AUSTIN | 99 Trinity Tower | 467 FEET | 38 FLOORS | Proposed
 

I thought we could use a thread on this to watch for any development news. The tract is at 97 Trinity Street.

http://www.statesman.com/business/re...t-2427051.html

The link includes an aerial Google map of the tract and a site plan showing the building's footprint. It shows the building's lobby and a restaurant fronting Cesar Chavez Street and a garage entrance.

http://downtownaustinblog.org/2012/0...at-97-trinity/

I added this to our compilations thread with a link to here.

By the way, the Lakeside Apartments building to the south of this property (85 Trinity Street) is 142 feet to the mechanical penthouse and 130 feet to the main roof. We were speculating that they'd try to boost the building's height before the first residential levels so they'd have lake views.

Now is a really good time to get started on some buildings over there so they would more or less coincide with Waller being completed thus helping make that more of a success.

Kevin, weren't you working on a lego model of DT? Did you ever finish it?

It's never finished. I really need to update it, too. I've found new heights for buildings and a few of them need some tweaks to make them more accurate. And I need to expand it since I haven't built every area of downtown yet. Last year I kind of put it on hold since my dog was sick, and because the weather was so crazy hot I couldn't set it up outside for photos. I'd like to do that this fall when it cools off. You can see photos of it in my signature links below my posts.

39 floors, 369 apartment units, ground floor retail

Oh, wow! Where did you get that? That would be huge. Tons of apartments and would likely be a good bit taller than the Spring and W.

Awesome, another skyscraper in the works...

Holy cow. Wonderful news. I sent Shonda Novak at the American-Statesman an email about this. She did that article above and mentioned she didn't have any further details, so I've passed along the name, address and size of the project to her. Maybe she'll dig up some more info about it. I'd bet there's a rendering and building elevation out there somewhere.

The Downtown Austin Blog has said the two billboards at the Trinity Place site have been removed. It could be a sign the development is moving forward.

http://downtownaustinblog.org/2012/1...artment-tower/

This says it's being called 99 Trinity Tower now and is still planned as a 39-story tower. Assuming the height ratio is the same as the Four Seasons Residences next to it, this tower should be around 465 feet to the mainroof and about 488 feet to the mechanical penthouse. That would make it our 4th tallest. That's just a guessimate, not an official number.

The link includes a mock up rendering by the Downtown Austin Blog showing an "envelope" showing its approximate size and the location.

http://downtownaustinblog.org/2013/1...unit-highrise/

The Austin Business Journal picked up the story also with a link to the Downtown Austin Blog.

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/bl...high-rise.html

This tower looks nice. Reminds me of 360. I can't believe all of the great projects in Austin. We are all so fortunate to be a part of it.

Where is the rendering you are seeing that reminds you of 360?

http://www.statesman.com/s/business/

sorry, i didn't post the link because the article didn't have a picture once you click into the article. I assume it will be on the business section homepage of the statesman for a limited time.

Can anyone with Statesman access show us a bigger image?

I don't really see 360 in this, maybe slightly, but I kind of like it.