AUSTIN | Project Updates Thread Part II

[urbancore]

Originally Posted by We vs us

That thing is the bane of my existence.

Bingo.

[corvairkeith]

Here are some pictures of the Fairmont crane coming down Saturday. I wonder if that's all the spire it's gonna get.

[Syndic]

Originally Posted by jowens

Anyone noticed the crane is gone from the Fairmont.........also it appears another "pipe" has been added to the spire.

I was wondering when they were going to add that last part of the spire. Cool. I can't wait to see it all lit up.

[starboy92]

that's the complete spire?

[the Genral]

Originally Posted by starboy92

that's the complete spire?

Its incredibly elegant and really makes the Fairmont look so much taller. I really like it!!!

[urbancore]

Nate Paul just bought the 3M campus.

http://www.512tech.com/technology/re...keoGVd6W4zh7I/

[KevinFromTexas]

Design development permit for exterior upgrades to 823 Congress. I can't really tell that it'll look all that different, but on the plus side, this document includes building elevations.

ftp://ftp.ci.austin.tx.us/ATD_AULCC/...ents_PLANS.pdf\

300 Pressler site plan. I'm not sure why they're reposting it.

ftp://ftp.ci.austin.tx.us/ATD_AULCC/...reet_PLANS.pdf

[MichaelB]

re: 823.... too bad they can't get rid of that damn 7-11 and get a better tenant!

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by MichaelB

re: 823.... too bad they can't get rid of that damn 7-11 and get a better tenant!

That 7-11 recently filed a permit for a fancy new sign!

[MichaelB]

Originally Posted by The ATX

That 7-11 recently filed a permit for a fancy new sign!

UGH..... we keep hoping it's a bad art installation..... remember it replaced the last location of the AMOA.

[The ATX]

The site plan for the Line Hotel was approved and released. The elevations and floor plans are attached. This is/was the Radisson at CC and Congress for those not keeping up. This hotel group seems to like the mid-century look, so most of the changes are inside and in the area between the hotel and Lady Bird lake. The hotel will have three restaurants.

https://abc.austintexas.gov/web/perm...ertyRSN=624752

[OU812]

Originally Posted by drummer

Bummer. Hopefully something big is in the works behind closed doors...what a great site for something.

I get the feeling something massive will eventually go up there. The parcel owner is probably waiting for the right deal?
Would be nice for a supertall with a public observation deck!
(assuming it's not in a CVC)

[AusTxDevelopment]

Here are some pictures of downtown from east of I35. The skyline always looks less dense from above. Additional full resolution pictures are here: http://imgur.com/a/DjuZu

[KevinFromTexas]

Man, those are great! I think these are the first aerials I've seen that show the UT Admin offices. It looks decent there. And I still say the Aloft is the worst looking new building in downtown, minus the even more icky hotels east of it.

Someone from the forum was commenting on some aerial photos I'd posted to Facebook and he was saying how Austin's core resembles some of the smaller Canadian cities. I thought he was messing with me, but I get what he's saying with this shot. Austin's skyline resembles a bit places like Edmonton which has a good number of tall buildings at the face of its downtown with shorter buildings leading away from it, mostly residential ones, I believe.

[urbancore]

I heard a rumor yesterday that the Texas Scholl for the Deaf was under contract to be sold. Anyone else hear this?

I know the subject has been batted around.

[wwmiv]

Originally Posted by Dcbrickley

I heard a rumor yesterday that the Texas Scholl for the Deaf was under contract to be sold. Anyone else hear this?

I know the subject has been batted around.

We discussed this somewhere a few months ago, but I can't seem to find it to give you a link.

Any development there has the potential to expand the core northward from West Campus and intensify development toward The Triangle and the future Grove at Shoal Creek. There's a lot of land up there ripe for VMU development. For instance, the area around Seton / the W. 35th & W. 38thth corridors, the southern sections of Burnet Road & Medical, other parcels adjacent to state owned land just north of the Triangl, as well as state owned parcels that are also potential divestment opportunities for the state as the Capitol Complex matures and intensifies.

I tend to think of this conglomeration of opportunities as a burgeoning "midtown" for Austin. As such, the city really needs a guiding master plan for the area to protect existing single family homes from encroaching development so that we blunt any potential political opposition from Rosedale, Oakmont Heights, Bryker Woods, Hyde Park, Allandale, Brentwood, and North Loop and their associated neighborhood associations. We need to bring these stakeholders into the process early in the development game.

[futures]

Originally Posted by wwmiv

We discussed this somewhere a few months ago, but I can't seem to find it to give you a link.

Any development there has the potential to expand the core northward from West Campus and intensify development toward The Triangle and the future Grove at Shoal Creek. There's a lot of land up there ripe for VMU development. For instance, the area around Seton / the W. 35th & W. 38thth corridors, the southern sections of Burnet Road & Medical, other parcels adjacent to state owned land just north of the Triangl, as well as state owned parcels that are also potential divestment opportunities for the state as the Capitol Complex matures and intensifies.

I tend to think of this conglomeration of opportunities as a burgeoning "midtown" for Austin. As such, the city really needs a guiding master plan for the area to protect existing single family homes from encroaching development so that we blunt any potential political opposition from Rosedale, Oakmont Heights, Bryker Woods, Hyde Park, Allandale, Brentwood, and North Loop and their associated neighborhood associations. We need to bring these stakeholders into the process early in the development game.

I think you are thinking of the School for the Blind, not the School for the Deaf. The School for the Deaf is in Bouldin in between S 1st and S Congress on incredibly valuable land.

I would be extremely interested to know if this rumor is true because that is a huge property and the redevelopment could be something similar to Plaza Saltillo.

[wwmiv]

Rather, I was thinking about the old State Mental Health campus, which is adjacent to the School for the Blind.

[Downtown_Austin]

Originally Posted by Dcbrickley

I heard a rumor yesterday that the Texas Scholl for the Deaf was under contract to be sold. Anyone else hear this?

I know the subject has been batted around.

I believe just the northern-most piece is in play, closer to Bouldin Creek.

[lzppjb]

http://www.statesman.com/business/st...ZhqpLgpONXWIL/

Preliminary plans for the first phase call for a tower of about 40 stories with approximately 400 apartments, Ip said. A second tower would be timed to market demand, Ip said.


Genesis will be required to get a site plan approved by the city of Austin before starting construction. Ip estimated it could be sometime next year before the project breaks ground. The cost of the project has not been determined, and Genesis will have to obtain construction financing.