Austin & Austin Metro Projects Compilation

[The ATX]

7 Rio:  

 

More Photos and Renderings here:  http://www.urbanspacerealtors.com/blog/downtown-development-digest-82213.html

 

[The ATX]

Here's a relatively recent shot taken from a high rise on the east side of Downtown looking towards the west:  

 

https://www.facebook.com/BuildingATX

[The ATX]

The build out map of the Dell Medical Center at the University of Texas shows that the closure of the southern end zone of D.K.R. stadium is still planned.  The plans for this first came to light several years ago after a previous expansion of the stadium.  This would increase the capacity to 114,000 from it's current ~101,000 and make it the largest college foot stadium in the country.  Everything is bigger ...oh, never mind.  We don't where cowboy hats either.

 

http://i.imgur.com/6ppphAg.jpg

 

 

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/8845/dkrexpansion13ea.jpg   

 

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/5732/212262664wrliehph5id.jpg

 

[The ATX]

This building is U/C now, so I'll move it to the U/C thread.  It just sneaks in as a high rise by Emporis standards, and the only noteworthy thing about this project is that it looks pretty good for a Travis County office building.

 

http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/img/photos/2014/02/11/a7/06/DA-office.jpg

[The ATX]

Here's a photo from the top of the U/C JW Marriott looking west towards the Texas Hill Country.  The JW is ahead of schedule and plans to open about three weeks before SXSW 2015.  That means 1,012 rooms will be sold out at ridiculous rates within a few hours after they start taking reservations.

 

Edit:  It is actually already fully booked for the SXSW 2015 dates, and a total of 310,000 room nights have already been booked as well. 

 

Photo credit goes to 427MM at SSP:  http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6558110&postcount=497

Edited May 2, 2014 by Texas Hill Country

[The ATX]

A tower crane permit request was filed for the Aspen Heights apartment tower.  Based on all of the big Austin projects started over the past few years it seems that a tower crane permit request is the best indicator - short of dirt moving - that a project is a go.  Every U/C project that I know of had the crane request submitted within 10 months of the start of construction, and most projects start much sooner than that.  This tower is only 22 stories, but it will standout where it's located.

 

http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l511/ihatethisplacenothingworks/aspenheights-600xx600-400-100-0.jpg

[The ATX]

Here's an updated list of the U/C projects:  

 

 

 

 

 

Here's an updated listed of proposed projects:  

 

 

 

[The ATX]

Here's an updated list of proposed projects:

 

 

 

 

Here's an updated list of U/C projects: 

 

Edited May 1, 2014 by Texas Hill Country

[The ATX]

Here are some updated renderings of the U/C Seaholm project.  There will be a significant amount street level retail and office space as well.  The former Austin Energy power plant (with the four tall smoke stacks) is part of the development.  The main power plant building will be home to a medical records/data storage company from Massachusetts that is moving/expanding 600 jobs to the site.  The fact that is will be used by a private company instead of being turned into public space disappointed a few people.  But 600 additional decent paying jobs to the local economy is always a good thing.  One of the smoke stacks is supposedly being incorporated as a center piece into a multi-level restaurant.  

 

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6555238&postcount=846

[The ATX]

Here's a photo taken from the recently completed Gables apartment tower:  

 

Photo credit goes to Wagnel (aka "a  man with a view") at SSP:  http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6560754&postcount=150  Photo cropped by me

[The ATX]

Here's the full pano.  Click on the picture to see it.  The two cranes on the Bowie are just out of the picture on the left.  

 

Photo credit goes to Wagnel (aka "a  man with a view") at SSP:  http://forum.skyscra...4&postcount=150

Edited May 1, 2014 by Texas Hill Country

[The ATX]

Here's a rendering of the North Shore Lofts that I added to the last update to the list of proposed projects.  It's nothing special when compared to the full list of proposals.  But at 18 stories it's a good example of the rush of infill residential projects trying to keep up with the demand.

 

Photo taken from a downtown development presentation:  http://prezi.com/a8vp1v4ohxix/downtown-austin-development-presentation-41814/

[The ATX]

It looks like there is a very good chance that Austin will have two new 600'+ towers almost next to each other - The Fairmont and the Waller condo/hotel tower. 
 

A story on KVUE about downtown hotel construction with a sound bite from Mac Pike, the president of the Sutton Company, (The developers of the Waller project.), mentions a 55-foot (SIC), stories obviously, (no proof reading?) condo and hotel tower, and a press release by the financial backer McCourt Global, says the tallest tower is "expected to exceed 50 stories." 

Throw in 99 Trinity (39 stories, 467') which will be located between the Fairmont and Waller project. and you got a pretty nice cluster of high rises.  The fact that the Sutton Company closed on the land when McCourt Global came on board, and Mac Pike's Statement about picking the hotel operator in "45 days" is a very good sign that this is moving forward.

 

These towers are in the SE corner of downtown, near IH-35 where it crosses the Colorado River.  Most of the construction and crane porn that I have been posting is in the SW corner of downtown.  If these developments along with several others nearby get started, the boom in this area of downtown will be even more impressive than what's happening at the Seaholm and Green Water area in the SE corner.

KVUE Story: 
http://www.kvue.com/news/New-hotels-...257064861.html

McCourt Global Press Release:
http://www.mg.com/mccourt-global-tea...-austin-texas/

Edited May 2, 2014 by Texas Hill Country

[The ATX]

Here's the U/C 37-story, 423' Bowie residential tower:  

 

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6545938&postcount=314

 

 

And here is photo taken from inside the U/C Bowie tower:

 

Photo by 427MM at SSP:  http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6561358&postcount=516

 

 

Here's a photo from the Bowie looking down on Whole Foods' headquarters:

 

http://Photo by 427MM at SSP: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6561358&postcount=516

[The ATX]

Here's the 366 room, 19 story Westin Hotel which is finally starting to rise above ground:  

 

Photo by CorvairKeith:  http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6562581&postcount=101

Here's a shot of the 37 story Bowie apartment tower from an unusual vantage point:  

 

Phot by CorvairKeith:  http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6563294&postcount=315

Here's the 24 story 7 Rio apartment tower:  

 

Photo by CorvairKeith:  http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6562726&postcount=136

The 30 story Seaholm Residences condo tower is finally going vertical.  Like the Westin Hotel, this has several floors of underground parking.

 

Photo by CorvairKeith:  http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6562538&postcount=881

[The ATX]

Here's a photo of the downtown tower cranes taken from the south side of Lady Bird Lake (named after the former First Lady who helped champion its beautification and  recreational use) taken near the location of the annual Austin City Limits music festival:  

 

This excellent photo is brought to us by LoneStarMike:  http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6566342&postcount=715

Edited May 8, 2014 by Texas Hill Country

[The ATX]

One more:  

 

http://http://forum.skyscra...2&postcount=715

Edited May 8, 2014 by Texas Hill Country

[The ATX]

More from the south side:

 

All of the above Photos are more of LoneStarMikes Excellent contributions at SSP:  http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6566203&postcount=883

[The ATX]

From Auditorium shores:  

 

Credit to CorvairKeith:  http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6555657&postcount=710

 

 

From the Phluger Pedestrian Bridge: 

 

Credit to CorvairKeith:  http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6555657&postcount=710

 

One last one for the night.  This is another one from the Phluger Pedestrian bridge:  

 

LoneStarMike again:  http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6566342&postcount=715

[The ATX]

Here's what the Geen Water and Seaholm site looked like about a year ago on Google Streetview.  The Gables apartment tower was still under construction, and the cranes for the Bowie had just gone up:  

 

 

 

 

Here's what it looked like about about a year later:  

 

 

Crappy photo by me.

[The ATX]

All signs point to this as the next big project to break ground - possibly within the next few weeks.  It's the 99 Trinity residential tower and is 467' and 38 stories.  It will be the first of several towers in the general area of I-35 just north of the Colorado River at the eastern edge of downtown.  This is the opposite end of downtown from where most of the current construction activity is taking place around the Green Water and Seaholm sites.  The proposals in this area include a new tallest, and possibly a second tower that will also be taller than the current tallest building - the Austonian.  All of the tallest proposals in this area are on or near the intersection of Cesar Chavez and Red River.  If all of the proposals in this area get started, it will be even more impressive than the current crane porn at Green Water and Seaholm:  

 

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http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/lt/lt_cache/matte/340/510/img/photos/2013/11/14/a1/60/cp-newtowerr.jpg

[The ATX]

A huge concrete pour started this morning for the new Austin Central Library U/C in the Seaholm development.  Here's where the pour is taking place:  

 

Both photos and more can be found at BuildingATX:  http://buildingatx.com/2014/05/massive-concrete-pour-this-weekend-at-new-central-library-photos/

[The ATX]

I don't usually post about small projects, but this is a cool boutique hotel being built in the Rainey St. area.  Site prep may have started already, but if not it  should be starting soon.  It's called the Kimber Modern, and really fits well with the Rainey St. vibe:  

 

http://www.greggklar.com/rainey-street-to-get-new-boutique-hotel/

Edited May 10, 2014 by Texas Hill Country

[The ATX]

Here's a recent shot of the 16-story Hotel Van Zandt, also in the Rainey St. area.  This has several levels of underground parking and has taken a while to start going vertical:  

 

Big Red Dog Engineering:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.177519228955342.36394.134467859927146&type=3

[The ATX]

Useless trivia that you will soon forget:  The creators of King of the Hill have Austin connections, and Rainey St. where the Hills lived is thought to be inspired by the real Rainey St.