Austin | Cambria Hotel (Rainey) | 175 Feet | 15 Floors | Complete - Page 5

Urbannizer · #81 Posted **Sep 25, 2022, 10:42 PM**

Urbannizer · #82 Posted **Oct 14, 2022, 4:33 AM**

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gillynova · #83 Posted **Oct 24, 2022, 4:38 PM**

Urbannizer · #84 Posted **Nov 25, 2022, 7:29 PM**

She’s basic

Urbannizer · #85 Posted **Dec 21, 2022, 5:18 PM**

Geckos_Rule · #86 Posted **Feb 7, 2023, 3:19 PM**

Progress as of 02/06.

Looks like this will at least have some sort of pool bar, which is nice. It blows my mind that none of the other buildings in this row behind Rainey have done that before now.

Urbannizer · #87 Posted **Apr 10, 2023, 2:58 PM**

Urbannizer · #88 Posted **May 2, 2023, 9:16 PM**

MichaelB · #89 Posted **May 2, 2023, 9:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by Urbannizer

She’s basic

Oh. ssooooo basic.

Echostatic · #90 Posted **May 2, 2023, 10:39 PM**

The I-35-facing side of this one isn't too bad. The parking screen is more tasteful than its neighbors, and the materials seem a tad higher quality than the neighboring Fairfield (and a large bit higher quality than the Homewood.) But the back is quite bland. It'll be overshadowed soon, though, more than it already is.

drummer · #91 Posted **May 3, 2023, 1:48 PM**

^^ And that may be why it's bland. Why invest in aesthetics that are only going to be covered up? I still wish it were different, but I get the logic.

Urbannizer · #92 Posted **Jun 20, 2023, 1:56 AM**

Geckos_Rule · #93 Posted **Jun 20, 2023, 2:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by Echostatic

The I-35-facing side of this one isn't too bad. The parking screen is more tasteful than its neighbors, and the materials seem a tad higher quality than the neighboring Fairfield (and a large bit higher quality than the Homewood.) But the back is quite bland. It'll be overshadowed soon, though, more than it already is.

That's been my thoughts on this from all angles. Nicer than the Fairfield and Homewood Suites in functionally every single way, but that still just means everything is bumped from a C to a C+/B-.

One definite benefit is that the pool area for the Cambria seems an entire order of magnitude better than the other two. Not sure the exact plans, but it looks like they are planning at least something along the lines of a pool bar/restaurant/etc. I'd always been confused why that didn't exist earlier -- given how well Zanzibar did as well as the Westin's pool, having a swim-up bar overlooking on Rainey seems an easy way to get popular with the summertime day-drinking crowds already there.

Urbannizer · #94 Posted **Oct 4, 2023, 12:14 AM**

drummer · #95 Posted **Oct 4, 2023, 1:56 PM**

Yep. It's a building.

IluvATX · #96 Posted **Oct 4, 2023, 2:03 PM**

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Yep. It's a building.

The flag poles might be the most attractive aspect of this one.

gillynova · #97 Posted **Oct 4, 2023, 2:24 PM**

Should've been taller. Missed opportunity

bobbywest87 · #98 Posted **Oct 4, 2023, 2:27 PM**

I like the effect created by having smaller buildings toward the front, growing increasingly larger as they move back (ala Central Park). Hopefully we'll get a small-scale version of that effect on Rainey.

bobbywest87 · #99 Posted **Oct 4, 2023, 2:34 PM**

To clarify, kind of like what I've shown with the yellow arrow on this photo from Gillynova. Once Modern and Waterline are built I think it will be more obvious.

gillynova · #**100** Posted **Oct 4, 2023, 2:51 PM**

Oh definitely. Kind of like how 44 East looks massive but it's really not THAT tall.