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So I'm still not sure if this is the same project as the one being called Huston Heights. The Austin City Center one is said to be located at the northeast corner of East 12th & I-35, but the Huston Heights one is listed on the Emerging Projects list as being at the southeast corner.
ftp://ftp.ci.austin.tx.us/DowntownAu...2015-05-31.pdf This is the Huston Heights development. http://i.imgur.com/j4VzWaB.png |
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While not very tall compared to what's going up in DT these projects will be the tallest east of 35 and they will begin to create a slight canyon effect. It will be pretty cool to have highrises lining both sides of 35.
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Planning Constructability Budgeting Modeling Scheduling The Austin Industries/Austin Commercal press release does not name a developer for the project, although it does list Rhodes as the architect. Who is the developer? Does anybody know? |
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Looks like they are taking soil samples in the CVS parking lot today.
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If the Austin City Centre rendering is the new version of Huston Heights the project has changed considerably. The two 16-story buildings would account for the "363 high rise" units that the last two emerging projects lists say are part of the project. But the "attached 297 senior units" appear to have been dropped. Also, the "70,000 sq. ft. grocery store" would have to be that gray building in front of the towers in the rendering if it is still included, but that doesn't look like a grocery store.
Another point of confusion is that the Austin City Centre rendering was from last February. The June 1st edition of the emerging projects list is where the Huston Heights name came from and still lists the 363 high rise units, 297 senior units and the grocery store. |
And another thing or two...
Look at this rezoning item from an April Planning commission meeting: http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/...Commission.png http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=229679 Since the Austin City Centre rendering is from February I would say Huston Heights is the new name if that was being used in April through June. Also, the Planning Commission item as well as the December and June emerging project list all have JH West 12 St Partners as the owner with no mention of the Legends developers that the Austin City Centre article says are the developers. |
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Here's more https://www.austintexas.gov/devrevie...erRSN=11268776 The project's name on the City's website is One Two East, but if you look at the pdf attachment, it's listed as Huston Heights. On one page, it says number of proposed units is 392. Further down it says that under the current zoning this is what's allowed: Highrise Apartments - 288 units Senior Adult Housing - attached - 222 units Supermarket - 70,000 sq ft Under the proposed zoning change this is what they're asking for: Highrise Apartments - 363 units Senior Adult Housing - attached - 297 units Supermarket - 70,000 sq ft On tract 1 & 2 they are asking for a height increase from 150 ft to 200 ft. and an increase in FAR from 3.75:1 FAR to 5:1 FAR. The rezoning was supposed to go before the City Council June 11 (Item 27) but the applicant has requested an indefinite postponement. |
I guess we need the name of the thread changed to Huston Heights and it will all be settled.:)
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Of the three names I've seen so far (Austin City Centre, One Two East, and Huston Heights) Huston Heights is the least trendy of the three. It just doesn't sound "uppity" enough for the new trendy Austin. :cool: BTW, I hate small, blurry, washed-out renderings, so I made it bigger, sharper and put just a little more color into it. http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...tonHeights.jpg The building on the left with the orange-ish accents reminds me of University House and the one on the right reminds me of 7 Rio. People complain about "cookie cutter" towers, but I don't mind them if the other towers are in other cities. But cookie cutter towers in the same city? I don't like them. I hope they're just placeholders and the actual buildings planned for this project look a little different from other projects Rhode Partners has designed. |
More than likely we will see better renderings once it process through.
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I like it. I have a question for you folks who know much more about city building codes than me. What are the height restrictions east of I-35? As far as I can recall from the CVC map, east of I-35 isn't included in CVC restrictions and thus should be able to go up pretty high, contingent on height restrictions, of course. However, this area around 11th and 12th streets, and even down to the 5th-7th streets, is getting more and more dense with the promise of much more development over the years. Just wondering.
I like this project a lot, especially with its proximity to the medical school, state offices, etc. |
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It looks like One Two East is the name they are going with. Here's a demo permit filed today to clear the 2.65 acres for the project:
https://www.austintexas.gov/devrevie...erRSN=11419374 |
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