AUSTIN | Third + Shoal | 389 FEET | 29 FLOORS | U/C | Complete
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It could end up being pretty tall actually. That's 84 feet on just 3 floors. If the other 25 floors make it about the same height as 300 West Sixth, then this building could end up being close to 400 feet.
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Sucks. Mind you.... The current version of the Music Hall sucks. But it still sucks that in the end we are loosing another venue. Really people ..... what town is this???? But it also sucks that they are giving lip service to maintaining the name and looking to re-open ...blah blah balh.
If they had a real interest...they could have build a venue in the building. Doubt they ever planed to maintain it as it is. |
The Austin Music Hall, though, has the atmosphere of a cave.
As for the name and new venue for Austin Music Hall, they very well may be considering including it in the new development. Why else would they keep the name of a failed venue for a new tower which has nothing to do with that venue other than standing where it used to be? The only thing I wonder is with the site being relatively small, the tower would almost certainly have to be above the venue. |
Another 400 footer. We really need the Independent to happen.
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Just to note: that rendering is just a massing of the property and isn't the likely build. There is a max height of 60 feet along the creek and so the building will likely have Proper-style cutbacks.
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I'm also seconding the poor venue quality. It is a warehouse with cobbled together front entrance... The property didn't lend to a good experience. That all said, it was nice walking across the street to see shows.
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The Statesman has the story now. Let the whining about losing an icon that the whiners never went to begin.
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All is not lost yet. It's not like new venues are not opening in this competitive market. I have not been to The Townsend ( http://thetownsendaustin.com/ ) yet, but it looks like they're trying to be innovative. Granted, more venues have disappeared than have been created though. Also keep in mind what is happening with Antone's. From what I've read, I'd say that the move of that venue will end up as a vast improvement. It sounds as if the new management is going to do a good job of being innovative and competitive where other venues (AMH) have not done so well. Hopefully, better management will yield a better result with Antone's and eventually AMH. |
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Or is this about calling the building an Icon? To me it's about loosing another music venue ....good or bad. It's a trend that speaks to the heart of the vibe in Austin. For the record. I am not lameting the loss of the music hall in it's current form. It did indeed suck. I am really concerned about loosing a venue and not having it replaced. I think it's time the city start to address this as well as afordable housing. It would really be great if this building has a venue at it's base. |
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They will probably name it 208 Nueces, unless they get a high profile tenant that they can name it after, for example Frost Bank Tower, Chase Tower, Bank of America Tower, etc. Although naming a building after a bank is falling out of favor among real estate developers and owners. |
If AMH was a success, then it would not be replaced by something else...bottom line!
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La Zona Rosa is no more, The Backyard is being transformed into some mega development, and now the AMH site is being turned into an office tower. |
MichaelB has a good point. Too many entertainment/music venues, (I'm also including bars and clubs) are closing DT and that is not a good sign. Just in the last 6 months more than one spot that I would regularly patron is closed. Whole sections of blocks which used to be bustling with people at night and on the weekends are dead. Just look at the southwest corner of Congress and 5th for an example. Only one bar is left in that building which used to house 4. That's not the only area that is seeing loss. Other areas of the Warehouse District are losing entertainment venues and it's not just confined to that part of DT.
If they plan to open a new AMH it needs to stay DT! We need to stop the bleeding where venues leave the core. One of the things I've always loved about Austin is that I can go Downtown and go to as many entertainment venues on foot as I want. If we lose that we will be no different than most of the other cities where everything is spread out and you have to drive to get from one place to another. I'm not saying there shouldn't be entertainment/music venues in other parts of the city but DT should always be the center of it all with the highest amount. It is the heart and fabric of our music culture. The city council needs to consider options for making it more affordable for these places to stay in DT because they are being priced out. |
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Some good perspective:
Chad's Take: Why you shouldn't freak out about Austin Music Hall http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/bl...ut-austin.html |
This is great! Hoping a more solid venue could be incorporated into the base. AMH sucked so hard.
I was LOLing at all my old yuppie neighbors complaining about this on the 360 FB page. Some of them don't realize they live downtown where other buildings also live. |
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