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Originally Posted by JACKinBeantown
I respect your opinion. But does it add anything to what makes Austin great? I think it would fit right in near the Houston airport.
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It adds jobs...that's great.
It adds hotel rooms, that's REALLY great.
It replaces a parking lot, that's super.
It adds tax revenue to our (inexplicably) stretched budget.
It adds another tower to our ever growing skyline, if you are into that sorta thing. Even buildings I hate are cool to me because they fill in the skyline.
GREAT!
Fairmont's I've visited are typically high design, taking cues from the surrounding city. Austin has plenty of "make it work" design, and could stand to use some more high design. Do we have to all were jeans all day everyday? I'm building my house in Zilker now, and my wife and I toured dozens of very nice homes in very nice neighborhoods for design inspiration, and found the most exciting design inspiration came from new well designed homes in The freaking Woodlands of all places. I'm ashamed to say that, but the "old rusted" Austin look is tiring.
sorry for the tangent. Basically, I'm pumped to see this property.