AUSTIN | Waterline (98 Red River) | 1,022 Feet | 73 Floors | U/C

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by clubtokyo

I think Jdawg means it says 1007 for the roof?

The starting point for the building is -15'. So it's 1,022', not 1,007'.

[clubtokyo]

Originally Posted by The ATX

The starting point for the building is -15'. So it's 1,022', not 1,007'.

Ok got it!

[the Genral]

Originally Posted by Geographer

Thanks for the schematic, The ATX!

Why do office levels have a higher ceiling than residential floors? It seems to me that the opposite would be true since people enjoy higher ceiling in their home while offices are more utilitarian.

Office buildings usually have more requirements regarding a/c ducts, plumbing and wiring above the ceiling which adds a foot or two to each level. At least that what my friend told me. He did the plumbing work on the Colorado Tower. .

[N90]

A lot of office buildings also have rooms for servers and other data equipment which are quite large both in height and width. They require the higher ceiling and then there are other office inputs that also require the higher ceilings as well.

[Jdawgboy]

Originally Posted by clubtokyo

I think Jdawg means it says 1007 for the roof?

Yes that was what I was talking about.

[Vexal]

The quality of the code I write at work is proportional to the height of the ceilings of the rooms I write it in.

[the Genral]

Originally Posted by Vexal

The quality of the code I write at work is proportional to the height of the ceilings of the rooms I write it in.

Hopefully you won't ever be relegated to a crawl space. I mean for performance sake, by your admission.

[The ATX]

An announcement of sorts by one of the developers via LinkedIn and Instagram.

[We vs us]

Looking like a real thing, for sure.

And that’s one of the better angles we’ve seen so far, IMO.

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by We vs us

Looking like a real thing, for sure.

And that’s one of the better angles we’ve seen so far, IMO.

The revised site plan still hasn't gone into formal review yet. That should happen any day now, and shortly thereafter we should get some more info. But pretty much everything has leaked out already. We even know what bathroom fixtures will be used. Thanks to Leaker #2 we have this:

[Vexal]

Originally Posted by The ATX

The revised site plan still hasn't gone into formal review yet. That should happen any day now, and shortly thereafter we should get some more info. But pretty much everything has leaked out already. We even know what bathroom fixtures will be used. Thanks to Leaker #2 we have this:

I hope those urinals are what will be in the individual apartments.

[NYC2ATX]

Originally Posted by The ATX

An announcement of sorts by one of the developers via LinkedIn and Instagram.

But like everyone needs to stop and take a moment to enjoy that comment from shakin.jake

[AustinGoesVertical]

There’s a special irony in leaking plumbing specs...

[JACKinBeantown]

It's not bad. The original design was really nice. But this one looks chopped into sections, and its double-floor fenestration on the top half prevents it from looking as tall as it is. In that sense it's a lost opportunity. But I'm not complaining overall... it will certainly be a powerful and historic addition to Austin's skyline.

[the Genral]

Originally Posted by JACKinBeantown

It's not bad. The original design was really nice. But this one looks chopped into sections, and its double-floor fenestration on the top half prevents it from looking as tall as it is. In that sense it's a lost opportunity. But I'm not complaining overall... it will certainly be a powerful and historic addition to Austin's skyline.

I agree. Isn't the first section a double up also? For floor counters, this appears to be, from above the podium, about 40 floors of occupiable space, with very tall ceilings. I really hope they go with the first design. It's much more appealing. As is, this is not exactly what I had in mind for our first, and hopefully not last supertall. And after repeatedly staring at the rendering, the more I dislike the crown. Its.....wonky, in a not so appealing way. I suppose I'll be excited with either plan in the long run. I like the way the Fairmont turned out after being quite disappointed they didn't go with the first rendering which I thought was much better. Other than the Four Seasons, I'm still trying to finger out what the hell all those other building are.

[We vs us]

I'm not nearly as long a timer as some of the folks here. For you old folks: has there been a time in the past where we've had a project leaked like this? Directly to the forum? To this degree?

I mean, holy cripes, we've got plumbing specs!

[Syndic]

Originally Posted by The ATX

The revised site plan still hasn't gone into formal review yet. That should happen any day now, and shortly thereafter we should get some more info. But pretty much everything has leaked out already. We even know what bathroom fixtures will be used. Thanks to Leaker #2 we have this:

Great information. We'll take every leak we can get!

[the Genral]

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[Geographer]

This tower is ugly. I think many of you agree but are too shy to criticize what would be huge addition to the Austin skyline. There's no symmetry or continuity because the sections look like they were designed by different architects. Austin can absolutely do better than this. At least the Molar is symmetrical and and obvious sides.

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by We vs us

I'm not nearly as long a timer as some of the folks here. For you old folks: has there been a time in the past where we've had a project leaked like this? Directly to the forum? To this degree?

I mean, holy cripes, we've got plumbing specs!

The first rendering and elevations of 6xG were from an inside source. Scraperwill - who hasn't posted in a long time - was an inside source for the height of several buildings before it was public info.