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clubtokyo · #**1641** Posted **Sep 2, 2020, 3:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by We vs us

I've really enjoyed watching the Indeed building slowly fill in the skyline -- I'm even MORE stoked to see this start to reshape things.

Me too!

KevinFromTexas · #**1642** Posted **Sep 2, 2020, 4:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by We vs us

I've really enjoyed watching the Indeed building slowly fill in the skyline -- I'm even MORE stoked to see this start to reshape things.

I'm still in disbelief about it. I mean, the idea of something that tall happening. Somebody pinch me. I've been watching Indeed Tower rise from around my area in South Austin. We have some really nice views of it here. 306 feet more, and that'll be 6 X Guadalupe. Incredible.

Echostatic · #**1643** Posted **Sep 8, 2020, 10:25 PM**

From a drone video

427MM · #**1644** Posted **Sep 10, 2020, 2:08 AM**

Oh my. This is about to get exciting.

Atlas · #**1645** Posted **Sep 14, 2020, 7:55 PM**

I noticed that a 6 X Guadalupe drawing was added to the Austin diagram this week! Very nice!

KevinFromTexas · #**1646** Posted **Sep 14, 2020, 8:32 PM**

Nice. That's showing the setback below 600 feet, though. It's actually 655 feet, and should be higher than the main roof of both The Independent and Austonian.

freerover · #**1647** Posted **Sep 14, 2020, 8:57 PM**

Are we thinking about 2 floors a week once they start pouring above ground?

the Genral · #**1648** Posted **Sep 14, 2020, 9:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by freerover

Are we thinking about 2 floors a week once they start pouring above ground?

That seems rather ambitious to me. I feel more on the order of 1 1/2 floors per week. I just want to mention that I don't like that the Fairmont sits at 4th highest on that drawing only by virtue of that pole sticking out of the roof. It's statically inflating. The spire makes up 170 ft of the total 592 ft height. That's almost 30% of the total height. Ridiculous. And Its probably just me, but 6X just doesn't seem that tall to me.

The ATX · #**1649** Posted **Sep 14, 2020, 9:30 PM**

It's still going to be slow going while the giant podium is being built. Once they get to the office levels it'll start rising quickly.

gillynova · #**1650** Posted **Sep 14, 2020, 10:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by The ATX

It's still going to be slow going while the giant podium is being built. Once they get to the office levels it'll start rising quickly.

I was going to mention this. It should be slow for now so we all need to be patient still

Vexal · #**1651** Posted **Sep 14, 2020, 11:28 PM**

They shouldn't be allowed to count the Fairmont's spire in its height.

JACKinBeantown · #**1652** Posted **Sep 14, 2020, 11:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by Atlas

I noticed that a 6 X Guadalupe drawing was added to the Austin diagram this week! Very nice!

Austin's fourth skyline changer in my lifetime.

StoOgE · #**1653** Posted **Sep 15, 2020, 12:01 AM**

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Originally Posted by Vexal

They shouldn't be allowed to count the Fairmont's spire in its height.

This is an issue with lots of buildings. This may be one of the more absurd.. but 1WTC is out there with like 500 ft of spire :p

The ATX · #**1654** Posted **Sep 15, 2020, 12:09 AM**

I don't know how this could be qualified and applied to all buildings, but I think the 360 spire is a good example of a spire being an architectural detail that should be included in the height. The Fairmont spire is an example of a spire that could just be tacked on years later in a feeble attempt to keep a building atop a City's list of tallest buildings.

kingkirbythe.... · #**1655** Posted **Sep 15, 2020, 2:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by Vexal

They shouldn't be allowed to count the Fairmont's spire in its height.

Testify!

Mopacs · #**1656** Posted **Sep 15, 2020, 3:49 AM**

And this diagram really puts things into perspective. 6xG is in some elite company.

https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?

myBrain · #**1657** Posted **Sep 15, 2020, 4:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by Mopacs

And this diagram really puts things into perspective. 6xG is in some elite company.

https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?

Crazy that the 4 tallest were built within 3 years of each other, back between 1982-5... and looks like, aside from 609 Main in Houston in 2017, TX hasn't had a new building crack the top 10 since 1987.

mercury6 · #**1658** Posted **Sep 15, 2020, 12:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by Mopacs

And this diagram really puts things into perspective. 6xG is in some elite company.

https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?

So tallest residential in Texas?

Tornado · #**1659** Posted **Sep 15, 2020, 12:58 PM**

Will 6X have an observation deck for the public? For that matter, do you think Austin will ever have something similar to the CN tower in Toronto or Tower of Americas down in SA? I feel like that's a missing piece for you guys.

kingkirbythe.... · #**1660** Posted **Sep 15, 2020, 1:19 PM**

It is highly doubtful.

https://austin.towers.net/downtown-a...-designed-one/

This fantasy one is nice though.

If I were building one, I would place it at the Statesman or states offices on the south shore.