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jake.robs · #**521** Posted **Apr 18, 2023, 12:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by Echostatic

This whole project feels weird to me. One of our tallest buildings, but almost completely unremarkable. Nearly exactly square, too much parking, with the only distinguishing features seeming tacked on at the end of design (the arch, the offset panels on the east facade). It's a bit of a mess.

Not all infill projects can be remarkable.

Sigaven · #**522** Posted **Apr 18, 2023, 3:31 PM**

Kinda reminds me of the Fairmont - there's that one little corner that's curvy, while the rest is square. I guess a small remnant of the original design.

IIRC this one went through some significant design changes too - I think the original design showed a neat panel system facade all the way up the tower.

We vs us · #**523** Posted **Apr 18, 2023, 4:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by Sigaven

Kinda reminds me of the Fairmont - there's that one little corner that's curvy, while the rest is square. I guess a small remnant of the original design.

IIRC this one went through some significant design changes too - I think the original design showed a neat panel system facade all the way up the tower.

Agreed. This one felt very much a victim of value engineering from its original form.

AusTex · #**524** Posted **Apr 18, 2023, 4:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by Tyrone Shoes

That rendering was very, very nice. Their advertised building is just another building. Maybe the arch will give the street level some interest. we will see.

bobbywest87 · #**525** Posted **Apr 25, 2023, 2:23 PM**

At about 21 meters (70 feet) now, or about 11% of its final height.

agsatx88 · #**526** Posted **May 1, 2023, 12:18 PM**

The short stubby crane was jumped this weekend.

78701 · #**527** Posted **May 1, 2023, 1:55 PM**

A minor nit to pick: the thread name says "55 floors" while the building's website says "56": https://modernaustinresidences.com/views/

bobbywest87 · #**528** Posted **May 1, 2023, 2:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by 78701

A minor nit to pick: the thread name says "55 floors" while the building's website says "56": https://modernaustinresidences.com/views/

We should let them know that they need to correct their website to 55 floors. Sheesh, makes me lose faith in the entire project when they can’t even get the floor count right on their own tower. /s

Urbannizer · #**529** Posted **May 2, 2023, 9:15 PM**

myBrain · #**530** Posted **May 4, 2023, 1:02 AM**

From the Modern's insta story

bobbywest87 · #**531** Posted **May 4, 2023, 1:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by myBrain

From the Modern's insta story

Maybe it’s the angle, but it looks a little short compared to some of the neighboring towers. Should be about 60 ft taller than The Travis and 160 ft taller than 700 River.

drummer · #**532** Posted **May 4, 2023, 1:40 PM**

What are you building....a tower for ants?!

myBrain · #**533** Posted **May 4, 2023, 9:45 PM**

Facade mockup from instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr1WT8ISu3b/

I really dig the dark accents, but from the renderings it looks like the metal panels are really only prominent on the podium, with the upper tower being mostly glass. Hoping I'm wrong.

78701 · #**534** Posted **May 5, 2023, 4:40 PM**

I'm pretty sure the upper tower is all glass. Glad to see nice accents on the garage portion though.

AusTex · #**535** Posted **May 6, 2023, 2:09 PM**

I noticed the two colors of glass; Blue and Blue/Green. Hopefully they will play off each other and read well on the tower. I am excited to see this building become part of our skyline.

78701 · #**536** Posted **May 9, 2023, 3:33 PM**

It's been at a floor-a-week pace for several weeks now. If this holds the building will top out around this time next year.

randalls · #**537** Posted **May 9, 2023, 5:52 PM**

Yeah, I noticed yesterday driving south on I-35 through downtown that The Modern is now poking up and easy to see from a section of that highway.

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Originally Posted by 78701

It's been at a floor-a-week pace for several weeks now. If this holds the building will top out around this time next year.

The ATX · #**538** Posted **May 9, 2023, 9:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by 78701

A minor nit to pick: the thread name says "55 floors" while the building's website says "56": https://modernaustinresidences.com/views/

"Official" building floor counts are based on the highest occupied level which is 55 on this project. Levels 56 & 57 are for mechanical.

EDIT: Good catch. I checked the link, and the 56th floor was added as a residential floor after the approved elevations were released. I think the height of the tower is in question now since we don't have elevations showing the updated 56 occupied floors.

78701 · #**539** Posted **May 19, 2023, 1:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by The ATX

I checked the link, and the 56th floor was added as a residential floor after the approved elevations were released. I think the height of the tower is in question now since we don't have elevations showing the updated 56 occupied floors.

There's a 2-story penthouse on the 55th, so the 56th is not a separately occupied floor, don't know if this makes a difference.
The construction cam looks to be down.

bobbywest87 · #**540** Posted **May 22, 2023, 10:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by 78701

The construction cam looks to be down.

Perhaps we were never meant to know about the camera in the first place, and someone related to the project caught wind that the link had been made public?