Posted Apr 16, 2015, 1:48 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Austin metro area
Posts: 4,486
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Originally Posted by AustinGoesVertical
Yes it would. I'd love for that rumored private tower that will go along with the courthouse to be office instead of residential. I think with all the new housing, people need a place to work downtown. The cycle should continue. The more offices here, the more residential buildings, the more of those, the more offices, etc. No height limitations on that site so a 70-story building with 12-foot office ceilings puts it at 840 ft, add a mechanical roof, and a spire and Austin gets its first 1,000 footer.
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...and add an observation deck and we'll have our own version of the Empire State Building...sort of.
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