Name: W Austin Hotel & Residences
Location: Block 21
Height: 476 feet
Floors: 36
Use: Hotel, condominiums, retail and 2,200 seat auditorium for Austin City Limits tv show.
Units: 446
Completion: 2010
Website:
http://block21residences.com/
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Block 21 breaks ground with the help of Magic Johnson.
Click on the link for the full article and pictures of the groundbreaking ceremony.
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Magic & Co. get ball rolling at Block 21
Groundbreaking for downtown development brings out ex-NBA star.
By Shonda Novak
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Saturday, October 13, 2007
NBA legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson on Friday helped kick off the official groundbreaking of Block 21, the downtown development that's getting $50 million from his private equity fund. It's the first investment in Austin for his Los Angeles-based fund, but Johnson said it won't be the last.
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http://www.statesman.com/business/co...1013magic.html