Austin & Austin Metro Projects Compilation

[The ATX]

From today.  These pictures show all of the cranes being used to build the residential high rises going up in the Seaholm and Green Water area.  Three to four more tower cranes will be going up soon in support of the buildings already under construction in this area.  It's hard to imagine that five more towers are planned for this same area.

 

More excellent photos from SSP.  These are by Kevein From Texas:  http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6544305&postcount=75

[The ATX]

...and another one:

 

Photo by KevinFromTexas:  http://i.imgur.com/Ef5VBc0.jpg

[The ATX]

Two more tower cranes going up today in the area pictured above.  They are for the new Austin Central Library by the Seaholm site:  

 

http://library.austintexas.gov/new-central-construction

Edited April 19, 2014 by Texas Hill Country

[The ATX]

Travis County has been planning to be build a new court house on the site of this parking lot for a couple years now.  It looks like it's starting to move forward with the hiring of St. Louis based HOK for architectural services.  The site has no height limitations and the county commissioners have been wanting to do joint public/private venture.  One commissioner said the building could be as high as 70 stories.  It probably won't end up being that tall, but based on other articles it will be somewhere between 17 and 70 stories depending on whether the project ends up being just the county court house or a public/private joint venture mixed use project.

 

Here's the story from the Austin Business Journal:  

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2014/04/17/travis-county-hires-architect-for.html

 

http://media.bizj.us/view/img/1302291/traviscountycourthouse*600xx600-400-0-31.jpg

 

 

[The ATX]

Another one from today.  I'm loving all the cranes, and more are coming!  This isn't one big project, it's actually four different developments.

 

Photo by 427MM at SSP:  http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6545497&postcount=466

Edited April 18, 2014 by Texas Hill Country

[The ATX]

Here's a recent photo of the 7 Rio apartment tower.  It's not getting as much attention as some of the other towers, but it's a pretty nice project.

Photo by MOPACS at SSP:  http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6528772&postcount=458

[The ATX]

Recent shot of the Colorado tower, and some street project.  Downtown Austin is always tore up to hell.  

 

Photo by CovairKeith at SSP:  http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6539626&postcount=305

[The ATX]

Three tower cranes have gone up here in the last two days.  Trammell Crow seems to be moving forward with their other towers, so four to six more tower cranes will be in this one shot.  But the two on the Bowie will be down by then.  You win some, you lose some.  There are also more cranes just outside of this shot, but they can't all be captured in a single phot.

 

Photo by me.

[JoninATX]

Here's an example of Austin's sprawl. This is in the Hill Country which starts on the west side of Austin. Groundbreaking for the hotel (on the left) is next week. The office building might be under construction already, but I don't know for sure. At least much of Austin's sprawl is within the city limits, so the tax base can be captured.

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6534591&postcount=1

Here you go Hill Country. From Rogers O' Briens website it appears the project had broken ground on March 24, 2014.

http://www.rogers-obrien.com/portfolio/all-projects/capital-ridge-office-complex-parking-garage.aspx

Edited April 20, 2014 by JoninATX

[The ATX]

It's nice to see some of the SSP Austin traffic find it's way over here.  You and that punk from the desert - - do a good job at SSC.  It would be great to start sharing the Austin love at UP.

[JoninATX]

I do the best I can. I'm more of the "info"man as you can say. I was on this site years ago, about the time SSP was getting traction from other cities, but waited years before joining. I'll have to inform Kevin on facebook.

[The ATX]

The Catherine:

 

Volleyball by shortblondeguy, on Flickr
 

The Hotel Van Zandt:  

 

Van Zandt hotel progress 8 by mrlaugh, on Flickr

[The ATX]

The crane was raised on the Colorado office tower:  

 

Photo by SkyPie at SSP:  http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6547038&postcount=309

[The ATX]

Here are some new renderings of the U/C Green Water Tower #1:  

 

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6547015&postcount=97

More Crane Porn from the Seaholm/Green Water sites:  

 

Photo by ILuvATX at ssp:  http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6546275&postcount=703

[The ATX]

Since this mediocre, Hill Country sprawly hotel/office project is underway I'll move it to the U/C thread:

 

http://www.mystatesman.com/news/business/high-end-hotel-project-planned-for-southwest-austi/nfW9Y/

[The ATX]

Yet more crane porn:  

 

Photo by 427MM at SSP:  http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6546154&postcount=468

And one more for the day...

 

http://buildingatx.com/

Edited April 21, 2014 by Texas Hill Country

[The ATX]

Here's an updated rendering of the proposed 5th & West residential tower.  It's near the Green Water/Seaholm area.  It goes to City Council tomorrow for final approval.  The renderings vary slightly, but it'll be around 450'.

 

http://imgur.com/a/Ui5pV

[The ATX]

Here are some renderings of the office tower proposed for Trammell Crow's Green Water project.  It's not as tall as it looked in previous renderings.  But it is a nice looking building none the less at 29 stories and 388'.  And of course it has ground floor retail like virtually all of Austin's new buildings per city ordinance.  This will be on the extension of 2nd St. which is the heart of the developing "2nd St. Retail and Entertainment district".

 

 

http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/...ps95e97c16.jpg

 

http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/...ps024a9cbc.jpg

 

http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/AusTxDevelopment/Block23_GreenWater_OfficeBuilding_c_zps72690e45.jpg

 

Here's a map of the site plan for the four Green Water buildings.  This tower will be on Block 23 across 2nd St. from the U/C Green Water Residential Tower #1 on Block 1.

 

http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/AusTxDevelopment/GreenWater_SitePlan2013_zps44ea5c72.jpg

Edited April 24, 2014 by Texas Hill Country

[The ATX]

Here's an updated list of the proposed Downtown projects:  

 

 

 

 

Here's an updated list of the Downtown projects that are either under construction or have dirt moving:

 

[The ATX]

I posted this info in the proposed projects thread, but I'll add it here just to keep this thread up to date as well.

 

Here's an updated list of the Downtown projects that are either under construction or have dirt moving:

 

 

 

Here's an updated list of the proposed Downtown projects:  

 

Edited April 24, 2014 by Texas Hill Country

[The ATX]

This has become a hot local news story in recent days.  The demand for downtown housing has become so great that rents are skyrocketing, and even with all of the new construction the pent up demand is expected to last for years.  The city is looking into "Micro Apartments" to increase density and lower rents.  This article in the Austin Business Journal highlights a proposal by the city to encourage taller "point" towers that will allow for smaller floor plans and more housing units than traditional high rises.

 

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2014/04/22/exclusive-austin-officials-ponder-taller-slimmer.html?page=all

Edited April 24, 2014 by Texas Hill Country

[The ATX]

Here's a photo from the JW Marriott construction webcam taken earlier tonight.  The Colorado tower is on the left.  I don't expect the webcam to be active much longer since the JW is pretty far along in the construction process.  Here's the webcam link:  http://oxblue.com/open/tournee/jwmarriottaustin

 

 

[The ATX]

Here are a couple more renderings of the 5th & West residential tower:  

 

http://i.imgur.com/6c2HR0r.jpg?1

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/V0fry1b.jpg?1

 

Here's what the site looks like on Google Streetview.  It's currently home to the Texas Press Association (whatever the hell that is).

 

[The ATX]

Some of the newer residential projects near Whole Foods headquarters:  

 

http://i.imgur.com/Bdj8paq.jpg

[The ATX]

I just realized that I left a major hotel proposal off my list - the Green Water Block 188 hotel.  Oh well, next update.  There are also a few more U/C high rises I left off as well, but they are not major projects that impact the skyline.