AUSTIN | Projects & Construction III - Page 328

Urbannizer · #**6541** Posted **Oct 14, 2022, 7:06 PM**

308-316 Congress

https://services.austintexas.gov/edi....cfm?id=393995

A developer reviewed setbacks, building preservation and underground parking with the Historical Landmark Commission for a ~551,000 SF tower to rise above 308-316 Congress. The proposal does not include the surface lot next door.

I’d guess a floor count around 35-stories, maybe more. For reference, 500 West 2nd is 500,000 SF and stands 29-stories. It sits on a larger footprint without setbacks.

clubtokyo · #**6542** Posted **Oct 15, 2022, 4:36 AM**

Interesting elevation!

The ATX · #**6543** Posted **Oct 15, 2022, 5:30 AM**

So far all of the tower over historic building(s) proposals in Austin have failed. These three were all great projects:

Lavaca Motto by Hilton hotel
416 Congress hotel
Masonic Lodge Tower

H2O · #**6544** Posted **Oct 15, 2022, 1:15 PM**

I can't imagine how Toronto could build much of anything without allowing towers above heritage buildings (or facades at least) or just completely demolishing them as they used to. The majority of building facades they are preserving are pretty run of the mill in Toronto yet are significantly larger and more elaborate than even the grandest historic structures in Austin. I think the DAA should start funding Toronto historic preservation tours for members of Heritage Austin and the Historic Landmark Commission. Then they could actually walk down the streets and realize it is possible to keep the historic streetscape experience and meet modern development needs at the same time.

Urbannizer · #**6545** Posted **Oct 15, 2022, 9:19 PM**

Union on San Antonio

https://staustin.org/our-property-development-journey

Rise

https://www.riseatwestcampus.com/

Union on 24th

https://www.powerdesigninc.us/projec...n-24th-24-rio/

[B]

The Mark

https://www.themarkatx.com/?gclid=Cj...RoCaPkQAvD_BwE

The Linden

https://www.thelinden.com/

Travis County Courthouse

https://austin.towers.net/heres-a-cl...wn-courthouse/

Urbannizer · #**6546** Posted **Oct 16, 2022, 6:09 PM**

Rambler

https://rabrengeneralcontractors.com...he-ruckus-3-0/

drummer · #**6547** Posted **Oct 17, 2022, 2:24 PM**

^ That just doesn't seem like Austin to me.

Phillyguy215 · #**6548** Posted **Oct 17, 2022, 2:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by drummer

^ That just doesn't seem like Austin to me.

It’s San Austin, Texmexafornia.

IluvATX · #**6549** Posted **Oct 18, 2022, 11:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by drummer

^ That just doesn't seem like Austin to me.

It seems to me like an Asian city, with odd skyscrapers and a lot of nondescript highrises.

Urbannizer · #**6550** Posted **Oct 19, 2022, 1:54 AM**

South Congress Tower Plan Adds Height, Housing, and Rooftop Beekeeping

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A planned unit development proposed by New York-based real estate firm Tishman Speyer Properties would raise a 400-foot tower atop a 0.8-acre assembly of adjacent properties currently containing a tire shop and nail salon on South Congress Avenue. The plan for the site, spanning 311 to 315 South Congress Avenue, was previously described in local reports earlier this year as a 330-foot office tower with ground-level retail space — but the developers have now modified the PUD to instead propose a building that’s 70 feet taller, containing approximately 450 residential units, 7,500 square feet of ground-level commercial use, and up to 30,000 square feet of offices.

bobbywest87 · #**6551** Posted **Oct 19, 2022, 2:38 AM**

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Originally Posted by IluvATX

It seems to me like an Asian city, with odd skyscrapers and a lot of nondescript highrises.

You take that Truth right back now!

colemonkee · #**6552** Posted **Oct 19, 2022, 2:41 AM**

And it begins!!! That's that super block I was talking about. Such a great opportunity to connect the South Congress area with downtown. I feel like the west side of Congress with the Embassy Suites, the bar, and the Yeti store all feel very walkable, but that east side could use some work. Giddyup!

Dariusb · #**6553** Posted **Oct 19, 2022, 4:40 AM**

Cool beans with chili!

drummer · #**6554** Posted **Oct 19, 2022, 2:41 PM**

Would that be the tallest south of the river so far? I forget the heights of the others.

wwmiv · #**6555** Posted **Oct 19, 2022, 3:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by drummer

Would that be the tallest south of the river so far? I forget the heights of the others.

By a good bit, yes.

Urbannizer · #**6556** Posted **Oct 19, 2022, 4:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by wwmiv

By a good bit, yes.

It’ll actually come in third. Two buildings for the Statesmen site will be taller, one at 525’ and the other 445’.

wwmiv · #**6557** Posted **Oct 19, 2022, 5:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by Urbannizer

It’ll actually come in third. Two buildings for the Statesmen site will be taller, one at 525’ and the other 445’.

Neither of those exist yet. This would, if built, be the tallest, per Drummer’s inquiry, so far.

Urbannizer · #**6558** Posted **Oct 19, 2022, 6:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by wwmiv

Neither of those exist yet. This would, if built, be the tallest, per Drummer’s inquiry, so far.

I didn’t say they do exist.

Yes, 315 S Congress will be the tallest building away from the river on the south end. I believe Drummer was asking out of all the proposals so far for the area, would this one be the tallest? Which it would not be.

Urbannizer · #**6559** Posted **Oct 19, 2022, 10:15 PM**

415 Colorado

321 West 6th

Horizon Bank

827 West 12th

clubtokyo · #**6560** Posted **Oct 20, 2022, 4:47 AM**

Amazing Austin updates!