AUSTIN | Projects & Construction II - Page 516

ahealy · #**10301** Posted **Apr 22, 2012, 4:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by wwmiv

Good memory. Yes it is. I think this is the first we've seen of a rendering, though, so maybe the project isn't totally dead?

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=192068&page=2

I really hope this isn't dead. I love the density of that area.

BevoLJ · #**10302** Posted **Apr 22, 2012, 5:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by Hill Country

Isn't that the project that the city shot down last year because it would require the removal of a large pecan tree?

Yep. And I think the tree in the render is supposed to be the pecan tree. The angle of the render and where the tree is in the picture is exactly the back part of the property where the tree that caused the huge dust up actually is.

BevoLJ · #**10303** Posted **Apr 22, 2012, 5:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by Austin1971

Looks like they will be replacing Brack with a new hospital. This bodes well for a new medical school as well.....Austin is definetly on fire....

ByMary Ann Roser
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF

Prospects for a new teaching hospital that could support a medical school and a new way of delivering health care in Austin took a giant leap forward Saturday with the Seton Healthcare Family saying it plans to pay for the new hospital: up to $250 million.

http://www.statesman.com/news/local/seton-to-pay-up-to-250-million-for-2318563.html

Perhaps this is not the place to ask this question, but something in that article confuses me and I was wondering if anyone could explain it to me. Does Seton's religious beliefs prevent it from providing birth control and such at its hospitals? It says they pledge to continue providing for low income woman's services at its clinics, but did they mean St Davids or all? Or is St Davids just where they do the sterilizations? I guess what I am asking is if they will provide woman services at the new medical school?

I have always liked Seton very much. But just want to be sure their religious beliefs will not get in the way of medical care at what will be a massive hospital that receives such large federal funding. And not just that but it will be a medical school where doctors are being taught and I would expect such issues wouldn't get in the way of what is being taught in such an environment.

Anyway, I have always been very happy with Seton. I was just kind of surprised to see that pop up in the article.

NYC_Longhorn · #**10304** Posted **Apr 22, 2012, 5:42 PM**

Hope yall like these... Can someone help me put these links up on the forum.... I don't know how to use the internets... :-)

http://dowtownviewsaustin.shutterfly.com/pictures/15#15
http://dowtownviewsaustin.shutterfly.com/pictures/14
http://dowtownviewsaustin.shutterfly.com/pictures/14#13
http://dowtownviewsaustin.shutterfly.com/pictures/15#12
http://dowtownviewsaustin.shutterfly.com/pictures/15#11
http://dowtownviewsaustin.shutterfly.com/pictures/15#10
http://dowtownviewsaustin.shutterfly.com/pictures/15#9

BevoLJ · #**10305** Posted **Apr 22, 2012, 6:06 PM**

Awesome!

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Originally Posted by NYC_Longhorn

Hope yall like these... Can someone help me put these links up on the forum.... I don't know how to use the internets... :-)

ExportMolson · #**10306** Posted **Apr 22, 2012, 6:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by BevoLJ

Does Seton's religious beliefs prevent it from providing birth control and such at its hospitals? It says they pledge to continue providing for low income woman's services at its clinics, but did they mean St Davids or all? Or is St Davids just where they do the sterilizations?

St. David's ≠ Seton

Myomi · #**10307** Posted **Apr 22, 2012, 6:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by NYC_Longhorn

Hope yall like these... Can someone help me put these links up on the forum.... I don't know how to use the internets... :-)

http://dowtownviewsaustin.shutterfly.com/pictures/15#15
http://dowtownviewsaustin.shutterfly.com/pictures/14
http://dowtownviewsaustin.shutterfly.com/pictures/14#13
http://dowtownviewsaustin.shutterfly.com/pictures/15#12
http://dowtownviewsaustin.shutterfly.com/pictures/15#11
http://dowtownviewsaustin.shutterfly.com/pictures/15#10
http://dowtownviewsaustin.shutterfly.com/pictures/15#9

Don't forget SkyHouse on Rainey Street. Of all these projects, that is the one that is supposed to break ground the soonest. Otherwise, that is awesome!

ahealy · #**10308** Posted **Apr 22, 2012, 7:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by Myomi

Don't forget SkyHouse on Rainey Street. Of all these projects, that is the one that is supposed to break ground the soonest. Otherwise, that is awesome!

Yes, I believe SkyHouse will break ground by this summer. Should be an attractive high rise.

The ATX · #**10309** Posted **Apr 22, 2012, 9:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by ExportMolson

St. David's ≠ Seton

Seton is a Catholic hospital, so they probably have some limitations as to what services they provide.

BevoLJ · #**10310** Posted **Apr 22, 2012, 10:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by ExportMolson

St. David's ≠ Seton

Thank you but I know that. I was not asking if they were the same hospital. Central Health which owns UMCB (run by Seton) does get that care from St. David's.

My question is about if Seton will continue running University Medical when the new medical school is built, if those services will be allowed at the new school.

NYC_Longhorn · #**10311** Posted **Apr 23, 2012, 1:29 AM**

Here we go...

The ATX · #**10312** Posted **Apr 23, 2012, 2:19 AM**

Things are looking good for the near future. By 2015 the next wave of highrises will be well under way, the city proper population may hit 1,000,000 and the metro population should be over 2,000,000.

BevoLJ · #**10313** Posted **Apr 23, 2012, 2:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by Hill Country

Things are looking good for the near future. By 2015 the next wave of highrises will be well under way, the city proper population may hit 1,000,000 and the metro population should be over 2,000,000.

I made a little spreadsheet on units being built downtown and at UT/West Campus to see what sort of population growth could happen downtown just by the large projects proposed.

Just from the big projects that we talk about on here there are 5485 new units ( I guessed at a few, but probably guessed low).

For possible population of those I put in 2.1 for the dorms, 1.9 for apartments, and 1.7 for apartments described as luxury apartments. I came out with 10,255 new people downtown and in West Campus just from the big stuff.

Syndic · #**10314** Posted **Apr 23, 2012, 5:55 AM**

Found this on the Pittsburgh forum. LOL, we're just on a whole other level.

JoninATX · #**10315** Posted **Apr 23, 2012, 6:52 AM**

thats crazy...

JACKinBeantown · #**10316** Posted **Apr 23, 2012, 11:01 AM**

This is the point where Austin needs to be reeeaaalllly smart and forward thinking about city planning. For example, any discussion about city transportation that doesn't involve rail is wrong.

The ATX · #**10317** Posted **Apr 23, 2012, 1:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by Syndic

Found this on the Pittsburgh forum. LOL, we're just on a whole other level.

Where in the Pittsburgh forum did you find this?

ivanwolf · #**10318** Posted **Apr 23, 2012, 2:51 PM**

I'd like to announce a new crane in town. I think its this project ACC OP West Campus at Nueces St. and W. 22nd St. SP-2011-0177C.SH should be about 175' to the top. 5 floors parking, 10 Dorm, 2 floors Apartments. total about 17 floors. I now have two cranes for buildings in west campus for around 17 floors each in my view as I work. This one is just like any other campus building but nice to see they are going up with these.

nixcity · #**10319** Posted **Apr 23, 2012, 4:15 PM**

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This is the point where Austin needs to be reeeaaalllly smart and forward thinking about city planning. For example, any discussion about city transportation that doesn't involve rail is wrong.

Yea, this is right on, these numbers cannot continue to grow without rail, IT NEEDS TO BE ON THE BALLOT THIS TIME AROUND!!!We are dangerously close to being too late on this and completely choking off downtown. With new offices going up some of those people would be choice riders coming from wherever to downtown. IMO the 2 biggest issues coming in the next 5-10 years that could make or break this city is transportation (traffic) and water...

JoninATX · #**10320** Posted **Apr 23, 2012, 6:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by Hill Country

Isn't that the project that the city shot down last year because it would require the removal of a large pecan tree?

Yep, which bums me out cause this could have been a great project.