Street's future is looking bright.

[Austin1971]

BySarah Coppola
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF


One of the biggest downtown Austin developments ever would take shape on a valuable city-owned block over the next several years under a deal the City Council will consider today.

http://www.statesman.com/news/local/...r-2372704.html

[Austin1971]

Jan BuchholzStaff Writer- Austin Business Journal

A high-density apartment project could be built at the northeast corner of West Riverside Drive and South First Street in downtown Austin. The site is south of Lady Bird Lake and kitty-corner from the Long Center for the Performing Arts.

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/bl...velopment.html

[Jdawgboy]

Originally Posted by Austin1971

Jan BuchholzStaff Writer- Austin Business Journal

A high-density apartment project could be built at the northeast corner of West Riverside Drive and South First Street in downtown Austin. The site is south of Lady Bird Lake and kitty-corner from the Long Center for the Performing Arts.

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/bl...velopment.html

The Bouldin Creek NA seems pretty teppid to the idea. What strikes me as funny is they will complain about traffic citing 2,000 trips a day but with that location how many of those will be by car? Its reasonable that most of the people there will likely use mass transportation options, bike, or walk rather than use a personal car for most things.

[Jdawgboy]

Anyone know if the council passed Imagine Aistin?

[BevoLJ]

Originally Posted by Jdawgboy

Anyone know if the council passed Imagine Aistin?

Who is Aistin and is he hot?

Sorry Jdawg, I am probably the last person of this forum who should give anyone a hard time for spelling, but I just couldn't help my self.

In related news, from last weeks commencement, the UT LBJ School of Pubic Affairs.



They printed and handed out thousands of those before anyone noticed. lol

[Jdawgboy]

Originally Posted by BevoLJ

Who is Aistin and is he hot?

Sorry Jdawg, I am probably the last person of this forum who should give anyone a hard time for spelling, but I just couldn't help my self.

In related news, from last weeks commencement, the UT LBJ School of Pubic Affairs.



They printed and handed out thousands of those before anyone noticed. lol

Opps I was typing on my droid phone my bad.

LMAO that is so funny.

[KevinFromTexas]

Originally Posted by Jdawgboy

Opps I was typing on my droid phone my bad.

LMAO that is so funny.

You know, that thing's probably going to be hanging in dorm rooms from now on. LOL

Originally Posted by BevoLJ

Op updated. Just need Kevin to make a thread for it now. =)

Done. I heard about this on KVUE the other day and saw the rendering. I thought they said 70-story or 17-story tower. I'm happy with a 47 story tower for sure. This would be the tallest building in Austin north of the Capitol.

Here's the link.
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...=1#post5715698

Glad you got the height for it, too. That is awesome. Technically, it will still be shorter than the Austonian by just 28 feet, but the roof of it will be higher than Austonian's main roof. And because of the higher elevation, this thing really will stick up. But still, officially it'll be listed as 655 feet since that's the height over the street level.

Originally Posted by WestAustinite

One last thought. Do you really want a 47 story tower looming over the capital? It would really be out of place. Great architecture however, would to see it built in the heart of downtown.

Meh. This tower wouldn't block the view from I-35. And I doubt it'll block many other views. And besides, there are plenty of state office building ugos blocking the Capitol's view anyway.

[BevoLJ]

Originally Posted by Austin1971

Jan BuchholzStaff Writer- Austin Business Journal

A high-density apartment project could be built at the northeast corner of West Riverside Drive and South First Street in downtown Austin. The site is south of Lady Bird Lake and kitty-corner from the Long Center for the Performing Arts.

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/bl...velopment.html

I saw an article that Runtex will be included and not have to move. So that is great news.

[Jdawgboy]

I think that is the point of Imagine Austin to keep the core and most of the growth compact within 183 south to 290/71 and Mopac to I-35 rather than spreading out more to Round Rock and other areas, though in the plan the empty land between Austin and Round Rock is slated to become a regional center with highrises. My guess is that would act as a Downtown for far Northern Travis County and most if not all of Williamson County. Another regional center is planned right on the southern edge of Travis at 35 and SH 45 south.

[N90]

Originally Posted by Jdawgboy

I think that is the point of Imagine Austin to keep the core and most of the growth compact within 183 south to 290/71 and Mopac to I-35 rather than spreading out more to Round Rock and other areas, though in the plan the empty land between Austin and Round Rock is slated to become a regional center with highrises. My guess is that would act as a Downtown for far Northern Travis County and most if not all of Williamson County. Another regional center is planned right on the southern edge of Travis at 35 and SH 45 south.

I haven't kept up with "Imagine Austin", well partly because who actually has time to even catch their breathe between a project announcement in Austin. Seems like a new one every single day or something of the sort.

Do you have information, renderings, blueprints for this project? The fact that you mentioned several highrises between Austin and Round Rock is the part that caught my attention. Now that's infill, city altering infill at that.

[N90]

New Apartments off Riverside/Run Tex Apartments:\

Alliance Residential Co. submitted plans May 9 for a 353,000-square-foot apartment community that would be built on the northeast corner of West Riverside Drive and South First Street south of Lady Bird Lake.

The proposed site plan shows a multilevel structure on 1.5 acres that are occupied by a couple of retail businesses and parking lots.

Source: http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/pr...de-living.html

[BevoLJ]

Originally Posted by N90

I haven't kept up with "Imagine Austin", well partly because who actually has time to even catch their breathe between a project announcement in Austin. Seems like a new one every single day or something of the sort.

Do you have information, renderings, blueprints for this project? The fact that you mentioned several highrises between Austin and Round Rock is the part that caught my attention. Now that's infill, city altering infill at that.

Here is the plan: http://issuu.com/jgoodman/docs/iacp_..._2012-4-20-web

And a little video on what it is

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[JoninATX]

Austin Planetarium moves forward with development

by KVUE.com

kvue.com Posted on May 26, 2012 at 4:26 PM

AUSTIN -- The Austin Planetarium is moving forward with their plan to build the largest planetarium in Texas. The nonprofit has submitted a proposal to the Texas Facilities Commission to build the planetarium on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Congress Avenue, where there is currently a state parking lot.

The proposed location would create a museum district in Austin. The planetarium would be across the street from the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum and the Blanton Museum of Art.

The proposed 157,000 square foot facility will include the planetarium, an interactive science museum and a technology center showcasing Texas innovations.

However, the facility will include more than just a museum and planetarium. A 47 story residential tower, restaurants, retail space and more than 1,000 underground parking spaces are also part of the proposal.

The total cost is estimated at $240 million. Only $95 million would be used for the science and technology museum.

http://www.kvue.com/news/Austin-Plan...154556155.html