Austin | 321 West | 675' | 58-Stories | U/C

[The ATX]

Damn, this is getting ridiculous.  A 60-story tower is proposed for the same intersection as the current next new tallest - the 848' 6XG tower.  This one probably won't surpass 6XG in height, but it could be the second 800' tower in Austin.   The developer is Ryan Companies who also recently announced a 634' office tower called Tower 5c.

Here's a rendering from an Austin Business Journal article.

 

[carolinaboy]

Looks like you need to update your recently updated Tallest list.  

[The ATX]

3 hours ago, carolinaboy said:

Looks like you need to update your recently updated Tallest list.  

I did, and I will post my final 2019 update soon.  I was actually just waiting for an update about this project because I knew it was going to be tall.  More info from BBVA bank was released this afternoon, and it's coming in at 770'.  I was hoping for another 800 footer, but I'll take this.  Block 190 (WeWork Tower #4) could be this tall as well, and the Railyard Condos site could turn out to be a supertall.

[The ATX]

From the architect Page.  Page also designed the U/C Indeed Tower which is why they included it in the BBVA Tower rendering.

Link

[DRG901]

Man, it's nuts with everything going on in Austin.  Lived there 2009-2011 and saw the Austonian rise as the new tallest.   Crazy it's almost unrecognizable 10 years later.

[The ATX]

Hopefully it will be just as unrecognizable 10 years from now.

[The ATX]

The site plan went into the review phase last week.

[The ATX]

Azul at SSP Photoshopped the 848' 6XG tower into the rendering.  The 708' Republic tower site is in front of 6XG, and the 634' Tower 5C is by these as well.  Right now the skyline stretches for about a mile along the river.  These four towers will give the skyline a central focus/peak.  The four towers will have a nice ~70' step up in height among them from 634' to 848'.  

[The ATX]

Elevations have been released, and it gained 3'.  This is a skinny tower.  I don't think this will be affected by the economic slowdown since it is mostly residential and the office levels were taken by the bank with naming rights.  The bank and the developer/general contractor have deep pockets, and this may not run into financing problems.  

AULCC

[Flotex]

Hopefully this one gets build, is with 6X Guadalupe and 44 East my 3 favorite projects going on now.


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[The ATX]

Same here.  If this one gets built, it will make for an awesome skyline peak since it's on the same intersection as 6XG.  I also like 44 East because it will create a peak in the Rainey St. area.  I would like to see another one of the ~600 footers proposed for Rainey get built too.  I think Travis Tower #1 is the most likely.  Of all the proposals that haven't broken ground yet, I'll be happy - for now anyway - if only this project and Travis #1 get built during the virus recession.

[The ATX]

This was taken from the 6 X Guadalupe construction webcam, and shows how close 6XG and the BBVA tower will be (assuming the recession doesn't change plans.)  The site is the BBVA drive in bank and sushi restaurant by the date palms at bottom right.  Having two towers on either side of 800' so close together will make for a nice central peak.

Webcam

 

[The ATX]

This is a Tower 5C rendering, but it has a nice massing of this tower at center.

Source

[Flotex]

Impressive ^^^

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[eastsider]

Ground has broken on this project now called 321 West which will stand 675 feet tall at 58 stories. This project will contain 369 apartments and 140,000sf of office space with completion expected in late 2024.

[eastsider]

Rendering of 321 West

[The ATX]

This project has undergone some changes since it was first announced.  A BBVA drive through bank was one of two buildings on the site before Demo.  BBVA was part of the project and got naming rights because they were going to lease most if not all of the office floors.  But early on, BBVA was bought by PNC and BBVA/PNC was no longer part of the project.  The project was redesigned and the height decreased to 675'.  There are still a few office floors, but it's mostly apartments.

This is going up at the same intersection as the 874' Sixth & Guadalupe tower.  Photo by Bobby_West at SSP.

 

This is the site about three weeks ago.  Photo by agsatx88 at SSP.

 

 

Here are a couple street level renderings courtesy the developer Ryan Companies.

[The ATX]

Photo by Urbannizer at SSP.

[The ATX]

Photo by Walkable on Instagram.