AUSTIN | West Campus Development Thread
This one is probably worthy of its own thread since it will be around 17-stories. I posted about it in the update thread, but it'll get lost in there.
Capstone is the developer, and Rhode Partners is the architect. So hopefully it'll be more architecturally pleasing than most West Campus student storage centers. Here's a project massing rendering from the link to the Planning Commission presentation under the photo. Aspen West Campus which will be about the same height is going up just south of 21 Rio in the photo. https://i.imgur.com/m6e83x7.png http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=252248 - West Campus High Rise Development Threads: Skyloft - 507 West 23rd Street - 190 FEET | 18 FLOORS | COMPLETE http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=220906] Aspen West Campus - 1909 Rio Grande Street | 182 FEET | 17 FLOORS | COMPLETE http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=220072 Muze - 2100 Nueces Street - 192 FEET | 18 FLOORS | UNDER CONSTRUCTION http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=227137 Inspire on 22nd - 2200 Nueces Street - 186 FEET | 18 FLOORS | UNDER CONSTRUCTION http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=226820 Autograph Collection & AC Hotel - 1901 San Antonio Street - 143 FEET | 11 FLOORS | UNDER CONSTRUCTION http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=224412 2204 San Antonio - 2204 San Antonio Street - 186 FEET | 18 FLOORS | SITE PREP http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=232507 The Standard at Austin - 715 West 23rd Street - 188 FEET | 17 FLOORS | PLANNED http://skyscraperpage.com/forum/show....php?p=8012550 Villas on Rio Grande - 611 West 22nd Street - ? FEET | 19 FLOORS | PLANNED http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=235408 |
By this stage in the game you would think the city may want to amend the West Campus Overlay. At the time it seemed fair and I figured it would take awhile for the area to transform, but it didn't. I think now is the time to increase height because we are getting some huge bulky blocks and that massing just shows my point. Lets get some thinner towers over there.
In terms of student housing, I would also think that there is only so much more they can add unless it's built as affordable housing. I can see West Campus as more than just student residential. It may appeal to other young people who want to live close to Downtown. It could evolve to where professors and others who work at UT as a good place to live due to proximity. It has potential to be something more than just student residential. |
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I have worked with many staff/grad students/professors over my years (I used to own a campus area real estate brokerage), and NONE of them wanted to live in W Campus.....even if was a screaming good deal. I am thrilled with what UNO has done for WCampus. I lived on Riverside in my days, and shuttled in everyday.....it sucked. Whoever pushed UNO through, deserves a medal in my book. |
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:yeahthat::goodpost::iagree: You have some great ideas. I didn't consider adding office but that would be great if they did and most definitely it would be the best spot outside of DT for thin footprint skinny towers similar to the Avenue or Aloft. It's another area that you could do without a vehicle. I also agree about getting a rail line through there. |
We'd talked previously about mixed-use atmospheres to help catalyze the start-up nature of a student and post-student/professional area. I think affordable housing is key to that concept working. Throw in a *few* regular housing (i.e., not "luxury" but not tiny) and you'd have a pretty well-rounded and unique neighborhood.
And yes, let's get a street car circulator that connects this area to UT and any line that they get going up Lamar/Guadelupe at some point. |
The site plan for this one was filed today. No building info has been added to it yet. There should be three 17/18-stories apartment towers U/C by early next year in West Campus: 2100 Rio Grande, Skyloft and Aspen West Campus (1900 Rio Grande).
https://www.austintexas.gov/devrevie...erRSN=11601143 |
The site plan was updated with some project info. They are not seeking additional height to build up to 175'.:( They are sticking with the current 90' height limitation, and this will only be seven stories with one additional underground level.
https://www.austintexas.gov/devrevie...erRSN=11601143 |
Here' the site plan. The elevations are on page 21.
ftp://ftp.ci.austin.tx.us/ATD_AULCC/...0Rio_PLANS.pdf |
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I don't think you are going to get young professional to want to live there beyond the age of 24-25 at the most. I remember when I was a student there were all-night ravers above my best friends house. We went up there at like 3AM one night to tell them to turn it down and there were 3 naked dudes all huddled in the corner on all of the drugs looking terrified. And my friends landlord did *nothing* about it. Couches being burned at giant ragers from co-ops, etc. West Campus is what it is :p |
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Sounds quite fun actually...:pillowfight: Lol |
I lived close to Vassar College and I'm pretty sure the students who lived in student housing just off campus next to me and my friends regretted moving there. Rite of Passage didn't just belong to students, we burned a few couches and puked in the streets and made a racket at 3 in the morning. Can't say I ever got naked and terrified...well there was this one biker chick.......
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AUSTIN | West Campus Development Thread
It was suggested that we should create a dedicated thread for West Campus development. I think it's a good idea and this seemed like a good time to do it with this proposal popping up. All of the previous West Campus related posts (but not the individual building threads) could be moved to this thread eventually.
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This is a good idea. I think the 17/18-story projects deserve their own threads just because it's easier to track them that way. But all the mid-rises and other random development including the Marriotts should be posted about here instead of their own threads or the update thread.
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The St. Austin Catholic Parish is working with CBRE to develop two acres of their campus on Guadalupe south of 21st St. The entire site is zone for the maximum 175' height allowed in West Campus. From the ABJ:
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https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/n...796&j=80542611 |
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