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#1452
16 hours ago, yoladu said:

is this a trendy urban design trend thingy?

Much bigger grifting possibilities, likely

#1453
1 hour ago, Deej said:

Much bigger grifting possibilities, likely

Or, you know, it could be good urban land use policy. See Klyde Warren Park. It’s an incredible green space and urban amenity. Imagine having green space between the area between Moody and the Disch instead of an interstate highway canyon.

#1454
On 7/12/2023 at 7:11 PM, Mittens said:

That Google sail building doesn't look 1 bit different than it did a year ago.  From a distance it looks like no interior work, nothing on the decks.  Any idea when it opens for business?

Think we're coming up on 3 years since completion and still empty, no?

#1455
4 minutes ago, Mittens said:

Think we're coming up on 3 years since completion and still empty, no?

I’ve wondered about the same thing. Uchi opened up Uchiba on the ground floor, but I’m not aware of Google using much, if any, of their office space. Any CRE guys know what’s going on? 

#1456
36 minutes ago, royiv said:

Or, you know, it could be good urban land use policy. See Klyde Warren Park. It’s an incredible green space and urban amenity. Imagine having green space between the area between Moody and the Disch instead of an interstate highway canyon.

Oh, there's grift. There's never not. 

#1457
On 1/24/2025 at 10:43 AM, royiv said:

I’ve wondered about the same thing. Uchi opened up Uchiba on the ground floor, but I’m not aware of Google using much, if any, of their office space. Any CRE guys know what’s going on? 

 

On 1/24/2025 at 10:36 AM, Mittens said:

Think we're coming up on 3 years since completion and still empty, no?

Based on tcad records as of a year ago the only “bpp” records in the building (way of seeing tenancy) was google who had a whopping $3k worth of assets present. 

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#1458
On 7/12/2023 at 7:11 PM, Mittens said:

That Google sail building doesn't look 1 bit different than it did a year ago.  From a distance it looks like no interior work, nothing on the decks.  Any idea when it opens for business?

Tech giant confirms move into Downtown Austin 'sail' skyscraper

 

After years of uncertainty, Google has confirmed it will occupy the massive "sail" tower in Downtown Austin.

On Tuesday, the tech giant confirmed to KVUE it will move into the 35-story, 804,000-square-foot skyscraper on West Second Street later this year.

Google has held the lease for the building since 2019, but the tower has remained empty since it was finished in 2022. After the pandemic, Google delayed moving workers into the building.

#1459

Surprised Austin didn't buy it for a bazillion dollars to house the homeless. Close enough to the library for them to shoot up over there.

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#1461

Waterline is now Austin's tallest tower.  At completion it will be the tallest building in Texas at 1022 ft.

This is the big ass building under construction south of the convention center, near Rainey St.
 

#1462
1 hour ago, Texas Jeff said:

Waterline is now Austin's tallest tower.  At completion it will be the tallest building in Texas at 1022 ft.

This is the big ass building under construction south of the convention center, near Rainey St.
 

Would have been cool if the Wilson Tower was a realistic proposal and Austin could have had two supertalls downtown. Even without it, it’s amazing that Chase Tower in Houston has held the record for more than 40 years. 

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#1463

Damn - I didn't realize they had all THIS planned for that block!

This is not new info. But here is an early vision of the 500 S. Congress PUD. One thing that has changed since this was released, is that the owners of the Chevron station at the corner of S. Congress and Riverside have refused to sell. Hopefully they change their mind as this…

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#1465
The site plan for the 35-story Liberty Tower at 14th & Lavaca was approved and released today. The approved elevations require some estimation of the height, but I have it at 419'. This was originally proposed as a condo tower, but it switched to hotel. The balconies would…

 

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#1466
Nice! A site plan was filed this afternoon for the Arboretum Crossing project. This is the large shopping center at MOPAC and US183 that was approved for 350' building heights about a year ago. A conceptual site plan was filed earlier this year, but did not provide any public…

 

#1467
11 minutes ago, Mittens said:
Nice! A site plan was filed this afternoon for the Arboretum Crossing project. This is the large shopping center at MOPAC and US183 that was approved for 350' building heights about a year ago. A conceptual site plan was filed earlier this year, but did not provide any public…

 

Any rumors or speculation about what's going to go there?

#1468

Be interesting to see that section get some life again.  That entire property always seems like a dead zone.

#1469
2 hours ago, swraith said:

Be interesting to see that section get some life again.  That entire property always seems like a dead zone.

Yep, just a Dave & Buster’s still hanging on there.

#1471
On 7/25/2025 at 11:33 AM, swraith said:

Be interesting to see that section get some life again.  That entire property always seems like a dead zone.

That is going to be a great location for anything other that what is there now.  The taller, the better.  LFG.

#1472
The Waterline has officially topped out. Community Impact has an article: https://t.co/L8L9LkKZGCThey list the official height as 1,025'. That's a new number. We now have, 1,021', 1,022', 1,025', 1,031' & 1,034' to work with as the "official" height.

 

#1473
On 7/31/2025 at 6:04 PM, Mittens said:
The Waterline has officially topped out. Community Impact has an article: https://t.co/L8L9LkKZGCThey list the official height as 1,025'. That's a new number. We now have, 1,021', 1,022', 1,025', 1,031' & 1,034' to work with as the "official" height.

 

Amazing that on the waterfront we have the Four Seasons, a housing project and some dumpy warehouses, and the Waterline, all in a row.

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#1475
View from above of the site prep for the One Lady Bird Lake residential project:

 

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#1476

ABIA expansion by stages?  (From the Austin Skyscraper forum)

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Additionally, a new Concourse B will be constructed along with a direct connector to the Barbara Jordan Terminal. The concourse will be built in a phased approach, with the first phase – 10 new gates – completed by 2030. This will bring the airport's total gate count to 43 by 2030.

"We're breaking up the building with kind of nodes," said Lyn Estabrook, the airport's deputy chief development officer. "There's that central node that will come up from the connector. There will be everything from restrooms and concessions to a mezzanine with a club."

 

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#1477

Expansion of Terminal building lounges?

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Last I heard was the following:

#1 = AA
#2 = DL
#3 = Potential SWA
#4 = "Financial Institution"
#5 = UA
#6 = Available

There is no reason UA would want (or need) a ~28,000 SF lounge in Austin. It makes no sense. UA is not even making a push to grow their presence at AUS.

SWA has already alluded to the possibility opening lounges. And, with the vast number of customers they already have - and adding their announced growth, it would make sense for SWA to utilize lounge #3 for their passengers (should they decide to do so).

 

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#1478

Construction going on at House Park Stadium… 
(posted by SproutingTowers at Austin Skyscraper forum)

 

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#1484

Damn - hadn't heard about this:

full story from @karolineleo_ https://t.co/b0SJlfByDI
Today, we’re announcing our $1B Series C fundraise, and the opening of Factory 1.It's time to rebuild America’s electric grid.⚡Let’s go ⬇️

 

#1485
Waterline tower construction update!

 

#1486
On 7/30/2025 at 9:12 PM, Biff Tannen said:

That was where Circuit City was back in the day. Young Biff would go buy CDs there. 

Just For Feet was there too. Got my AJ 17s there back when TJ Ford wore them at Texas. I loved that they had a half basketball court in there.

#1489
Proposed $25M Austin boardwalk (left) appears to be missing commercial integration, which helps bring people and activity to the successful Chicago River Walk (right). https://t.co/cPB2dMO5Ah

 

#1490
This is good news. Another one of Nate Paul's prime downtown properties is on the market. This is 56 East Ave and is one of the last development sites in Rainey, and it can be developed with no height limits. The rendering is for an office tower that was proposed for the site…

 

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#1493
29 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

Is Bill Bunch and his SOS still trying to stop construction of the new convention center.

Yep. They’ve gathered the petition signatures and submitted them to the city clerk. 

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#1494

Samsung’s $15 Billion chip plant between Taylor & Hutto nearing completion. 
That has caused skyrocketing land prices locally, and is why we paid $311 to spend one night at the new Holiday Inn Express for Mrs. Brat’s Taylor Duck high school reunion a few weeks ago….

 

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