AUSTIN | Projects & Construction III - Page 41

The ATX · #**801** Posted **Aug 10, 2012, 1:35 AM**

I don't recall whether or not this has been posted already in one of the Austin threads, but here's an elevation of 3 Eleven Bowie from Austin Towers. Construction should be starting in a few weeks according to the most recent articles about it:

http://www.austintowers.net/Austin_D...wie-update.php

KevinFromTexas · #**802** Posted **Aug 10, 2012, 1:56 AM**

Wow. Those are the building elevations. I haven't been able to find them yet on the city's website. The site plan file still says "Awaiting update". Those actually show what the building's shape will be.

LoneStarMike · #**803** Posted **Aug 10, 2012, 2:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

Wow. Those are the building elevations. I haven't been able to find them yet on the city's website.

Try here.

It's the updated one & has the elevations on pages 43 & 44.

KevinFromTexas · #**804** Posted **Aug 10, 2012, 2:56 AM**

That's great. The elevations indicates it'll be 423 feet 3 inches to the mechanical penthouse. That would make it just 3 feet shorter than Spring and 100 feet taller than The Monarch. So it'll make a major impact on the west side of the skyline.

JoninATX · #**805** Posted **Aug 10, 2012, 3:38 AM**

Think EAST Austin

http://thinkeastaustin.com/masterplan.html

ahealy · #**806** Posted **Aug 10, 2012, 7:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by Hill Country

I don't recall whether or not this has been posted already in one of the Austin threads, but here's an elevation of 3 Eleven Bowie from Austin Towers. Construction should be starting in a few weeks according to the most recent articles about it:

http://www.austintowers.net/Austin_D...wie-update.php

Great design, but I dislike the "3eleven" on top. Reminds me of 21 rio in west campus.

BevoLJ · #**807** Posted **Aug 10, 2012, 12:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by ahealy

Great design, but I dislike the "3eleven" on top. Reminds me of 21 rio in west campus.

I kind of like that 3eleven written on the top.

Pretty building. I like it.

I updated the OP to add those 3 feet and 3 stories from the plans for 3eleven and added the Trinity Place to the proposed list with the link to the new thread Kevin made. Y'all are becoming experts and finding this stuff on the cities website.

shanny · #**808** Posted **Aug 10, 2012, 3:16 PM**

design wise...this is my second favorite of our "new" buildings... behind the fairmont. cant wait to see it finished.

The ATX · #**809** Posted **Aug 10, 2012, 3:29 PM**

It's one of my favorites as well. It will look really nice situated between Spring and The Monarch.

StoOgE · #**810** Posted **Aug 10, 2012, 4:39 PM**

Speaking of, are there any plans to connect Bowie to the round about they put in on 2nd just East of North Lamar?

There is something of an extension of Bowie between the two apartments on that side of the railroad tracks.

With 3rd being connected all the way through, it would prevent that part of downtown from being toally cut off by the power plant (where 2nd would have a dead-end).

I'd really like to see the city do something there. Would really open up access to the lake area and further connect that corner of downtown (obviously the Green Water Treatment development will do the lions share of that though).

BevoLJ · #**811** Posted **Aug 10, 2012, 9:47 PM**

There is but it won't be until the start the Seaholm project. And it will just be for pedestrians not cars. Apparently any sort of interference with rail operations is a major deal. And when they are doing Seaholm they plan on moving the rail road a little and so they are waiting to build the pedestrian under thingie when they do that.

A couple other things being that 3rd isn't going to go all the way through. I don't think they are going to take down the old rail bridge over the creek, they are just going to use the pedestrian bridge next to it and maybe later upgrade the old rail trestle to be usable by the new urban rail that might go by there. On Second they are going to build a bridge over the creek, but it isn't really a good place for cars. It will have a road, but only two lanes like the rest of second. The road will end at the power plant, but pedestrians will be able to go under the plant and emerge on the other side near the railroad and Gables.

Edit: Look here at where the people are coming out under the plant:

SecretAgentMan · #**812** Posted **Aug 10, 2012, 10:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by BevoLJ

There is but it won't be until the start the Seaholm project. And it will just be for pedestrians not cars. Apparently any sort of interference with rail operations is a major deal. And when they are doing Seaholm they plan on moving the rail road a little and so they are waiting to build the pedestrian under thingie when they do that.

A couple other things being that 3rd isn't going to go all the way through. I don't think they are going to take down the old rail bridge over the creek, they are just going to use the pedestrian bridge next to it and maybe later upgrade the old rail trestle to be usable by the new urban rail that might go by there. On Second they are going to build a bridge over the creek, but it isn't really a good place for cars. It will have a road, but only two lanes like the rest of second. The road will end at the power plant, but pedestrians will be able to go under the plant and emerge on the other side near the railroad and Gables.

Edit: Look here at where the people are coming out under the plant:

That isn't a tunnel under Seaholm, it is an entry at the middle level of three in the building. Most pedestrians going from the existing 2nd Street to Gables would walk through the Seaholm plaza and down the stairs beside the west entry.

BevoLJ · #**813** Posted **Aug 10, 2012, 10:32 PM**

Oh, I could have sworn I saw an entry on the east side where the intersection of 2nd and West will be.

ahealy · #**814** Posted **Aug 10, 2012, 11:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by SecretAgentMan

That isn't a tunnel under Seaholm, it is an entry at the middle level of three in the building. Most pedestrians going from the existing 2nd Street to Gables would walk through the Seaholm plaza and down the stairs beside the west entry.

SecretAgent: Do you know when they're going to even breakground? They said it was to be during late July....But still, nothing.

SecretAgentMan · #**815** Posted **Aug 11, 2012, 11:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by ahealy

SecretAgent: Do you know when they're going to even breakground? They said it was to be during late July....But still, nothing.

I can't give an exact date, but it will be soon. Probably September.

ahealy · #**816** Posted **Aug 11, 2012, 9:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by SecretAgentMan

I can't give an exact date, but it will be soon. Probably September.

Ahhh...hope they're not experiencing troubles. I still won't believe it til' I see it.

Syndic · #**817** Posted **Aug 11, 2012, 10:40 PM**

WTF is this? It looks rather lame, misguided, and ridiculous; a total monoculture. Mixed-use isn't much good if you cut it off from the rest of the city and surround it with a bunch of parking lots and green space. Le sigh...

Also, the rendering looks like a bunch of monopoly houses and that website is just atrocious. Don't mean to sound completely negative, but wow.

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Originally Posted by JoninATX

Think EAST Austin

http://thinkeastaustin.com/masterplan.html