AUSTIN | Photos & Videos Thread - Page 141

Urbannizer · #**2801** Posted **May 7, 2021, 6:00 PM**

The next tower to alter that view would be 6XGuad. Should appear just to the right of Spring.

JMKeynes · #**2802** Posted **May 7, 2021, 6:12 PM**

Very nice.

Does Austin have any fountains (other than the one at UT)?

We vs us · #**2803** Posted **May 7, 2021, 7:02 PM**

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The next tower to alter that view would be 6XGuad. Should appear just to the right of Spring.

And it'll be massive.

sjk · #**2804** Posted **May 7, 2021, 7:43 PM**

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The next tower to alter that view would be 6XGuad. Should appear just to the right of Spring.

Am I the only musician that read "right of Spring" and thought "The Rite of Spring"?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rite_of_Spring

Armybrat · #**2805** Posted **May 7, 2021, 11:02 PM**

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Very nice.

Does Austin have any fountains (other than the one at UT)?

That is a good question, but someone else will have to answer it.

JollyvilleJ-Rad · #**2806** Posted **May 7, 2021, 11:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by sjk

Am I the only musician that read "right of Spring" and thought "The Rite of Spring"?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rite_of_Spring

Composer, conductor and pianist from Austin in Dallas here - nope, you were not the only one, haha! Very funny

corvairkeith · #**2807** Posted **May 7, 2021, 11:22 PM**

There used to be a fountain in the park where the Indeed tower is now and one at the Hobby Building. Although in almost twenty years I never saw water in either one.

DaveinWimberley · #**2808** Posted **May 7, 2021, 11:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by JMKeynes

Very nice.

Does Austin have any fountains (other than the one at UT)?

We have REAL fountains in Austin.
They're called "springs".

The ATX · #**2809** Posted **May 7, 2021, 11:38 PM**

It seems fountains fell out of favor during the 2011 drought.

kingkirbythe.... · #**2810** Posted **May 8, 2021, 12:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by JMKeynes

Very nice.

Does Austin have any fountains (other than the one at UT)?

Austin does not have any large fancy fountains except the one at UT.

H2O · #**2811** Posted **May 8, 2021, 11:36 AM**

Liz Carpenter Fountain in Butler Park is an interactive spray pad fountain, but the numerous jets and lights are very beautiful. Not quite what you had in mind though?

The ATX · #**2812** Posted **May 8, 2021, 8:28 PM**

From CBS News this past week: Boomtown Austin. The video is pretty good.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/austin-real-estate-market/

ahealy · #**2813** Posted **May 10, 2021, 4:09 PM**

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From CBS News this past week: Boomtown Austin. The video is pretty good.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/austin-real-estate-market/

What a nightmare lol

drummer · #**2814** Posted **May 10, 2021, 6:57 PM**

We just had an offer accepted on a house in the far northern suburbs. While it's way farther north than we'd prefer to be, and certainly less urban, it was brutal to see just how many areas where we simply can't afford to live now. Pending a good inspection, etc., we should have the keys within a few weeks. Our process was relatively quick compared to the vast majority of folks we know who are looking.

They can't build enough homes quickly enough to keep up with the demand - both urban and suburban alike. Supply chains are certainly affecting builds as well, among other things.

We vs us · #**2815** Posted **May 10, 2021, 7:05 PM**

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We just had an offer accepted on a house in the far northern suburbs. While it's way farther north than we'd prefer to be, and certainly less urban, it was brutal to see just how many areas where we simply can't afford to live now. Pending a good inspection, etc., we should have the keys within a few weeks. Our process was relatively quick compared to the vast majority of folks we know who are looking.

They can't build enough homes quickly enough to keep up with the demand - both urban and suburban alike. Supply chains are certainly affecting builds as well, among other things.

Do you mind sharing which northern suburb? We're looking (gingerly) too and the prices all the way up to Georgetown are mindboggling. And did you buy new or used?

The ATX · #**2816** Posted **May 10, 2021, 7:17 PM**

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Do you mind sharing which northern suburb? We're looking (gingerly) too and the prices all the way up to Georgetown are mindboggling. And did you buy new or used?

It seems the most "affordable" areas in the metro are South/Southeast: Bastrop, Kyle and San Marcos.

drummer · #**2817** Posted **May 10, 2021, 7:27 PM**

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Do you mind sharing which northern suburb? We're looking (gingerly) too and the prices all the way up to Georgetown are mindboggling. And did you buy new or used?

Yes, we're going to be in Georgetown, and the house we're getting is about 20 years old but in great shape and recently updated - hopefully the inspector agrees with my assessment!

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It seems the most "affordable" areas in the metro are South/Southeast: Bastrop, Kyle and San Marcos.

I would include Hutto and Manor in the increasingly-not-so-affordable category now as well due to their proximity. Taylor and Elgin are still affordable as well, as is Jarrell. I've heard folks are beginning to look in Killeen and Copperas Cove due to being priced out of the metro. It's nuts. We consider ourselves very fortunate, all things considered.

Edit: I've heard from family members that the Spicewood and Marble Falls area has a lot of activity along Hwy 71. Something like 4-5K rooftops are planned around 281/71 and a bunch more (3,300 if I remember correctly?) in Spicewood if the Thomas Ranch development is still in the works.

We vs us · #**2818** Posted **May 10, 2021, 7:36 PM**

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It seems the most "affordable" areas in the metro are South/Southeast: Bastrop, Kyle and San Marcos.

We've been searching in - gulp - Liberty Hill and surroundings. For a guy who works downtown, I can already feel my life bleeding away in traffic.

Manor is another option -- though, man, it's flat as a pancake, and virtually treeless out that way.

drummer · #**2819** Posted **May 10, 2021, 7:47 PM**

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We've been searching in - gulp - Liberty Hill and surroundings. For a guy who works downtown, I can already feel my life bleeding away in traffic.

Manor is another option -- though, man, it's flat as a pancake, and virtually treeless out that way.

I felt the same way. One thing to consider is current rail and future rail. From Liberty Hill, it only takes a (relatively) short drive to the Leander Station on the Red Line.

Manor will have a Green Line station down the road - not sure on a timeline there. And the good news about Manor is you could probably see your downtown office from your house, haha! But yes, I feel your pain with the flatness out that way.

Syndic · #**2820** Posted **May 11, 2021, 2:10 AM**

from /u/brianwski on reddit. Nice view of the Moody Center.