Austin | Alexan Waterloo | 350 Feet | 29 Floors | Complete - Page 12

gillynova · #**221** Posted **Feb 19, 2020, 7:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by ahealy

Off topic, but why don't some Austin buildings have ads on them? Probably in the minority here, but I actually prefer that to murals/street art.

Is it just something that happens with larger scale cities?

I personally prefer murals as it shows more character and personality for a city. I.E the example Mopacs showed for New Orleans

If it's just ads then let them be on billboards

ahealy · #**222** Posted **Feb 19, 2020, 9:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by gillynova

I personally prefer murals as it shows more character and personality for a city. I.E the example Mopacs showed for New Orleans

If it's just ads then let them be on billboards

Absolutely! But I'm asking why we don't have larger ads on buildings....like is it a regulated thing with Austin?

427MM · #**223** Posted **Feb 20, 2020, 1:23 AM**

A root of NIMBYism, regulate, regulate, regulate, sleep, repeat.

ahealy · #**224** Posted **Feb 20, 2020, 3:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by 427MM

A root of NIMBYism, regulate, regulate, regulate, sleep, repeat.

Yeah, luckily that's dying off ...some.

I do like the detailed NOLA mural. Something like that would be cool on this. I just aim to have every blank wall branded with Atari in the vein of Blade Runner.

clubtokyo · #**225** Posted **Feb 20, 2020, 3:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by ahealy

Yeah, luckily that's dying off ...some.

I do like the detailed NOLA mural. Something like that would be cool on this. I just aim to have every blank wall branded with Atari in the vein of Blade Runner.

Yesssss! I agree with this.

Mopacs · #**226** Posted **Feb 20, 2020, 8:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by ahealy

Yeah, luckily that's dying off ...some.

I do like the detailed NOLA mural. Something like that would be cool on this. I just aim to have every blank wall branded with Atari in the vein of Blade Runner.

Perhaps one day a photorealistic guitar or a 30 story Stevie Ray Vaughan looking over us, or both.

the Genral · #**227** Posted **Feb 21, 2020, 2:22 AM**

Not trying to be a guastafeste, but the Alexan is residential, not a hotel. Spiffing up a blank wall on a hotel to make it more attractive makes more sense than painting a giant claronet on an apartment building, not that we are getting it done on either here in A- town. And while I like the guitar suggestion, that sliver of vertical blankness would not offer anything close to an accurate depiction of one.

myBrain · #**228** Posted **Feb 22, 2020, 11:09 PM**

Looks huge from the east side

The ATX · #**229** Posted **Feb 23, 2020, 12:33 AM**

Nice. It's making an impact on the NE corner of downtown.

corvairkeith · #**230** Posted **Mar 2, 2020, 9:28 PM**

The ATX · #**231** Posted **Mar 2, 2020, 10:26 PM**

Nice update once again corvairkeith. They raised the crane over the weekend.

Echostatic · #**232** Posted **Mar 5, 2020, 10:31 PM**

Today

ahealy · #**233** Posted **Mar 6, 2020, 1:27 AM**

I am LOVING the height this is adding for this area. It's very prominent from the east side and going north/south on 35.

clubtokyo · #**234** Posted **Mar 6, 2020, 2:52 AM**

I agree! This is really eye catching from the east side.

corvairkeith · #**235** Posted **Mar 6, 2020, 3:34 AM**

Looking forward to seeing brick go up on this one.

Echostatic · #**236** Posted **Mar 12, 2020, 10:55 PM**

This will look nice compared to the rest of Ugly Row. The stretch of buildings directly on I-35's Southbound frontage road has got to be the worst in the city (except for the Camden, which at least looks decent.)

gillynova · #**237** Posted **Mar 13, 2020, 10:21 PM**

Syndic · #**238** Posted **Mar 14, 2020, 1:04 AM**

Capitol is still visible in that last angle. Woot.

corvairkeith · #**239** Posted **Mar 14, 2020, 2:04 AM**

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Originally Posted by Syndic

Capitol is still visible in that last angle. Woot.

It's almost as if they had planned it.

The ATX · #**240** Posted **Mar 29, 2020, 7:03 PM**

Approved site plans and building permits don't specify whether or not a project has affordable units on site. The best way to find that info as far as I can tell is to reference the Design Commission back up files. I did that for this project, and page four of the file for this project does say they will have onsite affordable housing. So this project can continue.

http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=286649