AUSTIN | Project Updates Thread Part II - Page 83

KevinFromTexas · #**1641** Posted **Feb 17, 2015, 2:51 PM**

This was their reply to me about an hour ago about it. I asked them what happened to the earlier plan, and said I thought Austin deserves something unique.

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The state changed the rules retroactively. We submitted our proposal according to the law, but in the last legislative session they decided to (retroactively) pull out the capitol corridor, and therefore invalidating our project. So, yes all that hard work and the hundreds of thousands it cost to develop those plans were simply wasted.

So, the current facility is an interim facility while we're developing a permanent one, and in principle downtown Austin is still a possibility. Albeit one that we would approach with 'some' trepidation as you can imagine.

wwmiv · #**1642** Posted **Feb 17, 2015, 3:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

This was their reply to me about an hour ago about it. I asked them what happened to the earlier plan, and said I thought Austin deserves something unique.

You should send them a response email and tell them to simply avoid the capitol complex. 11th/12th and Sabine extending to interstate 35 is partially unobstructed by CVCs and would be a great location for them. It's currently industrial stuff except for Serrano's, which could remain.

IluvATX · #**1643** Posted **Feb 17, 2015, 3:50 PM**

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Here's how that 47-story planetarium project turned out. It will now be located in a former soccer complex in Cedar Park. From the article:

"At one point, Hessel planned a 47-story tower with condos and offices over the planetarium and museum along North Congress Avenue, but those plans fell through two years ago when lawmakers talked about freezing public-private projects near the Texas State Capitol."

KXAN story: http://kxan.com/2015/02/16/austin-pl...en-next-month/

Sounds a lot like the aquarium. Pretty lame.

Tech House · #**1644** Posted **Feb 17, 2015, 7:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by wwmiv

You should send them a response email and tell them to simply avoid the capitol complex. 11th/12th and Sabine extending to interstate 35 is partially unobstructed by CVCs and would be a great location for them. It's currently industrial stuff except for Serrano's, which could remain.

What are you and Kevin talking about? And when you say "would be a great location for them" who is the "them" you're referring to? Me so confused. Also, what do you mean 'tell them to avoid the capitol complex"?

lzppjb · #**1645** Posted **Feb 17, 2015, 7:45 PM**

They're talking about the 47-story planetarium/hotel that was planned within the Capitol complex. It was nixed by the legislature.

http://www.austintowers.net/Austin_D...rium_tower.php

KevinFromTexas · #**1646** Posted **Feb 18, 2015, 1:46 AM**

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What are you and Kevin talking about? And when you say "would be a great location for them" who is the "them" you're referring to? Me so confused. Also, what do you mean 'tell them to avoid the capitol complex"?

Check out this thread:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ht=planetarium

Tech House · #**1647** Posted **Feb 18, 2015, 3:34 AM**

Well, that was certainly a depressing read. I have new-found respect for the legendary pessimism of Spaceman. He had it figured out all along.

Spaceman · #**1648** Posted **Feb 18, 2015, 6:30 AM**

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Well, that was certainly a depressing read. I have new-found respect for the legendary pessimism of Spaceman. He had it figured out all along.

I'm no pessimist, just a realist...People need to step back and truly examine the viability of some of the proposed projects...It also helps to have a respected law firm in a Congress Ave. high rise as one's legal council...These folks here the truth about just about anything going on in DT Austin.

The ATX · #**1649** Posted **Feb 18, 2015, 9:52 AM**

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Originally Posted by Spaceman

I'm no pessimist, just a realist...People need to step back and truly examine the viability of some of the proposed projects...It also helps to have a respected law firm in a Congress Ave. high rise as one's legal council...These folks here the truth about just about anything going on in DT Austin.

Mostly good stuff is going on Downtown, so let's hear some of that truth instead of just the negative.

airwx · #**1650** Posted **Feb 18, 2015, 8:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by futures

I've talked with the guys at Jack and Adam's and the guys at Enterprise about that Taco Bell lot. Jack and Adam's said that the owner was wanting to develop condos asap on that lot. The Enterprise guys said they'd been told the same. However, since it's been sitting there abandoned (and the fact that they painted the taco bell), makes me think it will sit longer than I'd like.

Looks like the Taco Bell is going to be a Mattress Firm

The ATX · #**1651** Posted **Feb 18, 2015, 10:34 PM**

It's hard to take a step backward from a Taco Bell. But I believe it has been accomplished.

ROCrot · #**1652** Posted **Feb 19, 2015, 1:05 AM**

Theme song for this page:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSOPWQp25mI#t=661
(11:01 to 14:39)

Spaceman · #**1653** Posted **Feb 19, 2015, 1:13 AM**

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It's hard to take a step backward from a Taco Bell. But I believe it has been accomplished.

There are more Mattress Firm stores in Austin than there Mexican or Chinese restaurants...They should merge with Jack Brown clearers and take over every available corner in town. Do mattresses sell at that volume? Aren't they the people who say" a mattress doubles in weight every eight years." WTF is going on in that bedroom? Its probably the occupants that are doubling in weight every eight years
Here's a scoop, sell Apple and Google stocks and buy Mattress Firm.

ROCrot · #**1654** Posted **Feb 19, 2015, 1:50 AM**

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For those who don't think of those as Christmas lights, they're just very pretty and they add a very nice, soft, diffuse light and welcoming glow to outdoor areas. I don't know why you believe they are Christmas lights or why that holiday has such a grip on you, but please don't let it interfere with your enjoyment of the ambiance of 2nd St.

I live in the suburbs (please don't hold that against me) and this year, just before Christmas, I hung a couple strings (total 400 multicolored) of these solar-powered LEDs, running back-and-forth, all along my privacy fence at the back of the lot:

http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KAVRSF4/

They are mounted on the inside of the fence, facing into my yard, and I don't have neighbors to the rear of me. They'll be there year-round, and as long as the fence stands.

I also have strings of solar-powered LEDs that are mounted inside perforated metal stars, along my side fences in the back yard, so those provide decoration day and night.

These decorative lights are better than peering out my back window at the darkest time of night and just seeing nothing. The lights are dim, so they don't pollute with their light - the sky is still plenty black, so I can still look up and see real stars.

Now, although I did hang them before Christmas, that is merely a coincidence, because I don't celebrate the holiday, beyond taking advantage of Black Friday sales to buy myself stuff, sending gifts to my parents by rote, and just going through the motions for the benefit of those who do believe in the myths about a "magical sky friend."

Further, I like "The Grinch That Stole Christmas," but only as long as it is shut off at the middle, when the whole story starts to go to pot.

And yes, I'm serious about all the above.

futures · #**1655** Posted **Feb 19, 2015, 3:55 AM**

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Originally Posted by airwx

Looks like the Taco Bell is going to be a Mattress Firm

WOW. It's a tiny lot, but almost anything would be better than this.

sammyk · #**1656** Posted **Feb 19, 2015, 4:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by Spaceman

There are more Mattress Firm stores in Austin than there Mexican or Chinese restaurants...They should merge with Jack Brown clearers and take over every available corner in town. Do mattresses sell at that volume? Aren't they the people who say" a mattress doubles in weight every eight years." WTF is going on in that bedroom? Its probably the occupants that are doubling in weight every eight years
Here's a scoop, sell Apple and Google stocks and buy Mattress Firm.

I guess all the people moving here don't bring their mattresses with them.

lzppjb · #**1657** Posted **Feb 19, 2015, 4:52 AM**

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just going through the motions for the benefit of those who do believe in the myths about a "magical sky friend."

Was this really necessary? I was with you up to this point.

The ATX · #**1658** Posted **Feb 19, 2015, 5:26 AM**

We could go with "Ruler of the Make Believe."

lzppjb · #**1659** Posted **Feb 19, 2015, 5:37 AM**

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We could go with "Ruler of the Make Believe."

Don't make me get the hose!

AusTxDevelopment · #**1660** Posted **Feb 19, 2015, 5:45 PM**

New proposed mixed use center in Cedar Park. Looks like the tallest building in the project will be the 4-story hotel.

Community Impact Newspaper
New Mixed-Use Project Coming To Parmer Lane
http://impactnews.com/austin-metro/l...o-parmer-lane/