SAN ANTONIO | 300 Main | 32 FLOORS | 388 FEET | U/C

[theOGalexd]

Originally Posted by Spoiler

My prediction is this will do just fine and will ease future developments.

I think so too

[ajarreguin3]

Took this image yesterday from Ground level.

https://imgur.com/gallery/1Q4ORHc

[RobertS4]

Main/Cypress Area

[JACKinBeantown]

Thanks to you both for the new photos.

[jaga185]

Taken today from a friend. Looks like there are 3 ish more floors to finish.

[RobertS4]

What a beautiful photo. Thanks!

[JACKinBeantown]

There's what looks like a crawler crane next to the construction site. Anybody know what that's about?

https://api.wetmet.net/widgets/strea...056a82ef176ceb

[bosshaa5]

Originally Posted by JACKinBeantown

There's what looks like a crawler crane next to the construction site. Anybody know what that's about?

https://api.wetmet.net/widgets/strea...056a82ef176ceb

I believe as something to do with the renovation of the Intercontinental Hotel across from the Weston Center.

[JACKinBeantown]

Originally Posted by bosshaa5

I believe as something to do with the renovation of the Intercontinental Hotel across from the Weston Center.

Thanks. Now the crane is on a tower, so make that a luffing crane?

I found some articles mentioning the renovation, but no renderings or indication that the look of the building might change. Anyone have info on that?

[Spoiler]

Originally Posted by JACKinBeantown

Thanks. Now the crane is on a tower, so make that a luffing crane?

I found some articles mentioning the renovation, but no renderings or indication that the look of the building might change. Anyone have info on that?

Some additions on the back of the building will be removed.

[texboy]

Drove by on my way to the airport today.... (sorry no pictures worth posting), but the impact this thing is having on the skyline from the south is pretty phenomenal. It adds some much needed density and bulk (without being overly bulky itself) with Frost, Weston around it.

[Restless One]

Originally Posted by texboy

Drove by on my way to the airport today.... (sorry no pictures worth posting), but the impact this thing is having on the skyline from the south is pretty phenomenal. It adds some much needed density and bulk (without being overly bulky itself) with Frost, Weston around it.

It's adding density to that area from all angles. Coming from the North on 281 looks pretty nice too, but there's still that somewhat dead spot between there and and the Tower, Rivercenter and Grand Hyatt to the Southeast.

Coming in from the West on Hwy 90 looks nice too.

[JACKinBeantown]

Originally Posted by Restless One

It's adding density to that area from all angles. Coming from the North on 281 looks pretty nice too, but there's still that somewhat dead spot between there and and the Tower, Rivercenter and Grand Hyatt to the Southeast.

Coming in from the West on Hwy 90 looks nice too.

For the foreseeable future, the only hope of filling in that gap is the Hemisfair condo/hotel development. The Alamo takes up a fair amount of land and has the zoning limitations around it, plus La Villita, the Riverwalk and Rivercenter Mall take up a lot of space.

https://www.google.com/maps/@29.4227.../data=!3m1!1e3

[Keep-SA-Lame]

Originally Posted by texboy

Drove by on my way to the airport today.... (sorry no pictures worth posting), but the impact this thing is having on the skyline from the south is pretty phenomenal. It adds some much needed density and bulk (without being overly bulky itself) with Frost, Weston around it.

Forgot to take a photo but I was on San Pedro Creek last night and it looks great from there too. Now, that's mainly because it's a parking lot wasteland so the view is unobstructed. But still, it's nice.

[CWalk99]

Took a couple shots going into Stone Oak this morning , really liking how much it adds from this direction also :




Also , here’s another great vid from TexasTravelers showing some up-close progress on this
https://youtu.be/s22PQLdzAWo

[Restless One]

Originally Posted by JACKinBeantown

For the foreseeable future, the only hope of filling in that gap is the Hemisfair condo/hotel development. The Alamo takes up a fair amount of land and has the zoning limitations around it, plus La Villita, the Riverwalk and Rivercenter Mall take up a lot of space.

https://www.google.com/maps/@29.4227.../data=!3m1!1e3

True Jack. That's why I was hoping for a tear down of the now old CPS Energy headquarters, and something of height there. That property has access to both La Vallita and the River.

[The Model]

[IMG]San Antonio Skyline by Raul Medina III, on Flickr[/IMG]

[JACKinBeantown]

^^ Nice, Raul.

It's a seemingly small thing, but that window glass really helps.

And for such a nice building, the Frost garage is hideously ugly. But at least there are a lot of trees in the area, including the ones along the creek, which should grow nicely.

[theOGalexd]

Here's another one from Stone Oak 2 nights ago. I'm gonna try and get out there during the day to get a picture sooner or later lol.

dtsa stone oak by alexdskates210, on Flickr

[CWalk99]

So it looks like this already had its topping-out ceremony yesterday (saw some social media posts from the architect and general contractor)
It appears that they just started on that last residential floor, but there should be a bit more height added with the roof level and of course that mechanical crown